White-tailed Deer Presented by: Ms. Ryan Adapted From: Mrs. Reeves.
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White-tailed DeerPresented by: Ms. Ryan
Adapted From: Mrs. Reeves
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Objectives:List terms associated with white-
tailed deer.Discuss the description and
characteristics of white-tailed deer.Analyze whitetail populations and
reproduction.Discuss the diet of white-tailed deer.
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Terms: Buck:
Male deer Doe:
Female deer Fawn:
Less than one year old Spike:
An unbranched antler of a male deer Attributed to genetics, nutrition, age
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Terms: Tine:
A pointed branch of an antler Antler:
A solid bony process that arises from the frontal bone on the head of a deer
Velvet: A soft, vascular tissue found on developing
antlers Rut:
Annual period of reproductive activity
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Description / Characteristics Odocoileus virginianus Also known as:
Whitetail deer Virginia deer
Texas population: 4 million Annual Harvest: 400,000 Ruminants and chew their cud
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Ruminant Four compartment stomach Just like what other animals??
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Description / Characteristics Sharp eyes Communication:
Snorting, stomping feet, smell raise the tail "flagging", voice call
Top speed: 30-35 mph Death usually 10 years or younger
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Description Small to medium hoofed mammal
with reddish to blue-gray or tan colorings
Underside of tail is white Antlers on male consist mainly of
main beam with tines growing from it
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Antlers Made of bone material Start developing in April Nourished by blood vessels
called "velvet" Velvet shed: September Antlers shed: February Prime antler development: o 5 ½ to 6 ½ years old
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Diet Consists of 3-7 pounds of dry matter
per day 14 to 18% protein
Woody plants, forbs or weeds, grasses
May include: peanuts, corn, peas, clover, oats, ryegrass, wheat, etc. Example: food plots
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Diet (cont.) Increased eating of grass may indicate:– Over population– Poor conditions– Too much competition
Cover 40-50% of an area Need woody cover ½ to 1 gallon of water per day Need water within 1 to 3 miles
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Range Texas has most white-tailed deer of
any state Buck’s range is 2-4 times larger
than does Texas hill country is most densely
populated area in the country West Texas and the Panhandle are
the only spotty areas with whitetails
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Habitat / Habits Inhabits forest, swamps, open
brushy areas, foothill plains, and river bottoms
Herbivorous – browser, eats forbs, twigs, shrubs, acorns, fungi and some grasses
Limited movement– Rarely more than one to two miles
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Habitat / Reproduction Lives to 16 years in the wild Male is polygamous – Breeds more than one female
Rut starts in October through December– Spotted twin
fawns are normal
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Reproduction Both bucks and does normally reach
maturity at 15 to 20 months old Does can have 3 estrus cycles per
year Doe receptive to buck about 28 hrs. – back in heat 28 days later
Gestation period: 200 days Fawns weaned at about 4 months
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White-tailed Deer
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Population Ideal is 1:1 ratio Healthy herd can withstand 30%
harvest A lot of spikes indicate a management
problem– Example: poor nutrition like we talked
about earlier
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Overpopulation??