What the hawk means to First Nations peoples who live in its habitat Being a bird species native to most of North America, the red-tailed hawk is a part of many First Nations cultures, most of whom view it as a symbol of courage, strength, and power. Since North America is so vast that there are bound to be discrepancies between the beliefs of different First Nations peoples, this writeup shall deal with the different meanings the hawk can have to different tribes, including some in British Columbia. In some cases, literature about the hawk’s importance to First Nations peoples have been drowned out by websites which do not appear reliable; as such, some pieces of information about the similar and much more well-documented hawk are also included in this writeup. The Cheyenne tribe from the Great Plains believe that hawks warn and protect one of impending danger from one’s enemies.…
White Tail Deer Wildlife plays a very important role in the history of our country, dating back hundreds of centuries to the first civilizations of Native Americans. White-Tail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) played a significant part in how the Indians survived; deer supplied the Native Americans with meat (venison), clothing, tools, a source of trade between Europeans, and ceremonial items (Howe, 2011). This being said, if anything were to happen to the population of deer to decline the Indians way of life would be greatly hindered. Much like the Indians from centuries ago, the Indians from the 21st century still utilize the deer in the same way their ancestors did, along with many other Americans that inhabit the United States. The objective…
In country settings, studies have shown that there are about 40 deer in a square mile (“Deer Population Facts”). This sets the stage for many issues to occur in rural areas that can lead to hardships for the members of the rural communities. Also studies show that around 100 deer inhabit a square mile around east metropolitan cities (“Deer Population Facts”). This overpopulation of deer around cities is the bigger issue since so many people are traveling by car in these areas. The deer overpopulation has gotten the full attention of many and raised their…
Haida Gwaii is often referred to as the “The Canadian Galapagos” with over 6800 species of flora and fauna and presence of more unique subspecies than any other areas in Canada of equal size (Gaston, Golumbia, Martin & Sharpe, 2008). Haida Gwaii is located 80 km west of the mainland of British Columbia and is the largest and most isolated archipelago located on the west coast of Canada (Stockton, Allombert, Gaston & Martin, 2005). As the archipelago is within close proximity of the Pacific Ocean, the climate is a cool temperate, oceanic, humid to perhumid type that is largely moderated by movement of moist air masses off the Pacific Ocean (Banner et al, 2014). This climate gives rise to a temperate rainforest biome, which results in a plant…
In addition to plants, we also collected data on the white tailed deer population. We used active trail cameras located in the bottomland forest and post-oak savannah to measure the deer population. The cameras took photos of the deer using an inferred light and flash camera. Every time a deer got into range of the camera it would take a picture of the animal.…
It all originated in a little cabin in the woods. In this small cabin live the Harringtons, a family of deer, They have a household of four. In this family of four are Mama deer, Papa deer, Zack, and Mystique. Mama deer is a hard working doe, she cooks, cleans and makes sure we get to school on time. Papa deer is hard working also, he gathers food for their young, out in the field, Mama does not want papa to work in the fields because of the humans she is frightened that one day he will never come home.…
The whitetail deer The whitetail deer is a staple animal in Arkansas. Arkansas is home to over 200,000 deer. But if there was a lack habitat, light, and nutrition. That number would go down significantly.…
It is good to know that deer prefer hard mast (walnuts, acorns, pecans, etc.) when they can get it. Deer consume a lot of food. They consume on a healthy average four to six pounds of food a day for every 100 pounds. It will range from weeds, grasses, agricultural plantings, several species of fungi, and hard mast.…
H.I.T.S Symbolism According to Wikia, a deer symbolizes peace, beauty, gracefulness, and love.(Wikia) In the short story, "Hunters in the Snow" by Tobias Wolff, a deer is the main goal of Tub, Frank, and Kenny's hunting adventure, but there may be something else that they are hunting as well. The characters all carried guns on the hunting trip. The reason they carry these weapons is obvious, but there is a deeper meaning as to why they carry them.…
Introduction: Mule Deer once thrived in Western Nebraska, but now their population has gone down due to hunting, predators, and disease. Many people take for granted the wildlife that we have. Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) once roamed the western United States in the millions (Holechek et al 1982). When the first white man came in the early 1800’s, the number drastically declined. The reason for this is partially due to the Tragedy of the Commons.…
Deer would be an excellent animals to perform the mark/recapture technique on. Many hunters could utilize this method utilizing their cameras with motion sensors on their food dispenser, thus one could easily use camera trap data. Many scientists utilize the mark/recapture technique on wildlife because they mix with the species quickly and provide the most adequate estimate of the population.…
The time of year when the deer mate is during October, November, and December that is when the does are in heat. During that time the bucks are trailing the does trail day and night until the bucks find the does they have been looking for. Every year there are approximately one and half million car accidents caused by deer. That causes about one billion dollars in vehicle damage and some peoples lives. Hunting, people may say, is a major reason that deer are pushed out of there bedding areas, and into the road causing accidents.…
How Wolves are affecting the Deer Population In The Upper Peninsula? I Believe that the deer population is being affected drastically and I think that there should be a wolf hunt to thin down the wolf population. The wolf hunt would help the deer population because there would be less wolves to eat the deer and the deer population would increase. The wolves are one of the biggest decrease in deer population because in our harsh and extremely long winters the deer cannot find as much food as they do in the summer and fall months, the wolves take advantage of the deer that are weaker and cannot find as much food by chasing them down and killing them.…
Animals would come out, but nothing close to what we were looking for. We were very excited and had a lot of hope, we had much desire, but the only animals that would come out were wild boars and does which are female deers, our eagerness was slowly disappearing due to the results we were having and it did not come to see us what we wanted, "don’t make any noise and be ready son, get the rifle and be ready, a deer can come out at any time", my dad said. The rifles used to kill such a big animal are most likely to be the .22 caliber 243 caliber, or 270 caliber. These caliber firearms require good aim and to try to hit the target with a single shot so that you can kill the animal. We were looking for a male deer, approximately an 8 point buck with a good weight.…
As can be seen in the news, most recently with deer, hunting is needed for population control. Deer breed quickly and have been known to double in population during just one year; they can live to be more than ten years old. Deer can also cause damage to gardens and farms, attack humans and other animals, including family pets, and are a danger to those driving. Deer and other hunted animals can carry perilous diseases and ticks that may cause nasty and infectious diseases for humans, such as Lyme disease, causing many to feel that hunting is required to protect the general…