East Feliciana Parish stomach samples

31 deer were sampled

Species – # of stomachs present

Privet – 25

White oak acorns – 18

Water oak acorns – 18

Cherry bark oak acorns – 16

Yaupon – 16

Yellow jessamine vine – 12

Winter grasses – 12

Climbing fern – 10

Fungi – 8

Greenbriar (smilax) – 7

Corn – 7

Oak browse – 5

Japanese honeysuckle – 4

Crossvine – 3

Rubus (blackberry) – 3

Horse sugar – 2

Shumard oak acorns – 1

American beauty berry fruit – 1

Strawberry bush – 1

About David Moreland 245 Articles
David Moreland is a retired wildlife biologist with LDWF, having served as the State Deer Biologist for 13 years and as Chief of the Wildlife Division for three years. He and his wife Prudy live in rural East Feliciana Parish.