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Whitetail Deer

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whitetail deer’s greatest sense is:

a)

Hearing

b)

Sight

c)

Touch

d)

Smell

2.

Fawns in Minnesota are usually born in _____

a)

May and June

b)

June and July

c)

August and September

d)

October and November

3.

Fawns weigh ___ - ___ pounds at birth

a)

4-8

b)

10-14

c)

18-22

d)

26-30

4.

A fawn's white belly provides the perfect camouflage in a sun dappled forest floor

a)

True

b)

False

5.

_______ is one of the fastest growing tissues in the animal kingdom

a)

Bone

b)

Velvet

c)

Cartilage

d)

Teeth

6.

A deer can sprint up to _____ mph when it decides to flee

a)

15

b)

25

c)

40

d)

50

7.

Through the mysterious process called __________________, a deer’s antlers, coat, and breeding cycle are all regulated by the seasonal changes in daylight

a)

volunteerism

b)

photoperiodism

c)

gregarism

d)

culturism

8.

Whitetail does typically weigh _____% less than bucks

a)

5-10

b)

15-20

c)

30-40

d)

60-70

9.

Deer lower their metabolism to survive winter

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Deer have no upper front teeth

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The peek of the rut (breeding season) in northern state and Canada is

a)

late January

b)

mid March

c)

early August

d)

mid November

12.

Deer are ruminant animals that have a _____ chambered stomach.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

Bucks tend to produce their finest rack by the age of __ - __ years of age

a)

2-3

b)

4-5

c)

6-7

d)

8-9

14.

A bucks antlers and its velvet covering thrive in a diet rich in which 3 nutrients

a)

calcium

b)

iron

c)

protein

d)

zinc

e)

phosphorus

15.

A ________________ is when a buck makes marks on the ground with its hooves, and urinating on its tarsal glands on it

a)

rub

b)

scrape

c)

thrash

d)

squat

16.

A whitetail doe's pregnancy period is __________ months long.

a)

2 - 3.5

b)

4.5 - 5

c)

6.5 - 7

d)

8 - 9.5

17.

_____________ are the main predators of whitetail and help keep the population in control (cause the most deaths)

a)

Black Bear

b)

Coyotes

c)

Bobcat

d)

Hunters

18.

Bucks trying to intimidate other bucks will make a __________ sound.

a)

Bleet Ball

b)

Snort Wheeze

c)

Wale Cry

d)

Grunt

19.

Older whitetail bucks will lose _____ pounds during the rut

a)

2 - 3

b)

10 - 15

c)

30 - 40

d)

60 - 70

20.

Whitetail deer will ________________ to warn other deer of danger

a)

Grunt

b)

Cry

c)

Stomp its feet

d)

Shake its head

21.

Whitetail deer can jump ____ feet high

a)

4

b)

8

c)

12

d)

14

22.

Antlers loosen at the base and will fall at the same time

a)

True

b)

False

23.

In ___________ testosterone levels have dropped and will cause a buck to shed its antlers.

a)

late spring

b)

late summer

c)

early fall

d)

winter

24.

In the winter, whitetail deer will seek ______ for yarding areas

a)

shrubs

b)

conifers

c)

waterways

d)

deciduous

25.

What are the most common signs of deer aggression? (select correct 2)

a)

Hissing

b)

Ears folded back

c)

Ruffled har

d)

Standing up

26.

How much of the Minnesota deer herd is harvested annually by human hunters?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

40%

d)

50%

27.

Whitetail deer that are both white and brown are called

a)

Blended

b)

Mixers

c)

Piebald

d)

Shavers

28.

Minnesota DNR manages deer in only 3 different Deer Population Areas (DPA's)

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Whitetail deer populations were drastically low in Minnesota in the late 1800's/early 1900's because (select 2)

a)

habitat (trees) were cut down

b)

glaciers

c)

market hunters killed them all year round and no limits

d)

a massive forest fire swept across the entire state

30.

Whitetail deer will leave scent using their glands, select 4

a)

forehead

b)

tarsal

c)

interdigital

d)

preorbital

e)

tail

31.

Typical Whitetail Deer antlers harvested with a gun are scored by using

a)

Cullpepper and Johnson

b)

Pope and Young

c)

Boone and Crockett

d)

Alders and Johnnies

32.

You can age a whitetail deer by its

a)

jawbone

b)

skull plate

c)

3rd rib

d)

dewclaws

33.

Deer will lose their milk teeth when they are _______ old

a)

3-4 months

b)

6-8 months

c)

19-21 months

d)

36-38 months

34.

Aging older dear is done by _______ of their teeth

a)

wear

b)

replacement

c)

loss

d)

none of these

35.

Both male and female whitetail deer have antlers

a)

True

b)

False