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Herd Management
 Herd health monitoring and proper management are essential to consistent production of trophy deer. Whether you’re interested in a comprehensive herd management plan or need assistance with selective harvest, the professionals at SWS can assist with all of your needs. Here’s a quick look at some of our frequently used services.
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Design of custom herd management plans for high-fence facilities
High-fences allow land managers to have greater control over many of the factors that influence trophy deer production, and they can be excellent tools in whitetail management programs. However, owners of high-fence facilities also face unique challenges in herd management. At SWS, we specialize in designing and implementing effective herd management programs that overcome the challenges encountered on high-fence facilities and address the specific goals of our clients. Whether you already have a fence in place and need help selecting the best herd management strategy or would like assistance planning for a future high-fence, our staff can develop a custom herd management program to reach your goals.
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 Population and Sex Ratio Estimates
Estimating deer density and sex ratio is a fundamental step in the process of determining the best harvest strategy and developing an effective trophy deer management program. The SWS staff has a variety of methods available to estimate the size of the deer population and buck-to-doe ratio on your property, ranging from a simple spotlight census to our most accurate census which requires capturing and releasing deer. Give us a call to find out which methods can be used on your property to help reach your trophy deer goals.
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Camera and Video Census
Want to know what kind of deer are on your property prior to the hunting season? Want to estimate the sex ratio of your deer herd? These and many more questions can be answered with an infrared camera or video census. The SWS staff will come to your property, put out our state-of-the-art digital infrared cameras or video recorders, and analyze the data. After the census is complete, you’ll receive a CD or DVD with the pictures or videos and summary of the results.
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 Aging Harvested Deer
Accurately estimating the ages of harvested deer is a vital component of trophy deer management programs. Various methods of estimating the age of white-tailed deer are available, such as the familiar “tooth wear and replacement” method and cementum annuli aging. Cementum annuli aging is by far the most accurate method (See our article titled “ How old is that buck” at deerhuntersparadise.com for more information on cementum annuli aging); however, the wear and replacement method is useful for placing deer into broad age categories . The SWS staff is ready to help you decide which method best for your management program and assist with all your aging needs.
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Harvest Information Evaluation, Herd Health Assessments And Disease Surveillance
Interested in learning more about the health of your herd? Let SWS evaluate your harvest information or test deer for antibodies to common hemorrhagic diseases, such as EHD. The SWS staff can also arrange for a sample of does to be harvested during spring to learn more about fawn production and timing of the rut and fawning period. Contact us to learn more about which services are available to assess the health of the deer herd on your property.
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Selective Harvest
Need help reaching your antlerless deer harvest goals or culling inferior bucks? Harvesting sufficient numbers of does in a limited amount of time can quickly become an overwhelming task, and deciding which bucks to cull can be difficult for untrained individuals. The team of professional selective harvest specialists at SWS is ready to help efficiently and effectively remove desired deer from your property. We also can assist with removal of nuisance deer in populated areas using a variety of methods.
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