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WHITE-TAILED DEER ( Odocoileus virginianus )

WHITE-TAILED DEER ( Odocoileus virginianus ). Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division. Range. Most of North and Central America Northern Parts of South America. Deer Family Ungulate (hoofed) Cloven (two-piece hoof). Appearance. Weight 70 to 250 lbs.

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WHITE-TAILED DEER ( Odocoileus virginianus )

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  1. WHITE-TAILED DEER (Odocoileus virginianus) Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division

  2. Range • Most of North and Central America • Northern Parts of South America

  3. Deer FamilyUngulate (hoofed) Cloven (two-piece hoof)

  4. Appearance • Weight 70 to 250 lbs. • Reddish brown and white coat during summer months • Grayish brown and white coat during winter months • Fawns are spotted

  5. Bucks are larger in size • Bucks have antlers • Antlers are shed and re-grown annually

  6. Reproduction • Breeding season October to January • Gestation period 200 days • Fawns born between May and August

  7. Habits • Home range is approximately 1-square mile • Deer are most active at dawn and dusk (crepuscular)

  8. Deer prefer a habitat where there are lots of different kinds of plants to eat.

  9. GA PHYS REGIONS

  10. Farm crops are a major source of deer food

  11. American History • Used extensively by native Americans and early settlers for both food and clothing

  12. American History • It is estimated that by the early l900s there were only 500,000 deer left in all the United States • Less than 1,000 deer could be found in Georgia atthis time

  13. 1928 First Deer Stocked In Ga. • 1927 Arthur Woody buys 5 fawns from Pisgah Game Preserve in NC • 1928 Nimble, Billy, Nancy, Bessie & Bunnie Girl released • 1929 two dozen more fawns bought, held in pen, then released

  14. Blue Ridge WMA…1940

  15. In 1953, 33,000 deer were estimated living in Georgia In 1965, 125,000 deer were estimated living in Georgia!

  16. Statewide Pop Estimates

  17. Georgia Deer Management • Land acquisition to preserve habitat

  18. Deer Management = Habitat Management • Thinning • Prescribed Fire • Retain Mast Producing Trees • Irregular Cuts

  19. Georgia Deer Management • Wildlife Openings or Food plots

  20. Georgia Deer Management • Hunting

  21. Georgia Deer Management • Law enforcement to protect management efforts

  22. Future Deer Management Challenges

  23. High Protein, Low Fat Meat

  24. Family Tradition

  25. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division www.georgiawildlife.com

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