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White-Tailed Deer:
Their Foods & Management in the Cross Timbers

Table of Contents & Preface
Introduction

Habitat requirements
   General concepts
   Food requirements
         Methods used to gather data
         Overall use of forage classes
         Seasonal use of forages
         Specific seasonal deer diets
               Spring
               Summer
               Fall
               Winter
               Summary
   Cover requirements
   Water requirements
   Space requirements

Habitat management
   General concepts
   Food management
   Cover management
   Water management
   Space management

Population health/evaluation
   Introduction & aging deer
   Body size & antler characteristics
   Fat deposits
   Reproductive success

Population management
   Introduction
   Population inventory
         Harvest records
         Deer surveys
   Population regulation
         Potential mng't goals

Conclusion/additional info

References

Appendix A:
Plants of the NFWU

Appendix B:
Deer diets on the NFWU

Appendix C:
Pictures and descriptions of
important deer food plants in the
Cross Timbers region

Glossary for Appendix C

vein
A bundle of externally visible transporting tissue in a leaf or other organ.

villous
Bearing long, soft hairs (not matted).

vine
A plant with a stem that is too slender, flexible, or weak to hold itself erect and that trails along the ground or supports itself by twining around or climbing on (often using tendrils or specialized aerial shoots) other objects or plants.

warm season
Used in reference to plants that initiate and/or complete most of their growth during the latter parts of the growing season.

whorled
More than two arranged around a common point.

windrow
A row, heap, or ridge of material. In the context of this publication, it generally refers to the soil and plant material that is piled and remains after tree and brush removal.

wing
A relatively thin extension of an organ along its border.

woolly
Having long, soft, entangled hairs.

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