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- Habitat · Mast and natural foodUpper Peninsula Black Bears Stayed Longer at Summer Deer CornCollared Upper Peninsula bears made more frequent, longer and more nocturnal visits near summer deer corn. A small comparison detected no range or step change.
- Habitat · Cover and beddingSwedish Female Brown Bears Avoided Likely Moose-Kill Ground by DayCollared female brown bears in south-central Sweden avoided likely moose-kill ground, most strongly by day, and selected young forest in daylight.
- Habitat · Cover and beddingBeetle-killed pine tracked adult goat survival in the Black HillsAmong 17 deaths of 47 marked adults, puma predation was the largest share. Puma abundance was not among the model terms described. The top model carried a positive beetle-kill term.
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryIsle Royale Wolves Used Beaver-Lodge Areas Most in FallCollared Isle Royale wolves used ground near active beaver lodges most in fall, peaking in October, but the collars could not tell a pass from a hunt.
- Habitat · Cover and beddingAtlanta Coyote Pup Dens Sat Near Cover and Off Heavy PavementTwenty pup-confirmed Atlanta dens sat near mapped cover and away from heavy pavement. Distance to the nearest building was not significant.
- Habitat · Cover and beddingAlabama spring turkeys roosted where the pig rank was lowerOn seven adjoining east-central Alabama properties in spring 2022, turkeys' daytime points, roosts, and nests sat below the random pig rank. No step-length link was detected for breeding hens.
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryMore Bi-State Nest and Brood Map Area Ranked Low for SurvivalOn Bi-State nesting and brood maps, about 729 square miles ranked high or moderate for use and low for predicted survival, versus about 531 square miles ranked well for both.
- Habitat · Cover and beddingHens kept using two California-Nevada burns where survival fellMedian female survival fell about 40 percent, and nest survival 79 percent, relative to unburned ground. Birds still used the 2016 and 2017 burns. Wide intervals included increases.
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryPlains sharp-tailed grouse leks tracked surrounding grasslandA southern Saskatchewan model ranked grassland in the roughly 3-mile square centered on plains sharp-tailed grouse leks above the pixel under them.
- Habitat · Mast and natural foodLa Grange bass ate silver carp under 4 inches in summer 2015Bass in La Grange in 2015 ate silver carp of 1.3 to 4.0 inches, only in June through August. Fall diets in this sample had none. Population control was not tested.
- Habitat · Cover and beddingFlooded Arkansas Swamp Rabbits Shifted to Uplands and LeveesSix radio-tracked swamp rabbits in one Arkansas bottom used different ground when it flooded. Four moved to adjacent uplands and two to creek levees.
- Habitat · Mast and natural foodDeer picked white oak acorns first in Georgia trials, so start therePenned Georgia does ranked white oak acorns highest and northern red oak lowest. Red oak nuts carry more tannin and hold until spring, so they are the backup once white oak litter is shells and caps.
- Habitat · Mast and natural foodVirginia Bear Harvest: Acorns and Season TimingIn Virginia’s earlier records, poor mast accompanied a higher archery share of bear harvest. That association weakened in the later comparison. Hunters need to understand what the survey measures and which harvest totals supply the denominators.
