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Which month of the year do deer grow their antlers?
What is November (or Fall) months
This is the month where most fawns are born.
What is "May"
What are the two best senses that a deer has?
What is the senses of "smell" and "hearing"
How many different species or kinds of deer are there in North America?
What is "five" different species
A deer does not like _________________ trees, but will eat them if there is no other food available in a cold long winter because it is available.
What is spruce, pine or tamarack trees (one of any of these three would be a correct answer)
True or False. Another name for antlers is horns.
What is "False". Horns are different than antlers. Antlers are 'shed' but horns are permanent on an animal
Purpose of the spots on the fawn are to do what?
Camouflage the fawn (help the fawn blend in with it's surroundings)
Common sounds a white-tailed deer will make are:
a) grunting
b) snorting
c) wheezing
d) growling
e) bleating
f) alll of the above
What is "f" - all of the above
Young bucks are sent away from their mother after their ________________ summer or fall.
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
What is "First" summer or fall.
How many pounds of food must a deer eat in a day to keep up it's energy level?
a) 1-2 pounds
b) 3-4 pounds
c) 5-6 pounds
d) over 7 pounds
What is "C" - 5-6 pounds
What are three things that help antlers grow better?
a) good nutrition or food
b) family history of larger antlers (genetics)
c) age of the deer
d) all of the above
What is "all of the above"
What part of the body is studied to determine how old a deer is?
a) length of it's tail
b) size of it's anters
c) it's growth of it's teeth
d) Size of it's tongue
What is "c" - it's growth of it's teeth
What organ is a deer missing in it's body because it doesn't eat fat- so it is not needed.
a) stomach
b) pancreas
c) liver
d) gall bladder
What is "d" gallbladder - this is the organ in our body that makes bile to help break down fat we eat. A deer doesn't need a gallbladder.
What is the term called when deer herd together in the winter during cold months for security and protection.
a) Flocking
b) herding
c) yarding
d) rutting
What is "c" - Yarding
Deer need a minimum of ___________ cups of water per day to survive and be well.
What 4 cups per day.
Which month of the year do most deer shed their antlers?
What is January.
True or False. Antlers do not feel pain.
What is "True". Antlers do not have any nerves that would make it feel pain. They are often used for fighting, hunting or wooing the female deer (or hunter)
A deer that is trying to attract or mark an area does this when it scrapes a young tree.
What is "urinate" or "pee" on the scrape
Bucks like to be alone during the ________________ season.
What is "rutting" season
A deer has how many stomachs?
What is 4 stomachs.
What is the name of the nourishing skin on the antler that helps the antlers grow called.
What is "velvet"
The average lifespan of a deer is _______ to _______ years. If ideal protective conditions with good food, they can live up to 10 years.
Average lifespan of a deer in Canada is 2-3 years
Name two types of deer found in Manitoba
What is "white tailed deer" and the "mule deer"
A deer paws off an area of the ground used to spread it's scent among deer and is called a ______________.
What is a "scrape'