#64 – Does Soil Quality Affect Deer Size? A Review Of Science

 

The potential effects of soil quality on the potential of deer in a given area is a topic that receives lots of attention by land managers and hunters. This podcast we are reviewing the scientific literature available on this topic and bringing you the facts as presented by science.

 

Resources:

–Soil region effects on white-tailed deer forage protein content (Jones et al. 2008)

-Influence of Soil Nutrients on Plant Nutrition for White-tailed Deer (Harper et al. 2017)-conference abstract

-Poor soils and density-mediated body weight in deer: forage quality or quantity? (Lashley et al. 2015)

-The Role of Genetics and Nutrition in DEER MANAGEMENT (Michel et al. 2017)-Mississippi State Extension publication

 

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