- Habitat · Mast and natural foodAfter an Acorn Shortfall: Deer Harvest in Missouri's Wooded CountiesOver recent seasons, Missouri counties with greater forest cover recorded larger shifts in registered deer harvest between seasons, matching MDC's descriptions of acorn production. Among 113 counties, those in the highest forest third had median changes of 19 to 24 percent across each of the three latest season pairs; those in the lowest forest third changed less than 5 percent.73%of Missouri's 2024 to 25 decline came from its most-forested third
- Habitat · Mast and natural foodCorn Acreage Does Not Measure Nutrition: Illinois Counties and Big BucksIn Mississippi State's feeding experiments, Lower Coastal Plain bucks reared on the same high-quality diet reached the size of wild Delta bucks, whose antler scores are 25 inches greater than those of wild Lower Coastal Plain bucks. For Illinois counties, the relationship between cropland and big-buck density ranges from -0.44 to +0.40 as the divisor changes.+32%antler score gain for bucks raised on one diet for two generations
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryFawn Deaths, Coyotes and the Results of TrappingAcross a review covering 29 populations, predators accounted for the most fawn deaths. A South Carolina experiment reduced an index based on coyote scat by 78%, but survival of fawns reached 51%, 20% and 43% over three years. Identify what limits recruitment before spending on removal.80%of fawn deaths were coyote kills before trapping at Savannah River
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryA Field That Grew Corn Last Year Probably Holds Beans This FallAcross Illinois, soybeans followed corn on about 76 out of every 100 acres, while corn followed soybeans on about 82 out of every 100 acres. Use those chances to interpret older aerials and crop maps, then check harvest timing before heading into the field.82.9%of Illinois corn and soybean acres switched crops year to year
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryDoes the Pond on Your Map Still Have Water? Consult County Drought History Before Hanging Your StandWhen the reporting week closed 13 October 2025, severe or more intense drought covered a quarter or greater share of land in 50 Illinois counties out of 102. Throughout June to August, the weekly count never exceeded 3. Here's how county drought history helps you assess a pond marked from imagery.50Illinois counties with qualifying D2 or worse drought, week ending 13 October 2025
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryBefore Studying the Woods, Check the Layer: Pixel Width, Image Age, and Leaf StatusBefore using an aerial to judge bedding cover, identify the layer, check its year, and divide the feature's width by a pixel's width. Our inventory contains 910 leaf-off county tile sets and has 2024 as its median year label; output at zoom-19 covers about 9 inches per pixel.0.51of a pixel: the width a 12-inch feature spans in a 23.6-inch pixel
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryCheck Soil Maps Before Offering to Buy Deer LandBetter feed in Mississippi State's trials erased a 25-inch difference in antler scores across soil regions. Our source review found nothing connecting a parcel soil map with antler score. Eight federal layers available at no cost still describe growing potential and flood exposure, while county context offers clues about neighboring plantings.+28 inchesantler score gained by Lower Coastal Plain bucks on one shared diet
- Habitat · Food plotsCheck an Opening for Shade Before Purchasing SeedAt a latitude of 40 degrees north, trees 70 feet tall shade a strip 115 feet deep at midday on November 15. That exceeds the depth of a square quarter-acre plot. Evaluate shade before acreage, layout and seed choice with figures from Ohio State and Missouri plus land-cover records spanning 575 counties.2.00times the tree height: midday shade on December 21 at 40 degrees north
- Habitat · Food plotsBuying Lime, Fertilizer and Seed from a Soil Report: Cost for 1,000 Forage PoundsConvert a food plot lab's application recommendations into product amounts by accounting for what each purchase supplies. Calculations using examples published by Alabama extension and Mississippi State cover lime, fertilizer and seed, including the least expensive seed for producing 1,000 forage pounds.1.54 tonsof 65% bulk lime to meet a 1 ton recommendation
- Habitat · Cover and beddingHinge Cuts and Deer: What One Paired Camera Study FoundAcross 4 locations, deer detections increased on treated ground and decreased on untreated ground. These results come from a conference abstract that leaves the cutting methods unexplained, preventing landowners from repeating the treatment.2.6×post-cut detection ratio on treated ground against untreated, fawning season
- Habitat · Mast and natural foodEarly Successional Deer Habitat: What the Research MeasuredExtension publications and field research report figures on sunlight, logging, fire and deer browsing. See what the sources measured, where they worked, and which findings a landowner can apply in other woods.1,000+pounds of forage per acre in young forest, about 100 under closed canopy
