Whitetail at the L-28 Interceptor Levee

"White tail Deer at the L-28 Levee in Florida Everglades"

 

L-28 INTERCEPTOR LEVEE, FL                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

This wildlife photo was taken at the L-28 Interceptor Levee in Collier County, Florida, and is of a whitetail deer. The camera gear used in this whitetail deer photograph was a Nikon D90 attached to a Tamron 28-300mm lens. This photo was taken from across the levee (approximately 100′).

The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the Virginia deer or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru. It has also been introduced to New Zealand and some countries in Europe, such as Finland, Czech Republic, and Serbia. In the Americas, it is the most widely distributed wild ungulate.

Within the past century, Florida’s deer herd has gone through many changes. In the late 1930s, there were only about 20,000 deer in the state and they were nearly extirpated in south Florida during an effort to eradicate tick-borne diseases. The Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission (GFC) responded to this by purchasing deer from various sources– including a game farm in Wisconsin–and transplanting them to unoccupied areas in Florida. Also, killing adult females (does) was prohibited during the early restocking period, to further ensure success.

These efforts were successful and now population estimates exceed 700,000 deer statewide. This number, in combination with a growing human population, presents new challenges. In several areas, deer have become so numerous, landowners complain of damage to agricultural crops and ornamental plantings.

 

 

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    7 Thoughts to “Whitetail at the L-28 Interceptor Levee”

    1. John D

      Great photo Alan

    2. Alan S. Hochman

      Thank you John!

    3. mary

      Mr.Hochman you have done it again!! Fantastic picture of the deer & it reminds me of seeing them when I was a child!!!

    4. Alan S. Hochman

      Mary,
      Thank you so much.

    5. Would you believe we have these fellows running around in the wild in Jamaica? They escaped from an attraction during Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. They are becoming a huge problem for farmers in the eastern end of the island.

      Nice shot. Keep up the good work!

    6. JijuBlue

      I Love your photos Mr. Alan. Nothing better than wildlife photos.

    7. Alan S. Hochman

      Thank you.

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