Deer Management Game

1. Deer Management Game By. Abram Connell & Jamie Freeman Lowndes Co. High School Dr. James Corbett, Agriculture Teacher July 2005 Go to last slide for directions.

2. Art of shooting deer To be a trophy hunter Deer senses Hunting the rut poaching 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5

3. Deer senses for 1 Question: The sounds made by whitetails are generally what? Check Your Answer

4. Deer senses for 1 Answer: low pitched Back to the Game Board

5. Deer senses for 2 Question: Why do the deer have low pitched sounds? Check Your Answer

6. Deer senses for 2 Answer: So the sounds can travel through dense vegetation. Back to the Game Board

7. Deer senses for 3 Question: What senses does a deer’s head contain? Check Your Answer

8. Deer senses for 3 Answer: hearing, sight and smell. Back to the Game Board

9. Deer senses for 4 Question: Where is the frontal gland located? Check Your Answer

10. Deer senses for 4 Answer:It’s located on the forehead. Back to the Game Board

11. Deer senses for 5 Question: What does the flehmen behavior involve? Check Your Answer

12. Deer senses for 5 Answer: It involves the “tasting” of doe estrous sense. Back to the Game Board

13. Hunting the rut for 1 Question: During the pre-rut period, bucks tend to remain close to what? Check Your Answer

14. Hunting the rut for 1 Answer: Their summer home range Back to the Game Board

15. Hunting the rut for 2 Question: Locating a sign post is a sign of what? Check Your Answer

16. Hunting the rut for 2 Answer: A mature buck is in the area. Back to the Game Board

17. Hunting the rut for 3 Question: A portable backpack stand is an excellent what? Check Your Answer

18. Hunting the rut for 3 Answer: For moving in on rutting bucks. Back to the Game Board

19. Hunting the rut for 4 Question: A sudden increase in the number of bucks you see is a sure sign of what? Check Your Answer

20. Hunting the rut for 4 Answer: That the rut is underway. Back to the Game Board

21. Hunting the rut for 5 Question: Grunt calls are very affective during the ____, but are of less use during the ________ and ______ periods. Check Your Answer

22. Hunting the rut for 5 Answer: rut, pre-rut and post-rut Back to the Game Board

23. Art of shooting deer for 1 Question: What are the three basic long firearms actions from which to choose? Check Your Answer

24. Art of shooting deer for 1 Answer: bolt, lever action and semi-auto. Back to the Game Board

25. Art of shooting deer for 2 Question: In regards to deer hunting, what’s the function of a firearm? Check Your Answer

26. Art of shooting deer for 2 Answer: To quickly and humanely kill the deer. Back to the Game Board

27. Art of shooting deer for 3 Question: What are the three basic types of rifles? Check Your Answer

28. Art of shooting deer for 3 Answer: single shot, doubles and magazine rifles. Back to the Game Board

29. Art of shooting deer for 4 Question: Calibers ranging in size from _____ to ____ are optimum for whitetails. Check Your Answer

30. Art of shooting deer for 4 Answer: .270 to .300 Back to the Game Board

31. Art of shooting deer for 5 Question: Bullet weight should be in the what? Check Your Answer

32. Art of shooting deer for 5 Answer: 140 to 180 grains in order to provide the knock down power to make a clean humane kill. Back to the Game Board

33. To be a trophy hunter for 1 Question: What is a trophy buck? Check Your Answer

34. To be a trophy hunter for 1 Answer: One that is mature and is often referred to as a “prime” animal. Back to the Game Board

35. To be a trophy hunter for 2 Question: In many states and provinces the probability of a buck reaching maturity is very______? Check Your Answer

36. To be a trophy hunter for 2 Answer: Slim Back to the Game Board

37. To be a trophy hunter for 3 Question: What’s the first step hunters go through? Check Your Answer

38. To be a trophy hunter for 3 Answer: “the need to kill something” Back to the Game Board

39. To be a trophy hunter for 4 Question: What’s the second step hunters go through? Check Your Answer

40. To be a trophy hunter for 4 Answer: “the need to kill the limit of game” Back to the Game Board

41. To be a trophy hunter for 5 Question: What’s the third stage? To be a trophy hunter Check Your Answer

42. To be a trophy hunter for 5 Answer: “the need to harvest more game or bigger game than anyone else” Back to the Game Board

43. Poaching for 1 Question: When asked what is the most important problem in deer management land owners and hunting clubs say? Check Your Answer

44. Poaching for 1 Answer: “poaching” Back to the Game Board

45. Poaching for 2 Question: What are the two situations in which poaching poses a major problem? Check Your Answer

46. Poaching for 2 Answer: The situation where a piece of land is just coming under protection and management problem. Back to the Game Board

47. Poaching for 3 Question: What’s the most popular means of poaching? Check Your Answer

48. Poaching for 3 Answer: spot lighting or “shining” Back to the Game Board

49. Poaching for 4 Question: What is one of the best ways to get control of your land? Check Your Answer

50. Poaching for 4 Answer: to close all non-public roads. Back to the Game Board