Post by Woody Williams on Oct 17, 2005 15:23:06 GMT -5
Test your knowledge of whitetails and mulies.
1.When does a doe weigh the most?
a. 2 years
b.4 years
c. 6 years
d. 8 years
2. Which bucks make the earliest rubs?
a. the oldest
b. the youngest
c. spikes
d. all deer rub their antlers at the same time
3. What is the smallest deer species in North America?
a. Coues
b. blacktail
c. muley
d. Key
4. What state has the highest percentage of deer infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD)?
a. Wisconsin
b. lllinois
c. New Mexico
d. Colorado
5. How many whitetail subspecies have biologists identified?
a. 1
b. 6
c. 12
d. more than 30
6. At what age can a doe become pregnant?
a.6 months
b. 1 year
c. 2 years
d. 3 years
7. In which year of its life is a buck's body fully developed?
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 3 years
d. 4 years
8. What percentage of a buck's potential antler growth is reached by age 1 1/2?
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 50
9. What is the ideal percentage of protein a deer needs in its diet to thrive?
a. 8-10 percent
b. 12-14 percent
c. 16-18 percent
d. 20-22 percent
10. Which of these common deer foods does not have a protein level above 20 percent?
a. corn
b. rape
c. clover
d. lablab
11. Which is more common?
a. melanism (black deer)
b. albinism (white deer)
c. both a. and b. are equally common
12. What is the gestation period for does?
a. 6 months
b. 7 months
c. 8 months
d. 9 months
13. What glands control the timing of the rut?
a. tarsal
b. pineal
c. pituitary
d. both b. and c.
14. How many subspecies of mule deer have been identified?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 11
d. 22
15. Typically, what percentage of all visits to scrapes does a buck make during daylight hours?
a. 0 percent
b. 5-10 percent
c. 15-20 percent
d. 30-35 percent
16. How fast can a deer run?
a. 10 mph
b. 20 mph
c. 30 mph
d. 40 mph
17. Throughout the northern two thirds of the U.S., when does the main part of the rut usually occur?
a. Oct. 5-22
b. Oct. 23-Nov. 5
c. Nov. 8-25
d. Dec. 24- Jan. 10
18. How long does the average whitetail buck live in a hunted population?
a. 12-24 months
b. 18-30 months
c. 30-42 months
ANSWERS LATER…..
1.When does a doe weigh the most?
a. 2 years
b.4 years
c. 6 years
d. 8 years
2. Which bucks make the earliest rubs?
a. the oldest
b. the youngest
c. spikes
d. all deer rub their antlers at the same time
3. What is the smallest deer species in North America?
a. Coues
b. blacktail
c. muley
d. Key
4. What state has the highest percentage of deer infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD)?
a. Wisconsin
b. lllinois
c. New Mexico
d. Colorado
5. How many whitetail subspecies have biologists identified?
a. 1
b. 6
c. 12
d. more than 30
6. At what age can a doe become pregnant?
a.6 months
b. 1 year
c. 2 years
d. 3 years
7. In which year of its life is a buck's body fully developed?
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 3 years
d. 4 years
8. What percentage of a buck's potential antler growth is reached by age 1 1/2?
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 50
9. What is the ideal percentage of protein a deer needs in its diet to thrive?
a. 8-10 percent
b. 12-14 percent
c. 16-18 percent
d. 20-22 percent
10. Which of these common deer foods does not have a protein level above 20 percent?
a. corn
b. rape
c. clover
d. lablab
11. Which is more common?
a. melanism (black deer)
b. albinism (white deer)
c. both a. and b. are equally common
12. What is the gestation period for does?
a. 6 months
b. 7 months
c. 8 months
d. 9 months
13. What glands control the timing of the rut?
a. tarsal
b. pineal
c. pituitary
d. both b. and c.
14. How many subspecies of mule deer have been identified?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 11
d. 22
15. Typically, what percentage of all visits to scrapes does a buck make during daylight hours?
a. 0 percent
b. 5-10 percent
c. 15-20 percent
d. 30-35 percent
16. How fast can a deer run?
a. 10 mph
b. 20 mph
c. 30 mph
d. 40 mph
17. Throughout the northern two thirds of the U.S., when does the main part of the rut usually occur?
a. Oct. 5-22
b. Oct. 23-Nov. 5
c. Nov. 8-25
d. Dec. 24- Jan. 10
18. How long does the average whitetail buck live in a hunted population?
a. 12-24 months
b. 18-30 months
c. 30-42 months
ANSWERS LATER…..
