{"id":28527,"date":"2024-04-28T15:01:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T19:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=28527"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:17:40","slug":"publication-monitoring-white-tailed-deer-and-their-impact-on-indiana-woodlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/publication-monitoring-white-tailed-deer-and-their-impact-on-indiana-woodlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Publication &#8211; Monitoring White-tailed Deer and Their Impact on Indiana Woodlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wherever deer exist, they will be impacting the ecosystem through browsing. But at what level is that impact considered harmful? Many ecologists consider deer impact harmful when deer begin to reduce plant diversity in a woodland through browsing. knowing the exact number of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/monitoring-deer-cover.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"monitoring-deer-cover\" data-rl_caption=\"monitoring-deer-cover\" title=\"monitoring-deer-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-28528 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/monitoring-deer-cover-200x200.png\" alt=\"monitoring deer pub cover\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> deer on a property is difficult to measure and unnecessary. There are relatively easy ways to estimate the number of deer on a property or track trends in population sizes over time. This publication is written to help woodland owners better understand how to monitor deer and their impact.<\/p>\n<p>Monitoring deer impact is done by surveying what deer eat in a forest and how intensively they browse those species. Deer are browsers rather than grazers (like bison and cattle), preferring to eat forbs (broadleaf herbaceous plants), vines, shrubs, and trees rather than grasses. Deer also select specific parts of the plants (e.g., leaves, twigs, and young tender growth).<\/p>\n<p>Monitoring Deer Impact Methods:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/deer-browse.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"deer-browse\" data-rl_caption=\"deer-browse\" title=\"deer-browse\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-28611 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/deer-browse-200x200.png\" alt=\"deer browse\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Browse Surveys<\/li>\n<li>Indicator Plants<\/li>\n<li>Assessing Vegetation Impacts from Deer<\/li>\n<li>Ten-Tallest Method<\/li>\n<li>Twig-Aging<\/li>\n<li>Oak Sentinel<\/li>\n<li>Stump Sprouts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To receive the free download visit the Purdue Extension&#8217;s resource center: The Education Store &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-640-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monitoring White-tailed Deer and Their Impact on Indiana Woodlands<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/pondwildlife\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purdue Extension Pond and Wildlife Management<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/pondwildlife\/_docs\/intro-deer-impact-toolbox.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Introduction to White-tailed Deer Impacts on Indiana Woodlands<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-639-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understanding White-tailed Deer and Their Impact on Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-640-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monitoring White-tailed Deer and Their Impact on Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-641-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Managing White-tailed Deer Impacts on Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Tvlw1Kx9DBs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask an Expert: Wildlife Food Plots<\/a>, video, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-486-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Build a Plastic Mesh Deer Exclusion Fence<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-596-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Managing Your Woods for White-Tailed Deer<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.extension.purdue.edu\/extmedia\/FNR\/FNR-551-W.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bovine Tuberculosis in Wild White-tailed Deer<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\nHandling Harvested Game: Episode 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bfdDz1fHTbA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Field Dressing<\/a>, video, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/deer-harvest-data-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deer Harvest Data Collection<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-507-WV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Score Your White-tailed Deer<\/a>, video, The Education Store, Purdue Extension Resource Center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j3rd12FJnn8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White-Tailed Deer Post Harvest Collection<\/a>, video, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-508-WV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Age Determination in White-tailed Deer<\/a>, video, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a title=\"Handling Harvested Deer Ask an Expert?\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yWAMJ1TWgXw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handling Harvested Deer Ask an Expert?<\/a> video, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCV33U3KP3HDhxgJO1n7HuOA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to Purdue Extension-Forestry &amp; Natural Resources YouTube Channel<\/a>, Wildlife Playlist<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/jarred-m-brooke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jarred Brooke<\/a>, Wildlife Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wherever deer exist, they will be impacting the ecosystem through browsing. But at what level is that impact considered harmful? Many ecologists consider deer impact harmful when deer begin to reduce plant diversity in a woodland through browsing. knowing the exact number of deer on a property is difficult to measure and unnecessary. 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