- When does a doe weigh the most?
a. 2 years
b. 4 years
c. 6 years
d. 8 years
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[pagebreak] 1. When does a doe weigh the most?
B. 4 YEARS
Does actually decline slightly in weight after their third or fourth year, but they remain healthy.
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[pagebreak] 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
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[pagebreak] 2. Which bucks make the earliest rubs?
A. THE OLDEST
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[pagebreak] 3. What is the smallest deer species in North America?
a. Coues
b. blacktail
c. muley
d. Key
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[pagebreak] 3. What is the smallest deer species in North America?
D. KEY
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[pagebreak] 4. What state has the highest percentage of deer infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD)?
a. Wisconsin
b. Illinois
c. New Mexico
d. Colorado
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[pagebreak] 4. What state has the highest percentage of deer infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD)?
D.COLORADO
This is also the state where the disease was first discovered.
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[pagebreak] 5. How many whitetail subspecies have biologists identified?
a. 1
b. 6
c. 12
d. more than 30
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[pagebreak] 5. How many whitetail subspecies have biologists identified?
D. MORE THAN 30
Over half of the subspecies are found in the U.S. and Canada.
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[pagebreak] 6. At what age can a doe become pregnant?
a. 6 months
b. 1 year
c. 2 years
d. 3 years
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[pagebreak] 6. At what age can a doe become pregnant?
A. 6 MONTHS
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[pagebreak] 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
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[pagebreak] 7. In which year of its life is a buck’s body fully developed?
D. 4 YEARS
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[pagebreak] 8. What percentage of a buck’s potential antler growth is reached by age 11â„2?
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 50
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[pagebreak] 8. What percentage of a buck’s potential antler growth is reached by age 11â„2?
A. 10
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[pagebreak] 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
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[pagebreak] 9. What is the ideal percentage of protein a deer needs in its diet to thrive?
C. 16-18 PERCENT
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[pagebreak] 10. Which of these common deer foods does not have a protein level above 20 percent?
a. corn
b. rape
c. clover
d. lablab
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[pagebreak] 10. Which of these common deer foods does not have a protein level above percent?
A. CORN
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[pagebreak] 11. Which is more common?
a. melanism (black deer)
b. albinism (white deer)
c. both a. and b. are equally common
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[pagebreak] 11. Which is more common?
B. ALBINISM (WHITE DEER)
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[pagebreak] 12. What is the gestation period for does?
a. 6 months
b. 7 months
c. 8 months
d. 9 months
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[pagebreak] 12. What is the gestation period for does?
B. 7 MONTHS
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[pagebreak] 13. What glands control the timing of the rut?
a. tarsal
b. pineal
c. pituitary
d. both b. and c.
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[pagebreak] 13. What glands control the timing of the rut?
D. BOTH B. AND C.
Decreasing daylight triggers interaction between these two glands, which instigate fall breeding.
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[pagebreak] 14. How many subspecies of mule deer have been identified?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 11
d. 22
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[pagebreak] 14. How many subspecies of mule deer have been identified?
C. 11
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[pagebreak] 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
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[pagebreak] 15. Typically, what percentage of all visits to scrapes does a buck make during daylight hours?
C. 15-20 PERCENT
Typically 15 to 20 percent of visitations occur during daylight.
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[pagebreak] 16. How fast can a deer run?
a. 10 mph
b. 20 mph
c. 30 mph
d. 40 mph
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[pagebreak] 16. How fast can a deer run?
D. 40 MPH
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[pagebreak] 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
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[pagebreak] 17. Throughout the northern two thirds of the U.S., when does the main part of the rut usually occur?
C. NOV. 8-25
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[pagebreak] 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
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[pagebreak] 18. How long does the average whitetail buck live in a hunted population?
B. 18-30 MONTHS
In a hunted population, one and a half to two and a half years is the average lifespan; in an unhunted herd, four to six years.
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[pagebreak] How many did you get right?
1-5: Maybe you should stick to hunting birds
6-10: Reading magazines and websites does not make you a great hunter, but it helps. You’re on your way.
11-14: You have a good enough grasp of the subject to teach at a junior college
15-18: If Pennsylvania is looking for a new deer biologist, you’d be a perfect fit
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