1. Ft. Belvoir Hunting Program Harvest Data
Kevin Walter
Natural Resource Specialist
Ft. Belvoir- Conservation Branch
October 11, 2017

2. Total Harvest

3. Harvest by Area 1998- Present

4. Total Deer (Bucks and Does)
Deer Harvest by Area
Area
Total Deer (Bucks and Does)
Bucks
Trophy Bucks
(7+ Points) W4 41 20 7
R2B 29 15
T4/T6C/W3 5 N1 21 11 4 H4
H15/T4
F1/T6B/H4 3 W1
*Areas in RED are QDM areas.

5. Buck Harvest QDM vs Non-QDM 2012-2017
Bucks QDM
Bucks NonQDM T4 7 W4 20 W3 6
R2B 15
T6B N1 11
T6C
H15 F1 5
R2A W6 F4 W1 4 H4
T10 3
H13/H14/H5 T7
F3/T16

6. Top Trophy Buck Areas 2012-2017 (7+ points or better)
QDM Trophies
NonQDM Trophies T4 5 W4 7
T6C
R2B W3 N1 4 F1 3 H4
T6B
F4/H13/H14/H15/H2/N2 2
T10/T7/W1/W6

7. Daily Buck Harvest 1998-present

8. Top Harvest Days 2012-2017 When should I hunt? When is the rut?
Highest Total Daily Buck Harvest
Day #
Nov 11 11
Nov 2 5
Oct 28 4
15 days 3
Highest Total Daily Deer Harvest
Day #
Nov 11 17
Nov 2 11
Oct 10, 11,19 10
Nov 8 8
Oct 12&29 Nov 5&9 7
When should I hunt?
When is the rut?
When should I take vacation?
Highest Total Daily Trophy Harvest
(7+ points)
Nov 11 8
Nov 2 4
Oct 29, Nov 25 3

9. Population Estimate 1987-2017 Average Doe:Buck Ratio- 2:1
Population Estimate Average Doe:Buck Ratio- 2:1.5 Average Fawn:Doe Ratio .3:1

10. Mast Survey- Virginia VA average Percent of crown with acorns
Ft. Belvoir

11. VA average
Percent of crown with acorns
Ft. Belvoir

12. What’s happening at Ft Belvoir?
Ongoing culvert study

13. Pine Thinnings – T8

14. Update to T9

15. Questions??????