Today while reading Ultimate Deer Food Plots by Ed Spinazzola, I was introduced to a food plot demonstration conducted by the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA). They chose an area that showed poor soil conditions unsuitable for a food plot in Gladwin County, Michigan in 2001. There were a couple major reasons the soil was considered “poor”. First off, the soil was relatively light and dusty, which doesn’t offer the fertility of soil that is prefered when growing food plots. Next, there was a ½ inch to 1 ½ inches of duff (dead leaves, sticks, etc.) layered on the topsoil. Over a five year span, they worked to create a soil fit for growing. Each year, they sprayed the field with a herbicide to kill off plants that may compete with what
The point of view of Call of the Wild is a combination of Buck’s perspective and a human’s perspective on Buck’s situation in the human world. Most often, the perspective of the story is third-person in Buck’s point of view. This perspective enables the reader to feel what it's like to be a dog and to experience that point of view. I understand how it feels for a dog like Buck. Here London shows Buck’s experience with the new vicious dogs:
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is a species that is causing an uproar, and residence unrest in two Northland counties of Fremont, and Natrona. Each of these counties need a deer management strategy that can minimize the deer population while addressing the concerns that residence in both counties have. Which are maintaining as high a population as possible to maximize viewing and hunting opportunities, increasing the growth of the mature trees of forest owners, exploring the richness of bird species, minimizing damage to unmarketable Eastern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) in the forests’ understories, and minimizing deer-auto collisions. All of which need to be met without the extirpation of deer from the two counties.
The European settlers who first arrived at the Great Plains found hardy grasslands that held the fine-grained soil in place in spite of the long recurrent droughts and occasional torrential rains. A large number of the travelers settled down in this area and built farms and ranches. These land uses led to soil exposure and great erosion. The cattle ranches were very profitable for the settlers; unfortunately, this led to overgrazing and degradation of the soil. In addition, farmers began to plow the natural grass cover and plant their own crops. Without the original root systems of the grass to anchor the soil, much of it blew away. The wide row crops were very disastrous because between the crops, the land was kept bare; as a result, this area was exposed to the elements. Also, the nutrients in the soil were used up by the plants faster than they could be replaced. The soil had become exhausted.
“Morning sweety, you must be famished. I have French toast!” I sat down and smiled, but still did not stop staring at Colton. He giggled,
The “pig hunt” started with Ralph. When the wild boar came running down the trail Ralph throws his spear at it. The spear hits the boar in the nose. Ralph’s reaction to the direct hit was on of pride. He got so excited that he hunts the pig. He kept trying to tell his story but no one was paying attention until Robert started to role play. Ralph got totally into the mock “pig hunt” revealing a different side of Ralph. Ralph “entered into the play and everybody laughed”(114). Ralph got carried away by the “sudden thick excitement grabbed Eric’s spear and jabbed at Robert with it” Kill him! Kill him!”(114). Ralph was overcome with the desire to hurt Robert. When things settled down Ralph felt “uneasy”(115). Ralph quickly tried to change the topic
My story is about Indians that hunt buffalo. In the 1500's Indians ran on foot across the plains and they brought dogs to carry the hunters pack (load). They would travel a long ways to hunt buffalo. Once they saw buffalo, they would go back to their camp and tell the other warriors that they saw buffalo. They would leave to hunt in the morning and when they were able to see outside, the warriors went towards where they saw the buffalo. Then when they got to the buffalo, they would circle them and stab them so they die.
We have all grown up loving the famous Disney movie “Bambi”. The movie portrays hunters as villainous characters who disjoin fawns from their mothers. One of the most heart wrenching scenes in the movie puts the image of hunters being brutal, insensitive people in children's minds (Walt Disney). When untrue information is taught to children they grow up applying that to the natural world and that can cause a dispute.
Singer, Michael J., and Donald N. Munns, 1996, Soils: An Introduction, Third Edition: Upper Saddle River, Prentice Hall, 480 p.