- Habitat · Mast and natural foodNative Browse Is the Diet. A Food Plot Is the Supplement.Missouri reports deer nutrition needs by life stage, while Mississippi State gives test results for common native plants. Comparing both sets of information alongside Missouri's seasonal chart shows which plants support deer through the year.600+plant species found in Missouri deer diets
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryWhat a Leaf-On Aerial Can and Cannot Tell You About CoverA photo taken during the growing season records vegetation tops for that day. Assign each dark area to one of five classes. Use a winter view or a walk along its downwind boundary to determine whether it qualifies as cover.20 yardsthe chest-level sight line used to judge whether a dark patch is cover
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryYour Pin Is Older Than the Field: Check Two Image DatesA pin you saved makes a statement about the land as it was last year. Check the date of the image beneath it, compare it with another dated image, and complete a brief worksheet before hunting that spot again.15 to 50 yearsof regrowth a woodlot can need after a timber harvest
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryA Map Feature Is Not a Deer: Rank the EvidenceTerrain views, aerial images and wind overlays reveal what a spot could offer. Six evidence rungs distinguish map drawings, sign, recurring sign and individually recognized animals, helping you see what you actually have.Sixevidence rungs, from a map drawing to a recognized animal
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryReading the Ground: What LIDAR Shows That Satellite Can'tAn aerial photo captures the woods from above, showing the green treetops. The forest floor hidden under that canopy, where deer travel, stays out of view. Laser terrain mapping reveals that ground and the features that determine how a hunt plays out: a bench, a saddle, or a ditch that funnels most of a drainage through one crossing.
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryThe Sun Budget: Why a Cold-Season South Slope Is Worth More Than It LooksThe cost of winter warmth helps shape deer bedding. Low sun gives a slope facing it hours its neighbor across a draw misses. This terrain layer, the third, describes the ground's daily energy budget hunters sense but rarely measure.0 to 10 hoursof direct winter sun per day across Illinois
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryPick the Tree, Not the RidgeSpring turkey hunts fall during bare-canopy season, the year's only chance for aerial photos to show branches instead of leafy surfaces. With pixels three to six inches wide, a roost tree becomes a distinct object you can pick out.3 to 6 inchespixel size of our bare-canopy county imagery
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryThe East Bench Really Does Win the MorningA familiar turkey rule points gobblers toward slopes lit earliest. We tested it throughout an Illinois county, using each bench's visible terrain horizon. This time, the lore holds; shade occurs more often as slopes steepen.95.8%of east and southeast benches in Edgar County are in sun by fly-down
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryRank Your Strut Benches by Morning Sun, Not by GutOn aerial images, openings on the same ground can appear exactly alike. Yet during the first two hours after sunrise in Edgar County, benches getting the most sun receive more than double the direct sunlight of those getting the least. You can work out that difference before setting foot there.2.5×sunlight on the best bench against the worst, first two hours after sunrise
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryReading a Bench, Saddle, and Draw on a Topo MapThree terrain features determine deer travel routes and bedding spots: how each appears on a contour map, how deer use it, and why a large elevation interval between contour lines keeps half of them from showing up.10 or 20 feettypical contour spacing, which leaves out the most useful terrain
- Habitat · Cover and beddingFinding Buck Bedding in Flat FarmlandWhy bedding advice from the hills fails on level land, where deer bed instead, and how 1-meter LIDAR reveals subtle rises on seemingly empty terrain.5 or 10 feettypical contour spacing, too coarse to show a one foot rise
- Habitat · Land, maps and imageryLeaf-Off Aerial Imagery: What Winter Photos RevealSummer basemaps conceal trails, habitat boundaries, and tree types. Learn to check a photo's age before relying on it and see which details winter aerials reveal once the leaves fall.
- Habitat · Food plotsDesigning Food Plots and Property Layouts on a MapFollow an actual parcel map to place a plot using nearby habitat and LIDAR pinch points, judge scent risk along access paths, match acreage to browsing, and work through a location checklist.78acres in the worked example property in west-central Illinois