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Conference vmsnet::hunting$note:hunting

Title:	The Hunting Notesfile
Notice:	Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270
Moderator:	SALEM::PAPPALARDO

Created:	Wed Sep 02 1987
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1561
Total number of notes:	17784

846.0. "How Many Deer per sq. Mile ?" by SA1794::BARTHELETTEJ () Tue Nov 06 1990 19:40

        I have a question pertaining to approximate deer populations
    
    for a given area.  I know some factors exist such as the age of
    
    the forest, whether it has been logged, if so how long ago, if a
    
    fire has parched a part of the area etc. etc.
    
       To make this easier can someone provide me with approximate info
    
    for different settings in a NewEngland woods. 
    
       The particular area that I hunt is approx. 3 + square miles of
    
    mostly mature forest consisting of rocky ridges with abundant oaks
    
    and other various hardwoods, a large main swamp seperateing two
    
    main ridges, and other smaller swamps, brooks, etc. etc.
    
       In talking to other hunters I was suprised to hear how many
    different opinions they had as to how many deer this land could
    hold.  I have seen 8 all bedding together in Aug. on a family hike.
      The hunters that I asked seemed to think that there were about
    a dozen deer inhabitting this whole area.
      
      What do you guys think?

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
846.1	60 per sq. mile	ODIXIE::RHARRIS		`Wed Nov 07 1990 10:19`	6
	I would think that you have more deer than that. but then I don't know new england hunting. Here, In Georgia, the county I hunt, has approximately 60 deer per square mile. Such is life. bob
846.2		WAYBAK::LEFEBVRE	You are a fluke of the universe	`Wed Nov 07 1990 11:10`	10
	According the an article in this month's Maine Sportsman about the proliferation of the deer herd in the Cape Elizabeth area, there are appoximately 60 deer per square mile in that area which is about twice the average for the southern half of the state of Maine. In other words, southern to central Maine averages about 30 deer per square mile. Northern Maine is less, but I don't have those figures. Mark.
846.3	WHITE TAILED DEER	SALEM::HALE		`Mon Nov 12 1990 13:49`	21
	I MAYBE OF SOME HELP. I HAVE A MAP HERE ON MY WALL THAT GAVES A WHITE TAILED DEER DENSITIES NORTHERN MAINE IS LESS THEN 15 DEER PER SQUARE MILE SOUTHERN MAINE IS 15 TO 30 DEER PER SQUARE MILE ALL OF N.H. IS LESS THEN 15 DEER PER SQUARE MILE NORTHERN VERMONT LESS THEN 15 DEER PER SQUARE MILE SOUTHERN VERMONT 15 TO 30 DEER PER SQUARE MILE MASS IS MOSTLY LESS THEN 15 PER SQUARE MILE FAR WESTERN PART IS 15 TO 30 DEER PER SQUARE MILE AROUND THE CENTER OF THE STATE A SMALL AREA THEY SAY THEIR IS MORE THEN 30 DEER PER SQUARE MILE HOPE THIS HELPS PAPPY
846.4	How old is the map?	CHRLIE::HUSTON		`Mon Nov 12 1990 15:30`	11
	re .3, How old is this map, it seems that the numbers don't match what the F&G are saying. Don't know exact numbers, but there are some pretty high deer densities in NH according to them. It was pretty scarce for a while though, is your map old or recent --Bob
846.5		WAHOO::LEVESQUE	No artificial sweeteners	`Tue Nov 13 1990 09:17`	5
	Area A (Pittsburg) and area M (southeast NH) have high densities. With the number of any deer days in those areas, I'd have to believe we're talking 15-30 per square mile in those areas. The Doctah
846.6		SALEM::HALE		`Tue Nov 13 1990 11:46`	7
	I GOT THE MAP FROM A SPORTS AFIELD MAG, I THINK IT WAS 2-3 YEARS AGO NOT TO SURE.BUT LIKE YOU SAY THING DO CHANGE. PAPPY
846.7	Poachers change these stats.!!	SA1794::BARTHELETTEJ		`Tue Nov 13 1990 18:45`	16
	I'd like to Thank all of you for your responces. I tend to think that the reply stating - less than 15 deer/sq. mile is the accurate one for the part of Mass. that I'm hunting in. Some of my concern to know this information was to understand why there is so much less deer sign in these woods I hunt in compared to last year. In talking to other hunters that hunt this same area, they told me that they beleive that because so much of this land has trails cut all through it, accessible with 4x4's, that they beleive it to be heavily poached. I HATE POACHERS !!! Anyway, that theory made good sense to me, unfortunately. I would love to see Mass. and all other states pass laws to - jail and throw the key away to these vultures of our woods!! Thanks again, Jeff