Deer Management for Forest Landowners and Managers

Michael C. Eckley, David S. DeCalesta

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CRC Press
29 April 2019

Applied ecology; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques

One of the biggest management problems for forest landowners and managers is browsing by overabundant deer herds that simplifies habitat and reduces species composition and abundance of plant and wildlife communities.

This book addresses deer biology, management of deer, and deer impact on private and public forestlands. It integrates information on deer biology and human dimensions aspects including culture, values, politics, and financial and human resources, into development and implementation of comprehensive management of people and deer.

Additional audiences are wildlife educators, deer hunters, and administrators of natural resource agencies who affect deer density and impact on forest resources by regulating deer hunting.

The book is written by wildlife and forestry scientists, consultants, managers, and educators with over 350 years of collective experience in managing deer impacts on forest resources. It includes nine case histories of deer management on forestlands ranging from small woodlots to large commercial operations and state/national forests.

Praise for Deer Management for Forest Landowners and Managers:

“If you’re a forest landowner serious about managing your deer and woods this book is for you.”

Kip Adams, Quality Deer Management Association

“This book is an extensive resource for deer and timber management and is a hands-on manual that includes extensive review of relevant literature.

David Samuel, Bowhunter Magazine

“This book provides definitive answers to the questions of how to accomplish deer management in … the face of large deer populations. It belongs on the reading list of every forest landowner.”

William F. Porter Boone and Crockett Professor of Wildlife

“It captures the wealth of knowledge of the authors who understand deer as hunters, ecologists, managers and scientists. It provides a leap forward in the who and how of deer and forest management.”

Peter Smallidge, Extension Forester

“This is a must read for landowners, deer and forest managers, and those studying forest ecology.”

Merlin Benner, wildlife consultant

“This book is a road map to restoring deer to their long-time place of balance, serving the common good for people and nature.”

Allen Pursell, The Nature Conservancy

Edited by: Michael C. Eckley, David S. DeCalesta
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 902g
ISBN: 9780367196936
ISBN 10: 036719693X
Pages: 396
Publication Date: 29 April 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Section 1 - Ecological and Human Factors Chapter 2 – Autecology: Weather, Forest Type, and Habitat Chapter 3 – Autecology: Landscape and Temporal Dimensions Chapter 4 – Autecology: Social Structure and Landscape Use Chapter 5 – Autecology: Reproduction and Recruitment Chapter 6 – Synecology: Predation Chapter 7 – Synecology: Parasites and Diseases Chapter 8 – Synecology: Deer and Plant and Animal Communities Chapter 9 – Human Factors: Hunters and Hunting Chapter 10 – Human Factors: Science, Values, and Stakeholders Chapter 11 – Human Factors: Deer/Forest Management Areas vs Deer Management Units Chapter 12 – Human Factors: Landscape, Politics and Regulation Chapter 13 – Deer and Silviculture Chapter 14 – National and Regional Perspectives on Deer Management Chapter 15 – Deer Density, Carrying Capacity, and Impact on Forest Resources Section II –Planning and Assessment Chapter 16 – Goals and Objectives Chapter 17 – Monitoring Chapter 18 – Deer Checking Stations Chapter 19 – Financial and Human Resources Section III – Managing Ecological and Human Factors Chapter 20 – Reducing Deer Impact Chapter 21 – Managing Vegetation and Habitat with Silviculture Chapter 22 – Communicating with and Educating Stakeholders Chapter 23 – Managing Hunters: The Four Rs Chapter 24 – Managing Access and Antlerless Permits Chapter 25 – Integrating Ecological and Human Factors in Deer Management Chapter 26 – Adaptive Management Section IV - Special Cases Chapter 27 – Quality Deer Management Chapter 28 – Small Woodlot Owners Chapter 29 – Lease Hunting Chapter 30 - Landscapes Closed to Deer Hunting—Forested Public Lands and Residential Developments Special Case Chapter 31 – Deer Cooperatives Section V – Case Histories Chapter 32 – Timberline Farms/Hyma Devore Lumber - The Power of Education Chapter 33 - The West Branch Forest Preserve - Whittling Away at the Smorgasbord Chapter 34 - The Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative -Integrating Ownerships and Goals Chapter 35 – Ward Pound Ridge Reservation Park – Convincing the Decision-makers Chapter 36 – The Mianus River Gorge - Incremental Adaptive Management Chapter 37 – Restoring the Forests of Hemlock Farms - Educate, Educate, Educate Chapter 38 - The Hamilton Small Woodlot -Managing Deer and Forests for Sustainable Outputs Chapter 39 – The Brubaker Small Woodlot - Innovative Management of Deer Forage and Harvest Chapter 40 – Competing Interests - Forest Regeneration (QDM) vs. Increased Deer Abundance Appendices Appendix 1. Protocol for Estimating Deer Density by Pellet Group Counts, Deer Impact, and Deciduous and Coniferous Canopy Closure Appendix 2. Protocol for Ageing Deer by Tooth Wear and Eruption

