Record #:

8376

Author(s):

Barick, Frank B.

Abstract:

Bobcats are the third most important predator of deer after man and dogs. Predation by other animals is slight, with panthers active only in Florida and bears and foxes rarely attacking deer in North Carolina. Miscellaneous deer mortality included running into cars and trains, getting tangled in fences, and dying from tick bites. Predators take an average of 8.5 percent from deer herds each year; miscellaneous mortalities account for 6.3 percent; and hunting accounts for 85 percent, but only 63 percent is considered legal harvest. The other 22 percent is taken illegally or is killed but lost in the woods.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 33 Issue 8, Aug 1969, p4-6, il

Subject(s):

Deer--Research