Monthly Newsletter
July, 2021
EDUCATION UPDATE:
June was another great month for outdoor education here at Deerassic! While the beginning of the month saw most schools sending the students home for the summer, Deerassic Park’s Education Team was just getting started with their favorite time of year, Camp Season. 

Our first ever Taste of Deerassic camp kicked off the season and welcomed a lively group of 6 to 8 year olds to the park. This is the youngest age group we have ever held a camp for and it was great to give these youngsters a “taste” of what Deerassic has to offer.  In the following weeks we held our Beginner and Intermediate Art Camps, the ever-popular Archery Camp and the first session of Junior Camp. These camps are always a blast and its great to see so many familiar faces from previous years. 

While the camps are a blast for the kids, we also held a few events that the whole family could enjoy. The annual Youth Fishing Derby was an enjoyable evening of fishing at our pond with plenty of food, music, and prizes as well. In total, our young anglers caught almost 200 fish that evening.  Kicking Bear Outdoors also made its return after a year hiatus and was another day of family fun with archery, canoeing, kayaking, fishing and even obstacle courses for everyone to enjoy.  

While that seems like plenty of activity, our Education Team still found time to sneak in a few field trips for summer school programs and 4H clubs. The summer is heating up here at Deerassic and we love it that way.    
Trivia Question:
• What is the minimum size a bass must be to be able to legally keep in Ohio public waters?
A) 12 inches
B) 20 inches
C) 15 inches
D) 8 inches
How'd you do last month?
When talking genetics of the whitetail deer or genetics for any animal for that matter, there are certain percentages that we can come up with to figure out what their offspring will look like. For instance, here at Deerassic we have the white deer (leucistic) and of course we have your normal, brown-colored whitetail deer. If we know the parents’ genetic makeup, we can determine what color the fawns will be! (or at least have a rough guess.)

So, if we have a brown-colored doe and a brown-colored buck (both having the white, recessive gene present but not shown) and they mate...

So if we have a brown-colored doe and a brown-colored buck (both having the white, recessive gene present but not shown) and they mate, what percent chance do we have that the fawns will be white?


A.     0%
B.    25%
C.     50%
D.     75%

How can brown parents have an albino fawn or a white parent a brown fawn? The genes responsible for albinism, or for leucistic or melanistic or even piebald deer are recessive genes meaning they can be carried by an individual but not expressed (sort of like red hair in humans.) Offspring must receive one gene for albinism from each parent, since a single brown gene will produce a brown coat.
TRIVIA CONTEST:

Answer this month's trivia question (see above) correctly and be entered for a chance to win a Deerassic Park Hat!!!

Last month was another tough one with only 47 of the 96 responses being correct.
Congratulations to Steve L. on winning last months contest.

We will be reaching out to you to send a hat your way.


Dino's Did You Know:



·       Did you know Ohio has a frog season? Frog season is open from 6 p.m. on June 11, 2021 (the second Friday in June) to April 30, 2022. Only bullfrogs and green frogs may be taken. No more than 15 (singly or in combination) may be taken or possessed in any one day. You can take frogs by method of fishing, using a frog gig, archery tackle, or simply by catching them with a net or your hands. Bullfrogs and green frogs are both species that can become invasive in some areas and are the two most abundant frogs in Ohio (hence why we have a season on them.) Both are large enough to make frog legs out of which some people find to be a delicacy! Deep fried frog legs can be the next talk of your backyard BBQ!
COLORING CONTEST
Get those pages to us for the next drawing in September!

Reminder! The coloring contest is NOT art based and winners each quarter are chosen randomly! Of course, we’d love to still see your beautiful artwork! Winners are chosen on a running basis, so the sooner you get your submission in, the more drawings you’ll be entered in! We will be doing drawings in September, and December as well this year and announce them in the newsletter, as well as our social media platforms! Winners will be contacted separately to arrange a time to pick up their prize here at the Park!
SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION
Camp season at Deerassic is well under way! We’ve had some wonderful groups of campers so far and camps are still selling out left and right! But don’t wait too long! There’s still spots at several camps! So get registered and enjoy an outdoor experience, you’ll never forget this summer right here at Deerassic!

Again, once you submit your forms you’ll be brought to the confirmation page. We HIGHLY suggest printing off this page and the quick links for the NEED-TO-KNOW info for your camper! If you’ve already signed a camper up you can find these same links on that specific camp page such as “Items to Bring”, “Tentative Schedule”, etc. If you have any questions, please email: luke@deerassic.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you at camp!



2021 Summer Camp Schedule
(Ages 12-15) July 6th – 9th

  • SOLD OUT
(Ages 9-15) July 13th and 15th

  • SOLD OUT
(Ages 9-11) July 20th – 23rd

(Ages 12-15) July 27th – 29th

(Ages 12-15) September 4th- 6th
DEERASSIC ACTIVITY SPOTLIGHT
Each month we spotlight one of the amazing educational activities offered by our dedicated education team
Scoop on Poop
Description: A kid favorite! The fascination with animal scat! Kids enjoy this fun interactive presentation on Ohio mammal scat. Students will learn interesting facts about animal poop and get to see replica examples. With teacher permission, this can include students getting to enjoy “animal poop” chocolate treats.

Duration: 45 min – 1 hour

Grades: PreK+
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please check our website and Facebook page for more details
July 6-9: Senior Day Camp (Ages 12-15)

July 13: Hydro Camp Session 1 (Ages 9-15)

July 15: Hydro Camp Session 2 (Ages 9-15)

July 20-23: Junior Day Camp Session 2 (Ages 9-11)

July 27-29: Survival Camp (Ages 12-15)

July 29 - July 2: Junior Day Camp Session 1 (Ages 9-11)
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]