David S. deCalesta received a BA in psychology from Dartmouth College, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in wildlife ecology from Colorado State University. He began a life-long study of deer with a Ph.D. thesis on mule deer nutrition and physiology in 1970. Much of his work as Extension Wildlife Specialist and university teacher and researcher in Zoology (North Carolina State University) and Wildlife Ecology and Forest Science (Oregon State University) focused on deer (mule, black-tailed, and white-tailed) interactions with forest vegetation and wildlife communities. His work as a research wildlife biologist with the USDA Forest Service featured interactions between white-tailed deer and forest plant and animal communities. He spent the last third of his career as a wildlife consultant and forest certification specialist (Forest Stewardship Council and Sustainable Forestry Initiative), primarily working with deer-forest interactions on forest ownerships ranging from dozens to thousands of ha on private and public forestlands, including state parks and forests and National Forests. With Timothy Pierson, he coordinated the activities of the Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative, which demonstrated how public hunting could be managed to reduce deer density and impact to levels enhancing diversity and sustainability of forest products and wildlife and vegetative communities. Michael C. Eckley received a B.S. in Forest Resources Management with a minor in Communications from West Virginia University and an M.S. in Forestry at the University of Maine-Orono. His career has centered on eastern hardwood forest management and assisting private land ownerships throughout the eastern United States. Much of his time is devoted to outreach and education along with specialization in assessing forest conditions, planning, and promoting responsible forestry practices. Mike is a Society of American Foresters (SAF) Certified Forester and is currently employed by The Nature Conservancy, serving as their Forestry Manager for the Working Woodlands Program (www.nature.org/workingwoodlands).

Reviews for Deer Management for Forest Landowners and Managers

If you're a forest landowner serious about managing your deer and woods then this book is for you. -Kip Adams QDMA This book is an extensive resource for deer and timber management as well as all aspects of human dimensions. However, it is also a hands-on manual (see chapters 11,12, 13, 21, and the case studies), with an extensive review of all important background literature. As such, it will hold an important place in the library of a diverse readership. -Dave Samuel There is perhaps no one better qualified to speak to the issue of integrating deer and forest management than the authors in this book..... This book provides the definitive answers. It belongs on the reading list of every forest landowner. -William F. Porter, Boone and Crockett Professor of Wildlife Michigan State University This book is an extensive resource for deer and timber management and is a hands-on manual that includes extensive review of relevant literature. David Samuel, Bowhunter Magazine It captures the wealth of knowledge of the authors who understand deer as hunters, ecologists, managers and scientists. It provides a leap forward in the who and how of deer and forest management. Peter Smallidge, Extension Forester Deer Management for Forest Landowners and Managers provides an overview of the complexities of managing overabundant white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations in forested landscapes... It provides readers with the basics of managing deer in a complex environment...and highlights the topics of deer biology and ecology, human dimensions, planning and assessment, communicating with stakeholders, and specific case examples to illustrate the authors' points of addressing these complex management challenges. This book would be beneficial to students, land managers, and biologists with an interest in understanding the complexities of deer management and how others (the case histories) navigated a variety of deer management challenges. Communicating with and Educating Stakeholders was one of my favorite chapters because of the in-depth discussion on developing an effective communication program and the dissemination of the management plan through a variety of media outlets (e.g., websites, social media)... while taking into account and understanding stakeholder perspectives and desires. Andrew R. Little, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, The Wildlife Society