White-Tailed Deer Habitat: Ecology and Management on Rangelands

Contents

Preface ix 1 Habitat Requirements of White-Tailed Deer 3 2 White-Tailed Deer Nutrition 37 3 Ecological Principles Underlying Habitat Management 59 4 Estimating Carrying Capacity 87 5 The Cow: Livestock and White-Tailed Deer Habitat 103 6 The Plow: Food Plots 121 7 The Ax, Plow, and Fire: Brush Management for White-Tailed Deer 139 8 The Gun: Harvest and Management Planning 181 appendix 1. Common and Scientific Names of Selected Animals and Plants 193 appendix 2. Metric–English System Unit Equivalents 197 appendix 3. Determining Adequate Sample Sizes 198 appendix 4. Planting Summary for Selected Forages 199 References 207 Index 235 Contents ...