Field studies were conducted during January, February and March of
1976 and 1977 to evaluate the effects of a prescribed burning program on
mule deer at Lava Beds National Monument. Visual observation, radio-telemetry
and pellet-group plots were utilized to investigate deer distribution,
food habits, movement patterns and behavioral responses to...
Rates of defecation of black-tailed deer in the Tillamook Burn of western Oregon were estimated using counts of groups of fecal
pellets in 1959 and 1960. A 340-acre enclosure was divided into eight range types on the basis of depth of soil, aspect, and elevation. The estimated rates of defecation...
The movements, habitat use, and activity patterns of black-tailed deer in western Oregon, and the influence of suburban housing developments on the behavior of deer in the area, were studied and described. Radio telemetry, spotlight censusing, and a resident questionnaire were used to document the behavior of deer. Radio telemetry...