History of Deer Management in Florida
History of Deer Management in Florida | FWC
White-tailed deer are recognized as an integral part of the majority of Florida's 13 diverse ecosystems. They are considered the most popular game species in ...
Deer Management Units (DMUs) | FWC
Map showing zone A, B, C and D and the 12 deer management units in Florida. ... The end result of this process was the development of 12 DMUs with unique antler ...
NANCE: A little historical background on Florida's deer restocking ...
As with whitetail populations across the United States, Florida's deer numbers were cratering in the early 1900s. Railways and roads opened up ...
WEC400/UW445: Wildlife of Florida Factsheet: White-Tailed Deer
In the 1700s, unregulated deer hide trade and a deer-removal campaign caused historic populations to be reduced to 20,000. After the Pittman-Robertson Act (1937) ...
Hunting's Role in Conservation - Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida
With the implementation of railroad systems, Florida's population boomed and led to a reduction in wildlife habitat. The new residents hunted deer for food and ...
Hunters and the conservation and management of white-tailed deer
The low populations of deer made market hunting economically infeasible, but instead of working to increase deer populations, market hunters ...
White-tailed Deer: Hunting & Conservation
Efforts to conserve the species began shortly thereafter. By the 1950s Florida was home an estimated 45,000 to 50,000 deer. Today, the population remains strong ...
FL Deer Population and Management Archive
Florida Deer Population and Management Archive. Estimated Annual Deer Kill Data for 1951 to 2007 estimated from FWC graph.
Hanging on for Deer Life: How Chronic Wasting Disease Might ...
Today, FWC holds 5.8 million acres in wildlife management areas, which serve as state-managed habitat for deer and other Florida wildlife ...
Deer control and removal in Tampa.
The average expenditure nationally on deer-hunting licenses, hunting equipment, food, travel, and lodging is about $1,500 for each deer harvested. Florida deer ...
Understanding White-tailed Deer: Florida and the Southeast
Understanding White-tailed Deer" offers an informative and beautifully illustrated look at whitetails in our region—their biology, ecology, and the management ...
Regaining the history of deer populations and densities in the ...
Management history. Pages. 355–377 in D. G. Hewitt, editor. Biology and management of white‐tailed deer. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida ...
The Fight to Save Florida's Key Deer – B&C Impact Series
It was listed in 1967, along with the Florida panther and Florida manatee. With secure habitat and proper management, deer populations currently hover around ...
History of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
... wildlife management. 1933 to 1941. With the cooperation of Congress ... Florida and Texas, including national wildlife refuges. 2011. The U.S. Postal ...
White-tailed Deer Management: Hunting as a Preferred ...
History. Alternative methods for population control, such as sterilization and contraception, have been argued for as possible management tools in urban/ ...
... Florida panthers still occur, they are major predators of deer. ... of the white-tailed deer management program at the Center is to regulate population density.
In 1828 the first hunting regulations were enacted to protect the herd, a ban on fire hunting west of the Suwanee River. Development in Florida opened up much ...
Florida launches new deer hunt program
With the goal of producing a more mature and healthier deer population in the state, Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is ...
FWC Deer Management Program Update - Florida Sportsman
This program would promote wildlife management on private lands by providing incentives to landowners or hunt clubs that develop and implement ...
Arbuckle Wildlife Management Area - Brochure Detail
For exact wording of the wildlife laws and regulations, see the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's wildlife code, on file with the Secretary of ...