ABSTRACT
Overabundant deer populations have recently gained national attention in exurban, suburban, and urban landscapes (DeNicola et al., 2000) (Figure 20.1). Development patterns have provided a habitat mosaic
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 599 Description of the Landscape ................................................................................................................. 600
Exurban ............................................................................................................................................. 601 Suburban ........................................................................................................................................... 602 Urban ................................................................................................................................................ 602
Ecology .................................................................................................................................................. 603 Spatial Ecology ................................................................................................................................. 603
Home Range ................................................................................................................................ 603 Habitat Use .................................................................................................................................. 603 Movement Rates and Patterns ...................................................................................................... 604 Dispersal ...................................................................................................................................... 604
Population Ecology ........................................................................................................................... 604 Population Abundance/Density .................................................................................................... 604 Reproductive Ecology .................................................................................................................. 605 Survival/Cause-Specic Mortality ............................................................................................... 605
Evaluation of Deer Management Options .............................................................................................. 605 Human Dimension ............................................................................................................................ 606 Lethal Methods ................................................................................................................................. 606
Regulated Hunting ....................................................................................................................... 606 Sharpshooters ................................................................................................................................611 Trap and Euthanasia ......................................................................................................................612 Reintroduce Predators ...................................................................................................................612
