[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
[email protected]=
www.grif.net
"Jesus Know=
s Me, This I Love!"
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