Deerassic Park's monthly newsletter

March, 2020

Lucky's Fun Fact:

The term “buck”, which you'll often hear used to mean “one U.S. dollar,” comes from the whitetail deer! Pioneers and Native Americans used to trade deer skins for other goods. Europeans used deer skins to make all sorts of things such as hats, books, blankets, coats, and many other goods. Because of this demand, deer pelts become colonial currency. At that time, a buck skin was worth… you guessed it, one dollar! Hence the term, “buck” for the one dollar bill.

Trivia Question:

The shedding (dropping) of antlers from antlered animals is regulated by testosterone and ____.

a) The weather

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b) The rut

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c) Photoperiod

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d) Does

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How'd you do last month?

The sex of a deer can be consistently determined by the track. True or False?

a) True

b) False

The sex of a deer cannot be determined by the track (except in cases of extremely large bucks). Soil moisture, weight, and speed determine the spread of hooves in a track.

EDUCATION UPDATE:

February was another fun-filled month at Deerassic Park! Again, until the new building is opened the majority of our Education Programs are taking place in the schools and classrooms. So we visited Buckeye Trail High School to teach their Wildlife Biology class the QDMA curriculum. This program was highlighted in the January newsletter. Quality Deer Management teaches students deer biology, senses, history and management, aging and scoring deer on the hoof, jawbone aging, trail camera surveying, and includes powerpoints, handouts, quizzes, even homework several of the days, and a test to wrap things up! Teachers that bring us into their classroom to teach this curriculum have the choice of how to implement these activities into their grade books. It’s a full week of fun!

We also visited Cambridge Primary and Intermediate Schools for our monthly After School visits. We talked Owl Pellets and dissected them to teach kids about owls, what they eat, and how their bodies process their food different than we do. It’s always a kid favorite! We also had the opportunity to make our monthly visit to Meadowbrook Middle School to see their MAKERS after school program and talk deer! We did an activity very similar to the QDMA curriculum but with only 45 minutes to work with we condensed it into a fun game where students answered trivia questions for a chance to win prizes! February was a blast but March is going to be even better! Field trips will be starting soon! There’s not many days left to book! It’s going to be a busy, busy spring!

Youth Turkey Hunt

The application window is open! Apply now for our annual Youth Turkey Hunt that will be held April 17th and 18th. 5 lucky participants will be selected for a fully guided, all inclusive turkey hunt. Applicants must be between the ages 11 and 17 and have a parent or guardian available to come with them that weekend. The application deadline is March 27th, apply now at Deerassic.com!

DEERASSIC ACTIVITY SPOTLIGHT

Each month we spotlight one of the amazing educational activities offered by our dedicated education team

Disc Golf

Description: We offer students the opportunity to try this one-of-a-kind sport that gets them active and outdoors. Students will throw Frisbees through a course set up with disc catchers (works like golf but catchers instead of holes.) Students learn throwing techniques, hand-eye coordination, rules and score keeping, while getting to enjoy the outdoor course usually set to take them around our beautiful pond.

Length: 30 - 120 Minutes

Grades: 4th +

Faith, Woods & the Outdoors

4-17-20

reserve your spot now

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please check our website and Facebook page for more details

March 13 - 14: Coyote Tournament

April 4: VIP Banquet

April 11: Easter Egg Hunt

April 17: Faith, Woods and the Outdoors

April 17 - 18: Youth Turkey Hunt

May 9: Spring Fest... stay tuned for more information

May 10: Mom & Me Canvas Paint Party

Deerassic Park Education Center | [deerassic.com]