{"id":28451,"date":"2024-04-07T19:35:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T23:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=28451"},"modified":"2025-08-05T08:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:36:19","slug":"new-deer-impact-toolbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/new-deer-impact-toolbox\/","title":{"rendered":"New Deer Impact Toolbox"},"content":{"rendered":"

White-tailed deer are an important part of our Hoosier natural areas and a true conservation success story. Once extirpated from Indiana, deer now thrive in all 92 counties.\"deer<\/a><\/p>\n

Deer can significantly impact the make-up of plants in our natural areas through the plants they eat (referred to as browsing). When the number of deer on the landscape is in balance with the available habitat and deer browsing is at a low intensity, deer can positively impact our forests\u2019 plant diversity. When deer are overabundant, their browsing can impact forests in a variety of negative ways.<\/p>\n

5 Steps to address deer impacts to Indiana Woodlands:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/em>Understanding<\/strong><\/em>
\nUnderstand how deer impact Indiana’s forest ecosystems.<\/p>\n

Identify<\/strong><\/em>
\nIdentify signs and symptoms of deer impact in your woodland.<\/p>\n

Monitor<\/strong><\/em>
\nMonitor how deer are impacting your woodland over time.<\/p>\n

Manage<\/strong><\/em>
\nDecide how to manage deer and their impact on your woodland.<\/p>\n

Evaluate<\/strong><\/em>
\nEvaluate if the management actions you took reduced deer impact on your woodland.<\/p>\n

Check out the new Deer Impact Toolbox<\/a> website for publications and more details to discover the steps landowners and land managers can take to understand, monitoring, and manage deer impacts to Indiana\u2019s forests.<\/p>\n

Don’t miss the videos: Monitoring Deer Impacts on Indiana Forests: Ten-Tallest Method<\/a> and Monitoring Deer Impacts on Indiana Forests: Accessing Vegetation Impacts for Deer (AVID) Plots<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out the College of Agriculture news article to learn more: Deer Impact Toolbox provides guidance for Indiana forest landowners and managers<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Resources:
\n<\/strong>Purdue Extension Pond and Wildlife Management<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Understanding White-tailed Deer and Their Impact on Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store
\nMonitoring White-tailed Deer and Their Impact on Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store
\nManaging White-tailed Deer Impacts on Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store
\n<\/strong>Ask an Expert: Wildlife Food Plots<\/a>, video, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel
\nHow to Build a Plastic Mesh Deer Exclusion Fence<\/a>, The Education Store
\nManaging Your Woods for White-Tailed Deer<\/a>, The Education Store
\nBovine Tuberculosis in Wild White-tailed Deer<\/a>, The Education Store
\nHandling Harvested Game: Episode 1, Field Dressing<\/a>, video, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel
\nDeer Harvest Data Collection<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR
\nHow to Score Your White-tailed Deer<\/a>, video, The Education Store, Purdue Extension Resource Center
\nWhite-Tailed Deer Post Harvest Collection<\/a>, video, The Education Store
\nAge Determination in White-tailed Deer<\/a>, video, The Education Store
\nHandling Harvested Deer Ask an Expert?<\/a> video, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel
\nSubscribe to Purdue Extension-Forestry & Natural Resources YouTube Channel<\/a>, Wildlife Playlist<\/p>\n

Jarred Brooke<\/a>, Wildlife Extension Specialist
\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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