Comments on: What is “deer habitat”? http://skinnymoose.com/racktracker/2008/07/08/what-is-deer-habitat/ Rack Tracker, In the West Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:02:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hunting » how do I create better deer and hunting habitat like bedding areas in my hunting property? http://skinnymoose.com/racktracker/2008/07/08/what-is-deer-habitat/comment-page-1/#comment-2195 Hunting » how do I create better deer and hunting habitat like bedding areas in my hunting property? Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:51:37 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/racktracker/?p=287#comment-2195 [...] w­hat is “de­e­r ha­bi­ta­t”? [...] [...] w­hat is “de­e­r ha­bi­ta­t”? [...]

]]> By: Phillip http://skinnymoose.com/racktracker/2008/07/08/what-is-deer-habitat/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Phillip Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:39:54 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/racktracker/?p=287#comment-1488 Good stuff, John! This is one reason the states and the feds need to re-evaluate fire suppression policies here in the West, as wildfire can have many of the same positive effects as grazing and mowing... IF it's allowed to do its thing regularly. Yeah, I realize the difficulty in getting fire to burn what you want it to burn, but once the habitat has been readjusted fire is extremely beneficial. Of course, deer are very adaptable to human incursion, as the buck bedding in the old shed demonstrates. Give them a chance, and they'd be living in every backyard. Water, food, and shelter! Good stuff, John!

This is one reason the states and the feds need to re-evaluate fire suppression policies here in the West, as wildfire can have many of the same positive effects as grazing and mowing… IF it’s allowed to do its thing regularly. Yeah, I realize the difficulty in getting fire to burn what you want it to burn, but once the habitat has been readjusted fire is extremely beneficial.

Of course, deer are very adaptable to human incursion, as the buck bedding in the old shed demonstrates. Give them a chance, and they’d be living in every backyard. Water, food, and shelter!

]]> By: Tom Sorenson http://skinnymoose.com/racktracker/2008/07/08/what-is-deer-habitat/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Tom Sorenson Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:21:03 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/racktracker/?p=287#comment-1480 Up here, I always figured it was because the fields were the only thing green by the time July rolls around - We have such dry weather. I would venture to say you're probably pretty close to right on as to why they hang out near the agricultural areas. That's the same reason that I see more deer WAY up high in the middle of nowhere than in the desert in the middle of nowhere - way up high has a lot of water and therefore stays green longer. The desert gets dry in a hurry - but the bucks that live in the desert, tend to be larger it seems. I wonder if because it just takes a tougher breed of Jack to live there? Of course this is all just my very unprofessional observations! That one buck had better hope that old shed don't come crashing down while he's in there! Looks like it could go any second! Good lookin' bucks. All blacktail? Up here, I always figured it was because the fields were the only thing green by the time July rolls around – We have such dry weather. I would venture to say you’re probably pretty close to right on as to why they hang out near the agricultural areas. That’s the same reason that I see more deer WAY up high in the middle of nowhere than in the desert in the middle of nowhere – way up high has a lot of water and therefore stays green longer. The desert gets dry in a hurry – but the bucks that live in the desert, tend to be larger it seems. I wonder if because it just takes a tougher breed of Jack to live there? Of course this is all just my very unprofessional observations!

That one buck had better hope that old shed don’t come crashing down while he’s in there! Looks like it could go any second! Good lookin’ bucks. All blacktail?

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