The Importance of Woody Twig Ends to Deer in the Southeast

Charles T. Cushwa; Robert L. Downing; Richard F. Harlow; David F. Urbston

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The Importance of Woody Twig Ends to Deer in the Southeast

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Charles T. Cushwa, Robert L. Downing, Richard F. Harlow, David F. Urbston

Year:

1970

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. SE-67. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 14 p.

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Abstract

One of the basic assumptions underlying research on wildlife habitat in the five Atlantic states of the Southeast is that white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) rely heavily on the ends of woody twigs during the winter. Considerable research has been undertaken to determine methods for increasing and measuring the availability of woody twigs to deer. This study was conducted to determine the relative importance of woody twigs to deer in the Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Southern Appalachians, and the Ridge and Valley Province of the Southeast.

Citation

Cushwa, Charles T.; Downing, Robert L.; Harlow, Richard F.; Urbston, David F. 1970. The Importance of Woody Twig Ends to Deer in the Southeast. Res. Pap. SE-67. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 14 p.