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Quality Deer Management - Forestry Natural Resources and Wildlife - Lecture Slides, Slides of Wildlife Ecology

These are the lecture slides of Forestry Natural Resources and Wildlife. Key important points are: Quality Deer Management, Grow Bigger Bucks, Factors of Antler Growth, Healthy Herds, Artificial Insemination, Summer and Winter, Supplemental Minerals, Deer Feeders, Live Deer, Fawn Bucks

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2012/2013

Uploaded on 01/27/2013

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Quality Deer Management

What I can do to grow bigger bucks?

Factors Of Antler Growth

Genetics

Nutrition

Age

Nutrition

Supplemental food plots

Summer & Winter

Supplemental minerals

Deer Feeders

Age

The single most

important factor for

increased antler size.

Learning how to age Live Deer

What to look for:

  • Head
  • Neck
  • Back
  • Belly
  • Brisket
  • Legs

1 ½ Years Old

  • Looks like a doe with antlers
  • Thin neck
  • No defined brisket
  • Belly line has a distinct turn upwards near the hams
  • Legs appear too long for body
  • White tarsal glands

3 ½ Years Old

  • Racehorse appearance
  • Larger neck makes face

appear shorter

  • Nose broadens
  • Brisket noticeable but

not pronounced

  • Flat belly line
  • Flat back line

4 ½ Years Old

  • Slight dip in back
  • Belly does not hang below the chest
  • Head skin will not look tight or loose
  • Front knees won’t look bent when walking
  • Tarsal glands will be black
  • Non-typical points may start to show up

6 ½ Years Old

  • Front knees bend to

handle weight of neck & rack

  • Belly & back sags
  • Brisket obvious
  • Eyes squinted
  • Ears tend to droop

when relaxed