Vol. 23, No. 7 
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of the winter range of a radio-monitored, adult female that was described in the 
May newsletter (MWRL 23(5):4). The yearling was first seen on her spring range 
after 25 April, which was the last date that the adult female was on her winter 
range. 
The spring range of the yearling was 29.4 hectares (72.7 acres) with a 
major axis of 1,079 m (O .67 mile) oriented in a north-south direction and a 
minor axis of 325 m (0.2 mile). Habitat types found within this range are 
described in Table 3 . The deer was usually found, night and day, in successional 
black locust areas and was occasionally seen around dusk in a grassy area where 
we have put block salt. 
The yearling remained on the spring range until 9 June, after which time 
she was located as follows: 11 June, 2,900 m (1.8 miles) east of the spring 
range (1,218 m or O .76 mile east of the winter range); 13 through 16 June, 1.5 
miles southeast of Bondville, Champaign County, Illinois, 2,718 km (17.25 miles) 
east of the capture point, which is within the winter range; and 17 June, along 
the s alt Fork of the Vermilion River 1.5 miles north of Homer, Champaign County, 
linois, 56.4 km (35 miles) east of the capture point. Throughout this movement 
the yearling has been accompanied by an unmarked deer of the same size, believed 
to be her sibling. We have no explanation at this time as to why she moved this 
great distance or chose this direction. 
Table 3 . Types of habitats found in summer range of 
tailed deer and the proportions in which they occur. 
year 1 ing, 
female. 
white- 
Habitat Type 
Area 
Hectares 
Ac res 
Percent of 
Total Range 
Successional hardwoods (mixed), pole-sawlog size; 
seedlings-sapling size upland hardwoods, rose, 
raspberry, gooseberry understory. 
2-5 
6.2 
8.5 
Successional hardwoods (black locust), pole-sawlog 
size; raspberry, rose, gooseberry, hawthorn, 
wild crab understory. 
3.3 
8.2 
11.2 
Successional hardwoods (black locust), pole-sawlog 
size; seedling-sapling size successional and 
upland hardwoods understory. 
3.0 
7.4 
10.2 
Successional hardwoods (mixed), seedling-sapling 
size; raspberry, rose, gooseberry, hawthorn, 
wild crab understory. 
6.4 
15.8 
21.8 
Successional hardwoods (mixed), seedling-sapling 
size; seedling-sapling size mixed upland 
hardwoods understory. 
0.9 
2.2 
3.1 
Upland hardwoods (oak-hickory), pole-sawlog size; 
raspberry, rose, gooseberry, hawthorn, wild crab 
understory. 
5.4 
13.3 
18.4 
