Range ecology -- South Dakota; Experimental rangelands -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
The Annie Creek and Hepler Experimental Range Plots established in 1945 consist of an acre each of Deer Proof, Controlled Browsing and Unfenced at Annie Creek plus an additional Livestock Proof Acre at the Hepler Plots. Deer utilization each...
Range ecology -- South Dakota; Experimental rangelands -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
Although this clipping experiment has not been in operation long enough to produce many conclusions, it appears quite likely that Oregon Grape will disappear from all of the plots within a few years even under a simulated utilization of only 25 per...
Range ecology -- South Dakota; Experimental rangelands -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
Briefly stated, these studies attempt to determine the degree of competition between deer and domestic livestock, annual forage production, annual utilization of browse by deer, and use-factors for key food plants.
Results of this experiment have...
Range ecology -- South Dakota; Experimental rangelands -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
This job, primarily designed to establish use-factors for key browse plants, has been a constant source of frustration during the last seven years, since the normal production of browse even under complete protection has varied from a minus 60...
Range ecology -- South Dakota; Experimental rangelands -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
The important evergreen deer foods, kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) and Oregon grape (Odostemon repens) lose production if as little as 25 percent of their total green forage is removed annually. Excessive utilization of Oregon grape only...