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01/18/24 Grif.Net – New Semester at University (+ Answers to “Oh Deer” Quiz

01/18/24 Grif.Net – New Semester at University (+ Answers to “Oh Deer” Quiz

[New Semester Begins! Here are a few phrases that as a Profe=
ssor I’ve found useful over my four-year stints teaching in college/grad sc=
hool (1984-1988 & 1996-2000) evaluating students, fellow professors, de=
ans, and staff]

 

I see you’ve set aside this special time to humiliate yours=
elf in public.

 

I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about=
you.

 

I’m already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.

 

Your plan soun=
ds reasonable. Time to up my medication

 

How about never? Is never good for =
you?

 

Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.

 

I=
like you. You remind me of when I was young and stupid.

 

~~OH, DEER Quiz~~=

 

1. 14 STAT=
ES have more than 1+ million deer population (whitetail or blacktail/mule d=
eer) estimated. (9 have above 1 million, 5 have about 1 million) Can you li=
st the TOP FIVE STATES in order?
1 =3D 5.5 million TEXAS

2 =3D 2.0 million MICHIGAN

3=
=3D 1.7 million ALABAMA

4 =3D 1.7 million M=
ISSISSIPPI

5 =3D 1.6 million WISCONSIN

6 =3D 1.5 million PENNSYLVANIA

7 =3D 1.4 million MISSOURI

8 =
=3D 1.3 million GEORGIA

9 =3D 1.2 million NE=
W YORK

10 =3D (tie) 1 million each VIRGINIA,=
NORTH CAROLINA,
ARKANSAS, KENTUCKY, MINNESOTA

 

2. DEER HUNTING is a wide-spr=
ead sport. Archery has a long season and growing in popularity.  What =
5 states lead the US in percentage of deer harvested in that state by arche=
ry?

1 =3D NEW JERSEY (64% of 37,000 killed)

2 =3D CONNECTICUT (51% of 9,000 killed)=

3 =3D OHIO (48% of 200,00 killed)

4 =3D MASSACHUSETTS (48% of 12,000 killed)

5 =3D ILLINOIS (45% of 150,000 killed)

6 =3D KANSAS (45% of 85,000 killed)

 

3. Hunters want to “fill the=
ir tag” (legally harvest a deer in season), But in some states, fewer=
than 20% are successful.  LIST THE TOP 5 STATES with the highest numb=
er of licensed hunters “filling their tag”:

1 =3D 72% SOUTH CAROLINA

2 =3D 6=
6% ALABAMA

3 =3D 63% MISSISSIPPI

4 =3D 57% LOUISIANA

5 =
=3D 55% TEXAS

 

4. I have hunted deer with a rifle (.303 Enfield) and bow and arrow=
=2E  What are the other 3 most common weapons for hunting deer?

1 =3D SHOTGUN (and SLUG)

2 =3D CROSSBOW (and BOLT)

3 =3D MUZZLE=
-LOADER (and PATCHED ROUND BALL or MINNIE BALL – I use a .577 3-band =
Enfield and Minnie-ball personally)

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sp;

5. In 2022, ten states had more than 200,000 =
deer legally harvested. Can you list the TOP FIVE?

1 =3D 830,000 TEXAS

2 =3D 395,000 MIC=
HIGAN.

3 =3D 380,000 PENNSYLVANIA=

4 =3D 310,000 WISCONSIN

5 =3D 300,000 MISSOURI

6 =3D 300,000 ALABA=
MA

7 =3D 275,000 MISSISSIPPI

8 =3D 260,000 GEORGIA

9 =3D =
210,000 NEW YORK

10 =3D 200,000 OHIO

 

6.  A ne=
wborn fawn weighs 4-6 pounds.  How long will it take to double its wei=
ght?

TWO WEEKS

 

7. About how much food does a deer =
eat daily?

5-7 POUNDS (2,000 pounds annually=
)

 

8. =
Deer are an “ungulate”.  What does this mean?

HOOVED (actually the toenail)

 

9. About how many deer species a=
re there in the world?

100=

 

10. What/where in the =
world are the smallest members of the deer family?

PUDU, in CHILE (About the size of a large rabbit)

 

11. What is deer meat =
called?

VENISON (it is labeled “deer m=
eat” in Wyoming butcher shops)

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bsp;

12. METHANE is “belched” (NOT fr=
om the other end, as ignorantly joked) from fermenting cud. Per animal poun=
d, where do deer rank in order of animals producing methane?

SECOND. Only slightly behind cows/cattle but ahead of shee=
p, antelope, or goats. (Average cow is more than 4 times larger than a deer=
, but 5 times the methane).

 

~~

Dr Bob Griffin

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