- Page 1: Biology and Management of White-tai
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- Page 9 and 10: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors gratefu
- Page 11 and 12: PREFACE White-tailed deer (Odocoile
- Page 13 and 14: TAXONOMY The white-tailed deer is o
- Page 15 and 16: darker winter coat. Fawns are born
- Page 17 and 18: Deer have many glands that are used
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- Page 23 and 24: Among bucks, two males of equal sta
- Page 25 and 26: out the Southeast have reported dis
- Page 27 and 28: check their scrapes regularly to de
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- Page 31 and 32: (midges) are highest. To date there
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- Page 35 and 36: and even fawn production—will be,
- Page 37 and 38: and living body tissue. Many of the
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- Page 41 and 42: are compatible with other objective
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- Page 45 and 46: providing nutritious cool-season fo
- Page 47 and 48: SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF HABITAT COMP
- Page 49 and 50: Soil quality has a significant impa
- Page 51 and 52: Determining CC for deer habitat can
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- Page 57 and 58: POPULATION DENSITY The number of an
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- Page 65 and 66: the 1960s, deer were restocked in m
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egulation of deer populations ensur
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The above graphs represent the hypo
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acceptable hunting satisfaction bec
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proportioned. Clearly, all the elem
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hunters to see numbers of deer whil
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In suboptimal habitats, body weight
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changes occur in herd structure and
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product of QDM and not a major goal
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offset the influences of dispersal
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Two controversial questions related
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It appears removing spike antlered
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guarantee the superior bucks hunter
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Perhaps the most common cause of di
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tivity of the property (Woods 1999b
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may justify a modification of the d
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ces and make management recommendat
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A method for removing jawbones that
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extractor towards the deer’s nose
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spread, basal circumference, and ma
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LACTATION Checking a doe for the pr
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deer seen into more specific classi
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and harvest recommendations for the
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of the year as a comparable type fo
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during the spring and summer, but t
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HERBICIDE TREATMENT Another techniq
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TIMBER HARVEST Periodic removal of
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foods in any area. Fertilizer incre
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WILDLIFE OPENINGS Of all the manage
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areas. Very few of the crops common
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samples. These boxes are usually av
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ag of fertilizer, while soil test r
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Applying the Seed Seed should be ap
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cult. Many of these new crops show
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acre), and wheat (one bushel per ac
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using small portions of the opening
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able weight loss at the conclusion
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trace minerals. Another considerati
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Number 8. P-R Project W-35, Alabama
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Volume 2, Page
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ings of the Role of Genetics in Whi
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APPENDICES 141
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Appendix 1: AVERAGE BODY WEIGHT, AN
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Appendix 3: AGING DEER USING TOOTH
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Appendix 3: AGING DEER USING TOOTH
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Appendix 4: SELECTIVE ANTLERLESS DE
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Appendix 5: GUIDELINES FOR AGING LI
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Appendix 5: GUIDELINES FOR AGING LI
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Appendix 7: FIELD OBSERVATION FORM
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Appendix 9: COOL-SEASON PLANTING GU
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CRIMSON CLOVER Planting Date: Septe
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RAPE Planting Date: August 15 - Nov
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SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER Planting Date:
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Appendix 10: WARM-SEASON PLANTING G
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COWPEAS Planting Date: May 1 - July
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RAPE Planting Date: April 15 - June
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Appendix 11: CONTACT INFORMATION FO
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Appendix 12: SUGGESTED READING AND
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS Chris Cook receiv