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Community Woods, Waters, and Wildlife DEER
By Jeff Beach
the consensus was that we should
Bobcats. The deer are very agile
any movement that deviates from
of schedules and responsibilities. I would suggest a good woods walk Odocoileus virginianus. Latin
start to protect and manage wild-
with impressive athletic abilities
motions in their normal woodland
with a camera in the fall, stay still, environment. I have seen many
for The White Tail Deer ( WTD).
life for future generations. The
and combined with their highly
photos of such a sight and have
tuned senses of smell, vision and
One of the most popular animals
Pittman-Robinson act of 1937
and capture some shots of your hearing the Deer are well equipped
in the Nation from many perspec-
provided a funding source for State
local deer neighbors. The deer enjoyed such a visit.
tives and pursuits. Evoking a sense
wildlife managers to support wild-
are very active during the mating That stillness and reverence for
to stay alive. And we as hunters
of wild places and a spirit of ad-
are in that predator class when
life restoration projects.
our wildlife reminds me of times
season. And wear some orange we visit the woodlands during the
venture. Most states and South-
The WTD have adapted to sur-
clothing!
that I can resort to a quiet place and
ern Canada have a population of
meditate on Gods word. I need a
viving in diverse habitats and are
Fall hunting season. I have a lot
NHF&G has the responsibility WTD. Where there isn’t a popula-
place of solitude from the business
of hunting stories but because of
to manage New Hampshires deer very resilient to change through-
the aforementioned evasion skills,
herd. The state is broken up into tion of WTD, there are other spe-
out the growth of our Nation as
of our schedules and the stream
cies of deer, such as the Mule deer
long as they have food, water and
of chaos on the outside. God says
acute senses and physical abilities
13 management units that have in the western states and the Sitka
for all of us in Psalm 46:10 Be still
of the WTD many of my hunts
specific population objectives with cover with space to spread out in
are walks in the woods holding a
designed harvest limits for antlered deer in Alaska. The WTD is the
their range. With constant human
and know that I am God. And we
State animal of New Hampshire
population growth and expansion
have to be intentional to set apart
gun. When that tail goes up as a
and antlerless deer. Human popu- and 11 other states.
that time a time of reverence and
warning or in flight you’ll know
lation density, open space habitat into wild areas the deer have taken
how it got its name.
and deer population objectives Research has been done in
it in stride and maintained a grow-
stillness to that spiritual call to
many wildlife communities and
ing population. We are even seeing
focus on Gods’ presence. It allows
There are so many ways to
are all used by wildlife biologists agencies, and it has been found
us to get to know God to develop
enjoy our deer population. Such
and game managers to set season deer in the more populated cities
a prominent wild animal through-
duration and specific rules within that there are more deer in the
of our state as we find in Concord
a relationship with Him. And it’s
nation now than 100 years ago.
and Manchester.
easy to model how Jesus got away
out the Nation that is the subject
each zone. Deer hunters are able And much of that attributing to
to pray. The book of Mark, Chap-
of many hobbies that people par-
to use a few methods of hunting to With very acute senses of hear-
take in. Photography, sculpting and
fill their deer tag. Archery, rifle and conservation and favorable habitat
ing and smell they are equipped
ter 1 says Very early in the morn-
that allows deer to thrive through
to protect against predators. The
ing, while it was still dark, Jesus got
wood working, painting and hunt-
shotgun, crossbow and early season adaptation and resilience. During
up, left the house and went off to
ing pursuits. Sitting on the porch
muzzleloader. Each are important older and weak deer as well as
and spying a Doe emerge from the
to the managers to maintain deer the years 1880 – 1930, Theodore
young deer, called fawns, are more
a solitary place, where he prayed
Roosevelt, John Muir and Aldo
susceptible to predation. These
to the Father. For this spiritual time
wood line with her fawn in tow is a
population density in those zones. Leopold, three of the Nations’
of absorbing Gods word we get a
sight that settles the soul and brings
Pick your favorite hobby pur- predators are well known in the
a stillness around us. We have to
suit of deer and get outside to find most impactful conservationists,
forest being Coyotes, Bear and
physical refreshening. We need that
reboot to get through the next day
be still as they are very alert to
them in their wild places.
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