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Hymns for Deer Folk
Hymns for Deer Folk is a horror novel-in-stories that welcomes you into the mysteries and myths of a small town in central Oregon. Starling has always been rooted in secrets and tales. Its citizens have been raised on stories of wish-granting witches, haunted houses, and angels with antlers. …
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As Runs the Deer
… of thirty-seven chapters, entitled As Runs the Deer. It is a dialectic play on the processes of Time, as well as a play with evolving dialects. Nominally set in the 19th c., in an Appalachian-like terrain, it shows the difficulties James Ian Pierson meets when emerging out of his wilderness to …
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Epidemiology of suburban deer
… values for humans. However, white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations in North America are overabundant in many suburban areas. This trend is directly related to changes to habitat as a result of landscape alteration and fragmentation caused by humans. This close relationship …
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Skinning the Deer: A Love Story
… consists of a novel entitled Skinning the Deer: A Love Story. Alternating between the landscapes of New Mexico and rural Maine, the novel examines the life of tortured lesbian Hannah Huff and the brutal excision of her glorious wings—those magical appendages she grew in secret—the two downy …
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Deer impact and plant resistance traits
White-tail deer (Odocoileus virginianus), a generalist herbivore, are widely considered to influence ecological communities, ecosystems and human wellbeing by foraging preferentially on certain plant species. Previous research has shown that high deer density can change the relative abundance of …
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4 Elements of Deer Field Inn
… from these 4 elements in a simple legible form. Deer Field Inn would serve the local communities of Ritchie County, West Virginia for family, social, and organization gatherings.
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Habitat Interference by Exotic Axis Deer (Axis axis) on Native White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Texas
… species would interact with native white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virgimanus). Axis deer (Axis axis), the most common exotic ungulate in the state, are larger and more gregarious than white-tailed deer, and there is overlap in resources used by both species. In this study, I tested if the presence …
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Management of a central Illinois deer herd
Overabundant white-tailed deer herds often have negative impacts on forests such as impeding future regeneration of woody species, and extirpating spring wildflowers. Direct conflicts with humans also arise in the form of deer-vehicle collisions and agricultural depredation. Thus, reducing deer …
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Deer Damage in Virginia: Implications for Management
… during 1996 to determine perceptions about deer damage and management during 1995 (response rate 52%). Overall, 58% of respondents experienced damage by deer to their plantings during 1995. Producers (71%) were more likely to experience deer damage than homeowners (37%) Among farmers, …
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White-tailed deer density and habitat relationships
… on density related indices of white-tailed deer were conducted on the Conservation Research Center (CRC) in Warren County, Virginia from June 1985 to April 1986. Food habits and bark-stripping by deer were also evaluated. Whole body weights, stored fat status, abomasal parasite counts, and …
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Mule Deer Responses to a Pinyon-Juniper Removal
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) are a large-bodied herbivore that is declining in abundance throughout the Intermountain West for a suite of reasons. One of these reasons is expansion of single-leaf pinyon (Pinus monophylla) and Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) into sagebrush communities in the …
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Landscape genetics and CWD in white-tailed deer
… study we used molecular techniques to examine deer movement and population structure in the context of chronic wasting disease transmission and spread. Chronic wasting disease is an infectious prion encephalopathy in cervids that is endemic to Colorado and Wyoming but has spread across the US …
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An application of simulation to deer management decisions
A deer hunter participation simulation model (DEHPAS) was studied to determine its ability to aid deer management decision-making for the Michigan Game Division. A series of validation procedures were used to evaluate the ability of DEHPAS to achieve the design objectives of the simulator. The …
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Studies of deer-related dog activity in Virginia
… and activities of dogs and influence of dogs on deer. Radiotracking with telemetry equipment was ineffective due to infrequent and unpredictable movement of dogs. The percentage of licensed dogs estimated from surveys of rural inhabitants was suggested to be inversely related to the number of …
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Factors Affecting White-tailed Deer Recruitment in Virginia
Deer (<i> Odocoileus </i> spp.) are an important cultural and economic resource. They are the most popular game species in the United States and the number one driver of conservation funding. On the other hand, they also cause damage to resources including to the agricultural industry, private …
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A population study of a confined deer herd
… to nearly all portions made observation of deer relatively easy. The 1966 pre-season deer herd estimated by means of observations and the Lincoln index, at 334, with a composition of 25.4% adult bucks, 44.3% adult does, and 30.3% fawns. The 1966 reproductive rate was determined to be 1.1 …
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