Heavy Thinning and Prescribed Fire Can Improve High-Protein Deer Forage in Pine Plantations
A Georgia study finds heavier thinning and prescribed fire can improve high-protein forage potential in mid-rotation loblolly pine stands.
Habitat & Nutrition
Are Deer Properties Producing Enough Natural Forage? What a 43-Property Study Found
A study of 43 deer-managed properties found that forage availability was often limited. Learn why habitat composition and management scale matter.
Do You Need Fertile Soil for Better Deer Forage? What a 16-State Study Found
The Big Takeaway: If you have ever looked at a piece of property with poor soils and assumed it could
Can Fawns Hide From Coyotes Without Losing Sight of Them?
A 2026 study found that white-tailed deer fawns survived at bedsites with greater horizontal visibility, while vegetation height and measured concealment did not differ significantly. The findings suggest fawning habitat involves more than simply maximizing cover.
Can Annual Prescribed Fire Improve Deer Forage?
A study in Alabama found that annual prescribed burning increased the availability of higher-protein forage in early summer compared with burning every two years. But total forage biomass and digestible protein production did not differ significantly between treatments.