Evaluation of some cottontail rabbit management procedures as applied in Piedmont Virginia

Seasonal population fluctuations of the cottontail rabbit were measured by evening roadside counts and trapping. During the latter part of July, roadside counts showed a rather marked and drastic decline in the number of rabbits. This decline was forecast by the low number of rabbits seen in the field and the low number of rabbits the investigator was able to trap. Further confirmation of this decline came during the first week of the 1960-61 hunting season. A 42 per cent decrease in the number of rabbits killed occurred in spite of a 10 per cent increase in hunting pressure. By the end of the hunting season a 60 per cent decrease in the rabbit harvest was recorded.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Wildlife Management

Department dc:contributor.department

Wildlife Management

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1961

Author dc:creator

• Woronecki, Paul Peter

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• McGinnes, Burd S.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Mosby, Henry S.
• Massey, Arthur B.
• Smith, Dennis K.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-02062013-040256

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/40964