Mapping Deer Trails with GPS

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Mapping Deer Trails with GPS by Andy Eklof
and Randy Klatt
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What Vegetation Types Do Deer Prefer?
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Our Hypothesis Deer Prefer Areas Dominated By
Oak, Aspen, and Pine Vegetation.
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Where Did We Get The Background For Our
Hypothesis?
Deer trail abundance suggested a strong
preference for open, aspen, and jack pine
habitats. Lower deer use occurred in oak and red
pine habitats.If the management objective is
to maintain the existing deer habitat
suitability in central Wisconsin, we recommend
maintaining as much of the existing open, aspen,
and jack pine habitats as possible. -Habitat
Relationships of Deer and Ruffed Grouse in
Central Wisconsin John F. Kubisiak and Robert E.
Rolley Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Research Report 176, March 1998
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Deer trail abundance suggested a strong
preference for open, aspen, and jack pine
habitats. Lower deer use occurred in oak and red
pine habitats.If the management objective is
to maintain the existing deer habitat
suitability in central Wisconsin, we recommend
maintaining as much of the existing open, aspen,
and jack pine habitats as possible. -Habitat
Relationships of Deer and Ruffed Grouse in
Central Wisconsin by John F. Kubisiak and Robert
E. Rolley
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Where And When Did We Perform Our Research?
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Air photo of the Beaver Creek Field Research
Station
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How Did We Record The Deer Trails?
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What Did We Do With Our Recorded Data?
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How Did We Know What Vegetation Dominated The
Area Where We Did Our Research?
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What Type of Vegetation Did Deer Prefer?
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What Type of Vegetation Did The Deer Prefer The
Most?
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Travel Distances by Vegetation Type
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To Summarize
Our Findings
Original Hypothesis

• Deer trail abundance suggested a strong
  preference for open, aspen, and jack pine
  habitats. Lower deer use occurred in oak and red
  pine habitats.

• While we found that deer prefer vegetation
  dominated by oak and pine, they also prefer open
  fields surrounded by oak and pine vegetation.

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Any Questions?