Reading the Foodscape: Advances in White-Tailed Deer Habitat Management

Abstract

White-tailed deer have an interesting and complicated recent history. While widespread hunting nearly a century ago drastically reduced the species' population, conservation programs and regulated hunting have caused overall populations to rebound significantly. For decades, high-density deer populations have suppressed forest growth, decimated certain wildflower and shrub species, and degraded habitat for wildlife and recreation.

Citation

USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 2020. Reading the Foodscape: Advances in White-Tailed Deer Habitat Management. Rooted in Research. Issue 1, August 2020. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 2p.