Mule deer

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. The tragedy of the commons in early 1800’s referred to the misuse of common property resources by humans (Vandermeer et al 1996). Many people were taking for granted how many mule deer we had, without any hunting regulations, the deer were shot constantly, and were not having enough time to reproduce. However, man was not the only cause for the decline in mule deer (Ballard Lutz Keegan Carpenter and Devos 2001). Coyotes (Canis latrans), mountain lions (Puma concolor), and wolves (Canis lupus) have been known to kill many deer. Studies showed that a mountain lions main diet is deer (Piece Bleich and Bowyer 2000). By early 20th century few…

To him it 's where he gets away from all the social media and his work to to have fun with friends and family. Grandpa says, “There are really two kinds of trips” (0:41). There are these trail rides he goes on by himself then family float trips. When he goes trail riding he usually goes down in South Missouri or Illinois. He usually takes one or two mules up with him and rides for couple days or weeks it depends if he needs to come back home for work. Grandpa told me once that he and his friends…

the day. We hadn’t seen a deer yet and we were ready to hunt. Dan Severson turned around in the ditch of the interstate, and got out and sprinted across to the other side. We had to cross one fence right away. Then the waiting started because Dan and Darin Beck had to go to the other side of the area we were walking. They had to go the long and windy way, which was the only way. The wait felt forever to a 12 year old who wanted to hunt, but…

1. Shen X, Bourg NA, McShea WJ, Turner BJ. 2016. Long-term effects of white-tailed deer exclusion on the invasion of exotic plants: a case study in a mid-atlantic temperate forest. PLoS ONE. 11(3): 1-16. This article examines the impacts of white-tailed deer browsing on invasive plant species, both of these are biotic stressors that impact many forest ecosystems. Researchers in this study used a 4 hectare deer exclosure built in 1991 to study the influence of white-tailed deer, on the abundance…

As the symbol of the spotted cattle represent the Native Americans that have traditions and adapt to the White culture, the deer is another symbol for just that. The spotted cattle isn’t the only animal that symbolizes something in this novel, “The spotted cattle are not only physical hybrids they are also spiritual hybrids. They have the bodies of livestock but their spiritual essence is deer/antelope, the primary large game animal(s) of the pueblo people for thousands of years” (Sausan, 370).…

Musk Deer Have you ever heard of the musk deer?Not many people have,it is a deer that almost went extinct.You will learn why it is so special in this essay.This essay will provide information on the musk deer and discuss is appearance,habitat and diet,and give you some interesting facts about it. First off, I want to tell you about it’s appearance.They are usually are 86-100 cm in length.The musk deer can weigh 24-40 pounds,they don’t grow a lot.Their fur color is a dark brown or a light…

as fact the moment I could not collect a whitetail deer I had shot. Taking place at the age of thirteen, my father and I hunted at our usual spot in the woods near the Mark Twain Landing. Thinking back, I remembered the mind-altering experience that opened my brain up to a critical virtue to life, patience. I could not have learned the prize of patience without the form of a stronger bond between my father, nature, and I. Based on my experience, patience is a key in life. My father and I…

It is almost dark. Taj is standing near his fallen prey, a male whitetail deer. He watches it for a while so that he can be sure that the deer is deceased. Because he sees that it is, he does not cut its throat. He looks for a slope so that he can position the deer in such a way that the intestines spill out easily. Not seeing any slopes nearby that he can drag the deer to, he decides to stick with the spot the deer lies. Taj walks over to the deer. He then kneels down, removes his pack, and…

watch white tail deer behaviors. White tail deer is one of my favorite animals among many. I have done this by Sitting in my stand and have used my past experiences watching my fair share of deer. Which has lead me to look even further. I have concluded that there are eight different ways a deer moves its tail. I also wanted to know more about how they eat, what they eat, and how they can digest al theses different types of food. Deer are generally browsers, meaning they eat primarily young…

If unsuccessful, I would spend another night out and hunt the following morning and then start home. The day started out beautifully. I rode my two-year-old horse, Hershel and I pulled an old pack mule named Humphrey. Humphrey wasn’t fast but he was smart and strong. Typical of Montana, the sky was a vivid blue and the air was crisp. A light breeze was in my face and all was good. That day we made about fifteen miles and by early afternoon, I found a flat area to set up camp. Everything was nice…