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DNR using car kill assessments, research, and winter severity index to help gauge winter's effects on Wisconsin deerMADISON - In order to gather more information regarding the status of deer throughout the state, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is conducting health assessments on car-killed deer and evaluating this winter's effects on Wisconsin's deer herd.DNR wildlife staff are making extra efforts this spring to find and examine deer that have been struck by a vehicle. These general health assessments are trying to look at the overall health of the deer. Wildlife staff will be looking at fat levels at numerous parts of the body as well as checking for pregnancy. With a goal of ten assessments per county, the department hopes to gain a broad view of how winter impacts deer on a large scale. "A statewide effort to monitor body condition will give us a better sense of just how strongly this winter has impacted deer populations," said DNR Science Services research scientist Daniel Storm. "The county by county information will help us understand where the impacts of this winter were most severe, The department is also paying close attention to the survival rates of over 200 radio-collared deer that are part of a four-year deer research project. The project has evaluated survival rates in the northern forest and eastern farmland areas of the state through early April 2014 and is an ongoing study. According to Storm, about 30 percent of the collared fawns in the northern study have died this winter, while roughly 15 percent have died in the farmland area. In contrast, adult deer in both study areas appear to be doing well with six percent losses in the north and two percent losses in the farmlands. In each area, deer have died from a variety of causes including predation, vehicle collisions, and starvation. The winter severity index, another tool used by DNR to help determine the status of Wisconsin's herd, is a measurement to help gauge the effects of winter weather on deer survival. The index is calculated by adding the number of days with 18 inches or more of snow on the ground to the number of days when the minimum temperatures were zero degrees Fahrenheit or below. A winter with an index of less than 50 is considered mild, 50 to 79 is moderate, 80 to 99 is severe and over 100 is very severe. In Northern Wisconsin, the average winter severity index through March 2014 is 142. In several areas, index measurements have hit record highs, including readings of over 175 points. Through the use of health assessments and the winter severity index, the department is able to closely monitor and help manage Wisconsin's deer herd. DNR is working to evaluate these findings and will continue to use a number of tools to evaluate winter's effects. For more information about deer management and health in Wisconsin or the winter severity index, visit the DNR web site and search keywords deer. Read more here: FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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Free DNR "First Turkey Certificate" new way to honor first-time turkey hunting successMADISON - More than 135,000 hunters take to the woods each year in Wisconsin to pursue the wild turkey, many for the first time.To help preserve these memories, the Department of Natural Resources will provide first-time successful turkey hunters with a free, personalized certificate if the hunters fill out an electronic form and, if they want, submit a photo of themselves with their turkey. "It's our little way of saying congratulations to all of the first-time successful turkey hunters - we wish them all many more years of successful hunting," says Scott Walter, DNR upland wildlife ecologist. The reintroduction of the wild turkey is one of Wisconsin's greatest wildlife success stories. For many hunters, their first turkey harvest provides one of their most memorable hunting experiences, Walter says. "I cherish the time I've spent taking my children on their first turkey hunts and certainly all hunters know how special that first turkey harvest is," he says. "We hope that providing this certificate will help preserve those great memories for the newest members of Wisconsin's turkey hunting community." The turkey certificate program begins with the 2014 spring season (including learn to hunt turkey events and the two-day youth hunt) and continues through the fall hunt. Hunters are asked to fill out information about when and where the turkey was harvested, the bird's weight, spur length and more. This information will be displayed on the individually customized certificate. It can also include a picture of the hunter. Certificates will be sent electronically to the successful hunter within a few weeks. "We hope the certificates will be a great memento that can be displayed proudly and help preserve memories throughout a long hunting career," said Walter. This certificate program first originated for first-time deer hunters and may be expanded in the future to include other game species. First-time hunters that successfully harvest a turkey can submit their information and a picture of their turkey, on the DNR web site. Search keyword, turkey. Read more: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Friday, April 18, 2014
DSORe eNews Vol.1 Issue S916
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