Abstract
Feeding and shelter areas were differentiated by Telfer (1967) and Huot (1974), and Armstrong et al. (1988) also included travel lanes and day-bedding areas. During winter, white-tailed deer usually bed at night in closed forests near coniferous trees (Robinson 1960, Euler and Thurston 1980). Day-bedding sites are in areas exposed to the sun (Verme 1966, Nowosad 1968, Armstrong et al. 1983). As both types of bed sites seem to be necessary in a winter concentration area (Stocker and Gilbert 1977), it is important to be able to recognize areas meeting both sets of habitat requirements. Our objective was to determine habitat character-
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