COMPARISON OF A DEER YARD AND A MOOSE YARD IN NOVA SCOTIA

Abstract

A winter concentration area or "yard" of moose (Alces alces) was compared with a nearby deer (Odocoileus virginianus) winter concentration area. Although both were on the middle of southwest facing slopes, the deer yard was steeper and drier. The deer yard was 500 ft lower in elevation and had a more continuous cover of heavy softwood, a thinner snow cover, and a smaller browse supply than the moose yard.