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The Witt-Birn Chapter of Wisconsin Deerhunters, Inc.
The tagging and telemetry study of Whitetail Deer
in the Witt-Birn School District.
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The construction of the large box trap was the first step in our project. In the left photo the trap is shown set and baited with corn and alfalfa.
In the right photo Dan Kapitz of the Witt - Birn Chapter of Wis- consin Deerhunters is shown constructing the large box. |
Permits and approval for the deer telemetry project are granted in the first week of March. The construction of the trap begins the first week of March. The deer take about one week to start to use the box trap.
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The box trap stands ready at the trapping site. Shown are Witt-Birn chapter members (left to right), Eric Peterson, Denny Brahmer and Dan Kapitz. |
The capture of our first deer occurs on March 13, 1999. The location of the site is approximately one mile east of Hatley. The adult doe ( Alice ) receives a neck radio transmitter collar and also a numbered ear tag. On the next day Alice is within a half-mile from the trap and doing just fine.
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| Alice is released back to the wild with a new radio transmitter collar like the one shown on the right. | |
A visual sighting of Alice occurs on Thursday evening right next to the trap. Since trapping, Alice had remained close to the capture site and a been visually sighted several times.
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The large adult doe, which was later names Alice, is shown in the capture net with the collar in place. This was the first |
The capturing of Javier ( 3-14-99 ) a buck fawn.
Javier is captured at the same location as Alice, one mile east of Hatley. Javier receives and ear tag and a special solar powered ear transmitter. Javier is visually seen back at the capture site on 3-20-99. He has stayed within 3/4 of a mile of the capture site.
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 Another tagging! Just one day after |
| the tagging of Alice, a second deer was captured. This deer, a buck fawn (Javier), is shown here receiving his ear tags and a solar powered ear radio transmitter. (Right photo). Javier was then released back into the wild with his new ear tags ( left photo.) | |
The capture of Jake (3-20-99)
The next capture occurs the next Saturday at our Elderon location. The tagging location is two miles southwest of Elderon. Jake is a buck fawn who receives an ear tang and a solar powered ear transmitter. Upon release Jake travels northwest approximately one and a quarter-miles. Since the release Jake has traveled south over Comet Road but still remains within one mile of the trap site.
The capture of Bubba occurs on 3-27-99
At the Oak Road location. Bubba, a buck fawn was captured and released with an ear tag and a visual white ear tag. Since his release Bubba has been sighted several times closely associating with Alice the adult doe. Could it be her fawn?
The Witt-Birn Chapter of Wisconsin Deerhunters tagging crew. In the back row from left to right are, Dan Day, Dan Cnonssew, Mark Brahmer, Dan Kapitz and Nathan Wolff. In the front row from left to right are, Mike Bohlman, Ryan Day, Mike Peterson and Eric Peterson. |
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Students from the Wittenberg - Birnamwood School District are actively involved in the tracking of the radio collared deer. Currently data is being collected and we are looking forward to fawning season and the buck fawn dispersal.