What Should The Sex Ratio Of Deer Be On Your Land & Why?

By Ammoland

USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- To learn more about the deer living on your hunting-club or hunting-lease lands, I’ve talked with Brian Murphy, a wildlife biologist and the executive director for the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA), about the effective use of motion-sensor cameras for better deer management and to better protect deer. Murphy says that this type of deer census may capture photos of 95% of a deer herd in 10 days.

You can use a motion-sensor camera on your property to complete a census of a deer herd, rather than just taking random photos of bucks that pass in front of the camera. To take a complete census of your deer herd, having one camera per every 100 acres is suggested. The camera needs to be set near a desirable food source like corn in the early fall. The census should only run for about 10 days, and research has shown this type of census will capture photos of 95 % of a deer herd on any given piece of property.

John E. Phillips: If we do a complete census as you’ve recommended, using motion-sensor cameras, while adding spin …Read the Rest