Feeding-Up Fawns - Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute ...
Feeding-Up Fawns - Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute ... Feeding-Up Fawns - Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute ...
Summary• Feed Pen design can restrict fawn access to supplementalfeed• Not having a fence allows the most access for fawns– Cattle• Raising panels• Alternative fencing– Feral hogs• Control methods– Trapping– Hunting– Helicopter harvest– Javelina• Not much can be done– Encourage hunter harvest
Summary• Fences of 34” or higher– Allow the least fawn access to supplemental feed– Restrict the access of non target animals• Fences of 28”‐30” heights– Allow more fawn access than taller fences but lessthan the absence of a fence– Restrict the access of non target animals (Rattanet al. 2011)
- Page 1 and 2: Feeding‐Up Fawns: Pen designs toi
- Page 3 and 4: Why is it important to allow fawns
- Page 5: Improved Nutrition• Fawn growth f
- Page 8 and 9: Results of Balke and Hewitt Study
- Page 10 and 11: Faith Ranch 2011 Fall Camera Study
- Page 12 and 13: Results of Faith Ranch Fall 2011 St
- Page 14 and 15: Currie and Hewitt Study Design• 3
- Page 18 and 19: Summary• Getting fawns on feed qu
- Page 20: Questions?
Summary• Feed Pen design can restrict fawn access to supplementalfeed• Not having a fence allows the most access for fawns– Cattle• Raising panels• Alternative fencing– Feral hogs• Control methods– Trapping– Hunting– Helicopter harvest– Javelina• Not much can be done– Encourage hunter harvest
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