Tips for Integrating Land and Wildlife Management: Deer in Forests

Prized by hunters and wildlife enthusiasts alike, white-tailed deer are a popular species found throughout Florida. As such, they are often the focus of management for landowners, managers, and lessees who want to improve deer populations while maintaining other land uses such as timber production....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: William M. Giuliano, John M. Olson, Cailey Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2013-02-01
Series:EDIS
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/120605
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Summary:Prized by hunters and wildlife enthusiasts alike, white-tailed deer are a popular species found throughout Florida. As such, they are often the focus of management for landowners, managers, and lessees who want to improve deer populations while maintaining other land uses such as timber production. This 2-page fact sheet provides some deer habitat improvement tips that focus primarily on raising the quality of deer forage but that also will help you grow better cover by improving plant diversity and productivity. Written by William M. Giuliano, John M. Olson, and Cailey Thomas, and published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, January 2013.  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw374 
ISSN:2576-0009