White Tailed Deer

Joe Lundy

English 9

Mrs. Kuehne

May 4, 2012

Whitetail Deer

        White tailed deer are a very interesting creature. The White tail deer has an important habitat. The population is also very important to the species. So therefore, breeding help increase the population. Their diet is necessary in their habitat. The white tailed deer lives in a large amount of places. Therefore everything in a way affects the habitat.

        The white tailed deer has a unique habitat. As everybody knows deer live in the woods. White tailed deer live in wooded areas (White tailed deer). The white tailed deer has many predators. Wolves, mountain lions, bobcats, and coyotes are all predators of the white tailed deer     (White tailed deer). Deer can get sick due to the environment. Disease and parasites like lice, mites, and round worms can weaken or kill deer (White tailed deer). The habitat can affect the population because of the animals and diseases.

        Deer population is controlled by the game commission. The game commission limits how many deer can be harvested during a hunting season. Annually propose seasons and bag limits to achieve management objectives (White tailed deer management plan). The game commission also counts the population. Evaluate the hunting seasons (White tailed deer management plan). They count the populations between seasons. Evaluate the effect of October fire arms seasons (White tailed deer management plan).  With limited deer population from the game commission it may be harder to breed deer.

        The breeding of the white tailed deer will help increase the population. The breeding season “rut” can last for a while. The rut can start in September and can last into January (White-tailed deer). There is one time of the year when the rut is at a peak. The mating season reaches its peak in early November (White-tailed deer).  If the health of the animal is good it will influence the population. The age and health of a doe influence her reproductive ability (White-tailed deer).  The health of the deer is dependent on its diet.

        The white tailed deer does not eat meat so therefore it is an herbivore. There are specific times when the deer eat most. They will feed in early morning and late evening (White tailed deer). Their diet can change. A deer’s diet can change depending on the habitat and the season (White tailed deer). Deer eat a lot of plants. In the fall, it eats corn, acorns, and other nuts, in the winter it eats the buds and twigs off of woody plants (White tailed deer). Their diet can change depending on what region they live in.