. The Canadian field-naturalist. 398 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 90 75* 55' W I 75; 47 W 4ff N .ST-COME. 4€l N 45* 26* N 75* 55' W 73* 47' W Figure 1. Location of the deer wintering areas studied in southwestern Quebec. and lay in a steep and narrow valley of the Canadian Shield through which the Assomption River flows. The altitude of this wintering area varied between 250 and 450 m and the yard covered approximately 10 km^ at the beginning of winter. The total deer population was estimated at 100 animals at the time of the study. Uneven stands of the forest type CBS as described by Hu
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 398 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 90 75* 55' W I 75; 47 W 4ff N .ST-COME. 4€l N 45* 26* N 75* 55' W 73* 47' W Figure 1. Location of the deer wintering areas studied in southwestern Quebec. and lay in a steep and narrow valley of the Canadian Shield through which the Assomption River flows. The altitude of this wintering area varied between 250 and 450 m and the yard covered approximately 10 km^ at the beginning of winter. The total deer population was estimated at 100 animals at the time of the study. Uneven stands of the forest type CBS as described by Huot (1974), interspersed with small aban- doned fields formed the center of the yard where the study was conducted. The most important tree species were balsam fir (Abies balsamea), spruces (Picea sp.), white cedar (Thuya occiden- talis), and jack pine {Pinus banksiana). The most preferred deciduous species of the feeding stratum were red maple {Acer rubrum) and sugar maple (Acer saccharum). The deer wintering area of Venosta was 40 km north of Hull and occupied lowland and some hills of the Gatineau Valley. The altitude of the yard varied between 150 and 300 m and was on Canadian Shield bedrock. The wintering area covered about 35 km^ at the beginning of the winter. An estimation of the population cannot be put forward for this yard because no surveys were conducted. Forest stands at the center of the yard where the study was carried out belonged to forest types CHi, HiC, and CBS described by Huot (1974). Balsam fir, spruces, white cedar, paper birch (Betulapapyri/era), and aspen (Populus tremuloides) are the most frequent tree species, and hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) and mountain maple {Acer spicatum) are the most abundant shrubs of the feeding stratum (Huot 1972). Approximately one quar- ter of the area covered by the study was clear-cut for pulpwood 4 years previously; the remaining portion was uneven Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page im
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