Biology
Behavior
CWD
QDM
Random Facts
100
A male deer.
What is a buck?
100
The deer begin running, the white underside of the tail is exposed.
What is 'flight response' or a deers danger alert system?
100
Chronic Wasting Disease
What is CWD?
100
Quality Deer Management.
What is a strategy and philosophy that involves managing deer herds in a biologically and socially sound manner within existing habitat conditions?
100
Two.
What is the most prevalent number of fawns does have annually?
200
The breeding season for White-tail Deer.
What is the rut?
200
When bucks fight in order to establish dominance.
What is 'sparing'?
200
Weight loss, poor hair coat, lethargy and loss of coordination.
What is symptoms of CWD?
200
Harvest (hunting) season for does.
What is Antlerless Harvest?
200
Up to 18 years.
What is lifespan of a White-Tailed Deer?
300
Deer have a 4 compartmentalized digestive system which makes them efficient grazers.
What is a ruminant?
300
Deer see best in dust and dawn lighting and thus, are more active at this time of day.
What is crepuscular behavior?
300
Parts of harvested deer that are allowed across state lines.
What is muscle without bone and clean skull cap with antlers?
300
Population number that can be accommodated by a specific area of land without destroying the natural resources.
What is Carrying Capacity?
300
5 - 10 pounds of food a day.
What is amount of food consumed by deer?
400
The covering on the antlers that provides blood and nutrient supply during development.
What is 'velvet'?
400
Deer browse and select the highest quality plants parts, when they are available.
What is 'opportunistic' feeder?
400
Suspected ways CWD is transmitted between animals.
What is soil, bodily fluids and spinal fluid (SF)?
400
4 1/2 - 6 1/2 years old.
What is age where bucks reach physical and antler maturity?
400
20 deer
What is carrying capacity for 1 square mile?
500
Seven or more spots on a deer which emit odor for marking territory and attracting mates.
What is a 'gland'?
500
Lowered head and crouching posture.
What is submissive behavior?
500
Disease that is transmissible, creates holes in the brain and due to its effect on the brain, causes muscle weakness.
What is a Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE)?
500
The three largest determining factors that affect Quality Deer Management.
What is age, nutrition and genetics?
500
5 molars.
What is number of teeth in mature deer?
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