{"id":13776,"date":"2020-03-20T08:38:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T08:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=13776"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:46:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:46:49","slug":"managing-your-woods-for-white-tailed-deer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/managing-your-woods-for-white-tailed-deer\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Your Woods for White-Tailed Deer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-596-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13778 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/manage-woods-for-white-tailed-deer--500x340.png\" alt=\"manage woods for white-tailed deer cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/manage-woods-for-white-tailed-deer--500x340.png 500w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/manage-woods-for-white-tailed-deer--768x522.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/manage-woods-for-white-tailed-deer--250x170.png 250w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/manage-woods-for-white-tailed-deer-.png 1016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many woodland landowners are interested in improving their properties for one of Indiana&#8217;s most abundant game animals, white-tailed deer. This publication titled <a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-596-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Managing Your Woods for White-Tailed Deer<\/a> outlines different options landowners have to enhance white-tailed deer habitat in their woodlands. Learn the pros and cons of mature forests vs. young forest stands along with finding answers to these and other questions you may have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can mature forests cause less forage?<\/li>\n<li>What does lacking oak trees mean for managing deer?<\/li>\n<li>Which plants do deer eat?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This 16-page publication filled with plants and forest photos is a free download from the Purdue Extension resource center, The Education Store. View other deer publications and video resources as you place keywords in the search field located on <a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Education Store<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Renovating native warm-season grass stands for wildlife: A Land Manager&#8217;s Guide<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue University<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-551-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bovine Tuberculosis in Wild White-tailed Deer<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cCbBnILVsrM?si=2tHXR1B6xYdx16Du\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Score Your White-tailed Deer<\/a>, Video, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-486-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Build a Plastic Mesh Deer Exclusion Fence<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WKlg-MFK5D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frost Seeding to Establish Wildlife Food Plots and Native Grass and Forb Plantings<\/a>, Video<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/jarred-m-brooke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarred Brooke<\/a>, Extension Wildlife Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many woodland landowners are interested in improving their properties for one of Indiana&#8217;s most abundant game animals, white-tailed deer. This publication titled Managing Your Woods for White-Tailed Deer outlines different options landowners have to enhance white-tailed deer habitat in their woodlands. 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