Table 3.8. Estimated forage production on the study area and estimated 

 number of deer it would support during summer and autumn, 

 1976-1986. 



Year 



Total kg of 



Forbs on 

 Study Area 



Number of Deer 



Supported 

 Summer- Autumn 3 



1976 

 1977 

 1978 

 1979 

 1980 

 1981 

 1982 

 1983 

 1984 

 1985 

 1986 



1,375,136 



1,137,342 



7,375,912 



10,609,783 



1,037,409 



2,016,061 



3,226,553 



1,351,978 



616,985 



248,510 



3,900,078 



1,719 



1,308 



11,147 



16,827 



1,211 



2,613 



4,497 



2,095 



843 



313 



8,268 



a Number of deer supported = Estimated total kg forbs and/or shrubs 

 available on study area / 1.8 kg per deer day / 150 days, summer-autumn 

 period. 



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