Title: Mapping Deer Trails with GPS
1Mapping Deer Trails with GPS by Andy Eklof
and Randy Klatt
2What Vegetation Types Do Deer Prefer?
3 Our Hypothesis Deer Prefer Areas Dominated By
Oak, Aspen, and Pine Vegetation.
4Where 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
5Deer 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
6Where And When Did We Perform Our Research?
7Air photo of the Beaver Creek Field Research
Station
8How Did We Record The Deer Trails?
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11What Did We Do With Our Recorded Data?
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14How Did We Know What Vegetation Dominated The
Area Where We Did Our Research?
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16What Type of Vegetation Did Deer Prefer?
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18What Type of Vegetation Did The Deer Prefer The
Most?
19Travel Distances by Vegetation Type
20To 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.
21Any Questions?