Deer overpopulation is a problem. Deer overpopulation is when the population of deer's are becoming more than usual. As a result deer overpopulation is also a problem for humans. White tailed deer's are the smallest deer's in North America. They live in North America. They prefer open woodland. White tailed deer's can live up to 110 to 300 pounds. As adults the whit e tailed deer have reddish coasts in summers, males are called bucks. Lately deer's have been going through overpopulation. We the people can make deer overpopulation stop but the question we should be asking ourselves is HOW CAN WE MAKE IT STOP?
A central theme in Foer’s, “Eating Animals” is the meaning of food and obviously as the title suggests, Foer’s own internal struggle with eating animals. In addition, Foer’s research has examined not just that the elements provide nourishment for our bodies, but the sentimental ability that food has to unite people and create lasting memories and bonds, simply because one has chosen to ‘break bread.’ “…because the stories that are served with food matter. These stories bind our family together, and bind our family to others. Stories about food are stories about us — our history and our values… I came to learn that food serves two parallel purposes: it nourishes and it helps you remember. Eating and storytelling are inseparable...” (Foer 22)
Sustainable ranching can be helpful in maintaining grassland conditions. Even so, overgrazing is a huge issue that continues to rise as ranching increases to feed the growing population. If I were the land manager in charge of 500,000 acres of public grassland, the first step I would take in assessing the land’s condition would be to take soil samples and examine the amount of erosion that has occurred over the past decade. In addition, I would assess the condition and abundance of plant life in the area. Invasive weeds and shrubs are a sign that the land is being over worked and causing a decrease in native species. Therefore, the amount of invasive species can point to the amount of abuse this land has seen over the past decade. Lastly the
Constraints in the production of this commodity may be due to limited land, and unsustainable farming system. Some of the effects of unsustainable farming results to the decreasing quality of soil and pest outbreaks. Asio et al. (2009) added also that the status of soil resources worldwide degrades at an exceptional rate brought about by various activities of humans. Thus, it is the making of humans why such problem is
The impact of an overpopulated species can have a significant, negative impact on whole ecosystems. Overpopulation of a species has been shown to cause declines in the abundance and diversity of all kinds of forest creatures, from insects to mice to canopy-nesting birds(“Hunting Plays”) and destroy the natural habitats of these and other species. An example of overpopulation impact has been seen in areas with an overabundance of deer. Deer eat just about everything farmers grow. Deer eat greens, pumpkins, corn, wheat, cranberries, carrots, avocadoes, and grapes(“Even Small”). They do not discriminate between farmed and natural land, often damaging crops resulting in a loss of revenue for farms. An individual farmer can sustain tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of crop damage in a year and in many states has resulted in annual losses into the tens of millions of dollars(“Even Small”). Farmers in agricultural states encourage hunters to kill as many deer as possible. In some states, farmers are issued special permits to kill deer year around to protect their crops(“Even Small”). As deer destroy the crops of farmers, they also destroy food that we eat. Farmers that grow vegetables and fruits for local restaurants have lost thousands of dollars due to deer. Farmers kill deer year around to produce food for grocery stores. Don Waller with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources states "We should have longer hunting seasons and ask hunters to shoot more than one deer”(Levy par 16). Longer hunting seasons and giving farmers the rights to shoot more deer will ensure the restoration of crops and that the deer population will not increase to the point of negatively impacting natural resources, farmed crops and revenue of
Soil is the most important non-renewable resource on any farm. Healthy soil is key to a good
Spurred on by curiosity, I researched the field in the hopes that I could learn more about it than what I saw at first glance. The field contains Salinas Soils, the most productive kind of soil found in the county. Salinas Soils are alluvial, containing nutrients and minerals washed down from the hillsides by rainwater. The fertility of the soil makes it a very productive field for growing, yielding crops many times a year. The dark black color of the soil indicates how fertile it is. This made me think of something that my girlfriend’s mom said. She works at the El Dorado County Agricultural Department, and she came down here a few weeks ago. When she passed by the Dalidio field she exclaimed “Wow! Look how black the dirt is!”