2. White-tail Deer Season  Opening Day is in less than two weeks.  Hunting White-tail deer prevents their extinction in PA.  What do you think of that statement?

3. Activity  Analyze the deer population over the past 260.  Look for trends in the population  Try to defend the statement “Hunting White-tail deer prevents their extinction in PA.

4. White-tailed Deer  5-9 pounds of vegetation per day  Hunted by large predators  Common large herbivore in PA  40 per sq. mi. in rural areas  100 per sq. mi. in urban areas

5. The Gray Wolf  Hunt in packs of 5- 11 members  Hunt large herbivores  Roam territories of 14-20 sq. miles  Need at least 2.5 pounds of meat per day  Extinct in PA

6. Coyote  Solitary hunters  Usually hunt small mammals  Northeastern coyotes can be twice the size of normal coyotes.

9. What may be the cause of the sudden drop in both wolf and deer populations around 1780?  Hint: What was happening in American history around this time?

10. What happens to the deer population after this drop?  Why might this have happened?

11. What may have caused the deer population to decrease following 1800?  Hint: What can affect the deer population?

12. What is the overall trend in the wolf population from 1750-1870?  Why might this be happening?