May/June, 2020
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Lucky's Fun Fact:

Annual estimates of deer damage are reported to exceed $2 billion nationwide, including $1 billion in car damages, more than $100 million in agricultural crop damage, $750 million in damage to the timber industry, and more than $250 million in damage to metropolitan households (e.g., landscape plantings). These estimates are conservative, and it is often difficult to obtain reliable statistics for wildlife-related losses.

Long story short… hunters play a huge role in managing our deer herd to battle these numbers, in addition to the other negative effects of over population.
Trivia Question:
White-tailed deer have always been abundant throughout the last 200 years?
True
False
How'd you do last month?
Which of the following are sources of fawn mortality?

a)      Coyotes
b)     Black Bears
c)      Bobcats
d)     Farm Implements
e)      All of the Above

Although coyotes are the main source of fawn deaths across North America, all other options can also be sources of mortality in addition to vehicles, black vultures, feral hogs, and several other sources.
EDUCATION UPDATE:
Like most places, it has been pretty quiet here at Deerassic Park the past two months. That doesn't mean that our amazing Education Team wasn't busy fulfilling the Park's mission of educating youth about the wonders of the outdoors though. Throughout the last 8 weeks of the school year, Luke and Miss B produced videos each day that allowed kids and adults alike to virtually take part in lessons and activities related to the outdoors!

If you haven't had the chance to view these videos yet, you can check them out at the link below.

Now that June has arrived, we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. With the State giving the green light to day camps, we have scheduled our annual Archery, Junior, and Senior Camps for June and July. We can't wait to get back to work doing what we do best, teaching kids about the outdoors. We are also extremely excited to get to host our first events in our newly opened Education Complex.
DEERASSIC ACTIVITY SPOTLIGHT
Each month we spotlight one of the amazing educational activities offered by our dedicated education team
Aerial Archery
Description: Having previous archery experience is a prerequisite to this activity. Students will try some advanced archery techniques by using the NASP style compound bows to try and shoot circular foam targets out of the air launched by our target thrower. They will use flu-flu arrows (designed for aerial flight) to try and “shish-kabob” the foam targets.

Length: 30 - 60 Minutes

Grades: 6th +
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please check our website and Facebook page for more details
June 12: Youth Fishing Derby - CANCELLED

June 19: Catfish Tournament - CANCELLED

June 20 - 21: Virtual Fishing Photo Competition - See Below for Details

June 22 - 25: Archery Camp (ages 10-17) - SOLD OUT

June 26 - 27: Kicking Bear - CANCELLED

July 7 - 9: Junior Camp (ages 9-11) - SOLD OUT

July 14 - 16: Senior Camp (ages 12-15) - Sign Up Here
Due to the current, ever-changing circumstances surrounding the global pandemic, please be sure to check our Facebook page and website for updates and cancellations.
Deerassic Park Education Center | [deerassic.com]