2. Whitetail deer terms
Buck-Male deer
Spike buck-two single horns and only a main beam that
doesn’t split
Button buck- yearling with no horns
Doe- female deer
Fawn- Deer with spots acting as camouflage breakup
Scrape- scratching on the ground to attract breeding
females; In my experience close to scrape is usually a
rub or a snapped twig
Rub- territorial marking of a tree and also to remove
velvet
11. Facts
White-tailed deer grow up to 6ft to 7.75ft tall
Lifespan of a captive deer 6 to 14 years
Average lifespan of wild deer in Pennsylvania -3 ½ for a
buck yet they are scarce in heavily hunted areas and
doe is older
Deer like a varying diet that is why they are called
browsers
12. Habitat of Pennsylvania
Farmland Forests
Large quantity of varying Most Favored habitat of a
food sources deer
Edge habitat Diet of acorns and wild
plants
15. Suburban City’s
Land Broken up by small
parks and recreational areas
Little to no cover to offer for
Variety of flowering plants
deer
and trees for food source
Low food
Offer a lot of protection from
hunting which is why larger Undesirable area for deer
bucks are found here but not
much area for hiding
18. CWD info and articles
What is chronic wasting disease? It is a transmissible spongiform
encephalopathy acts similar to Mad Cow Disease
First found in Mule Deer over 30 years ago
Disease believed to have evolved from Scrapie which is found in sheep
Clinical Features:
• Adults: 17 months to >15 years
• Most 3-5 years
• Sex: males, females
• No strict seasonality
• Clinical duration:
• days to >1year, usually months
• Incubation period: min: ~17 months, max: unknown
Signs are excessive drinking, urination, drooling, and salvation
In postmortem examinations usually finds aspiration pneumonia
20. Pa. confirms 1st case of fatal deer disease
The Associated Press
Updated: 10/11/2012 09:47:30 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa.—The state's first case of chronic wasting disease has been found at a central
Pennsylvania deer farm, and agriculture officials said Thursday they are working to prevent the fatal
illness from spreading among animals.
Officials have quarantined the property in New Oxford, Adams County, where a captive white-tailed
deer tested positive for the neurological disease. Farms in Williamsport, Lycoming County, and
Dover, York County, are also quarantined due to direct links to the infected deer. The animal died last
month, and its owner submitted the carcass for testing as part of Pennsylvania's monitoring program
for the illness, state veterinarian Craig Shultz told the Evening Sun of Hanover. Pennsylvania is the
23rd state to have a confirmed case of chronic wasting disease, which is deadly to deer, elk and
moose, and can be spread among animals through bodily fluids. There is no evidence the infection can
be transmitted to humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The sickness
has not been found in the state's wild deer population, said Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive
Director Carl G. Roe. "Concerns over (chronic wasting disease) should not prevent anyone from
enjoying deer hunting and consuming meat from healthy animals." Roe said in a statement. Still, Roe
said that hunters should shoot only healthy-looking animals, and take precautions like wearing rubber
gloves when field-dressing their deer and washing thoroughly when finished. Symptoms of chronic
wasting disease include weight loss, excessive salivation, increased drinking and urination, and
abnormal behavior like stumbling, trembling and depression. There is no cure or vaccine. Public
education and outreach efforts are being coordinated by a state task force that includes
representatives of the departments of Agriculture, Environmental Protection and Health, as well as the
Pennsylvania Game Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Pennsylvania has an
aggressive chronic wasting disease surveillance program and a strong response plan," state Agriculture
Secretary George Greig said in a statement. Chronic wasting disease was first discovered in Colorado
captive mule deer in 1967. Pennsylvania has conducted monitoring for the illness since 1998.
Online:
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture: http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us
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24. Sightings September
September 7th, 2012 Temperature 50s clear and sunny
Location: Behind house from climbing tree stand about
30ft up. Time 6:30-7:30; 5 doe –one was yearling with
spots
September 14th, 2012 Temp. 50-60s clear and sunny
Location: Behind house spooked as entering woods at
6:15 it was 4 doe; after that I went off to the barn to sit
at the brush edge and saw 2 yearlings and 2 doe enter
the field just before dark
25. November Sightings
November 6th, 2012 Temp. 20 time 7:15 out of area
on Snyder lane farm; 1 doe
Nov. 7th, 2012 time 6:15 Location: corn field parallel to
blueberry farm 4 doe along road eating corn
Nov. 10th, 2012 temp. 50 PGC sent out CWD letter; 3 doe
at 6:15; 11 deer at 10:15; 3 more at 11:00
Nov. 11th, 2012 clear sky temp. 39 3
doe at 5:15; 8 doe at 6:00 and 1 buck
Nov 13th, 2012 clear sky temp 39
3 doe at 5:15 8 doe at 6:00 1 Buck not sure of size
Nov 22nd, 2012 overcast sky with moon 14 deer total at
about 5:00
Nov 23rd, 2012 cloudy sky 1 doe and one 6-12 pt. buck
at 9:30 spotting
