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Determination Of Digestibility Of Lignin By Mule Deer, Robert B. Turner
Determination Of Digestibility Of Lignin By Mule Deer, Robert B. Turner
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The conflicting problems involving the herds of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) are of major interest throughout Utah. Individuals who are affected the most are sportsmen, ranchers, fruitgrowers, sanitation engineers, home owners, federal administrators, and big game managers. Mainly, the problems arise as a result of insufficient forage, especially on the winter range. Here, factors such as increased deer numbers, decreased range productivity, severe winters, and expanded agricultural activity make more acute the problem of a naturally critical season.
Restoration of forage by artificial measures may be necessary as a management solution for certain areas. Range rehabilitation, rather than …
A Study Of The Winter Foraging Habits Of Mule Deer In Enclosures In Northern Utah With A Test Of The Half-And-Half Sampling Technique, Donald R. Flook
A Study Of The Winter Foraging Habits Of Mule Deer In Enclosures In Northern Utah With A Test Of The Half-And-Half Sampling Technique, Donald R. Flook
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Mule deer provide recreational bunting to a large number of sportsmen in Utah, and also have a high aesthetic value.
Prior to settlement, deer are believed to have wintered in the valleys and lower foothill areas. However, in northern Utah agricultural development bas removed many valleys and lower foothill areas from the available winter range. The winter deer range in this area has therefore been restricted to a relatively small area of foothill country, and low elevation mountain slopes and benches.