Capturing and Tagging White-Tailed Deer Fawns
Downing RL and Mcginnes BS. 1969. Capturing and Tagging White-Tailed Deer Fawns. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 33(3):711-714
In an enclosed herd of 200-450 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Virginia, almost half the fawn population has been captured each year for 4 years (165 individuals) by searching from a vehicle and following three rules: (1) Concentrate on single does, (2) do not leave the vehicle until a fawn is sighted, and (3) make a noisy, fast approach so that the fawn will "drop." The techniques used for uniquely marking each animal with colored ear tags and streamers for visual identification are described.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Downing, Robert; Mcginnes, Burd
- Units
- SHEN
- Keywords
- Animal Communities (Wildlife), Animal Studies, Capture, Research Report, Tagging, White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)