| Hunter management is a critical, yet often difficult aspect of deer management. Active participation requires hunters to learn about deer ecology and behavior, and become participants in management. They must be able to distinguish fawns, does, yearling bucks, intermediate-aged bucks (2.5 and 3.5 years old), and mature bucks (4.5 years and older). Making these distinctions requires knowledge of body size, shape, behavior, and other features related to sex and age. Again, education is the key to success. Knowledge leads to increased respect for the quarry, and often a greater focus on the experience rather than the number or size of animals harvested. Conversations with other hunters become focused on what is observed and left rather than what is taken. |
Craig Co., Virginia Deer Management Program
Hunter Management
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