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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"deer hunting"”.
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White-tailed deer hunting and habitat use in Robert Allerton Park
… my objectives were to investigate changes in deer habitat use and spatial clustering following 10 years of deer removal in RAP. I evaluated changes in annual deer counts within RAP’s three main habitat types, dry mesic upland forest, wet mesic floodplain forest and developed land using a …
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Factors Related to a "Quality" Deer Hunting Experience in the Black Hills of South Dakota
Providing deer hunters with satisfying, quality hunting experiences has become an increasingly important objective of deer management in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The objectives of this study were I) to describe Black Hills deer hunter motivations and other factors related to hunter …
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Determining Proportions of Game Animals Using Remote Censusing Camera Systems on Hunted and Non-Hunted Areas
… into two areas with similar habitat types. Deer hunting is allowed on the southern portion. Firearm hunters are restricted to a buck-only harvest, whereas archers can harvest any deer. There are no restrictions placed on the number of hunters. Ten remote censusing camera systems were used to …
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Assessment of a voluntary nonlead ammunition outreach program on midwestern national wildlife refuges
Lead exposure from spent hunting ammunition affects wildlife populations, human health, and poses challenges to natural resource management. In addition to existing data on this topic spanning >100-years, data from the Upper Midwestern, United States (U.S.) demonstrated bald eagles have greater …
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ZOOARCHAEOLOGICAL MEASURES OF RESOURCE INTENSIFICATION AND DEPLETION: EXAMPLES FROM EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
… of age, size and sex parameters of prehistoric deer and raccoon populations are presented. Measurements include ageing by tooth eruption and wear, estimating deer weight based on osteological measurements of the astragalus, and determining raccoon sex based on canine tooth measurements. Combined …
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An analysis of factors influencing hunter participation and deer harvest
Many years of continuous collections of deer kill data on state game management areas have largely been poorly utilized by deer biologists. Recent computer modeling developments have provided a vehicle for the examination of these collections of data. This thesis represents an attempt to …
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The Mesolithic hunters of the Trentino: a case study in hunter-gatherer settlement and subsistence
… raw materials required to manufacture and repair hunting technology also provides a regional perspective to stone tool using strategies. Broadly, the rock shelters contain long term data-sets of animal bones and lithics. These provide a diachronic perspective to subsistence change. The open air …
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1999 South Dakota Archery and Muzzleloader Deer Hunter Surveys
I conducted South Dakota archery and muzzleloader deer hunter surveys to gain a better understanding of opinions and equipment use of these hunting groups. The objectives of this study were to measure satisfaction and attitudes towards current seasons and regulations; identify types of …
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Subsistence Change and Emergent Social Inequality in an Early Complex Hunter-Gatherer Winter Village: A Zooarchaeological Assessment of the Bridge River Site (EeRl4), Middle Fraser B.C.
… presence of large mammals in the diet, notably deer (Odocoileus sp.), declines through time. Also, while equal distributions of cranial and post-cranial carcass elements are present during early phases of the village, through time they shift to primarily post-cranial elements by the late Bridge …
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Subsistence Change and Emergent Social Inequality in an Early Complex Hunter-Gatherer Winter Village: A Zooarchaeological Assessment of the Bridge River Site (EeRl4), Middle Fraser B.C.
… presence of large mammals in the diet, notably deer (Odocoileus sp.), declines through time. Also, while equal distributions of cranial and post-cranial carcass elements are present during early phases of the village, through time they shift to primarily post-cranial elements by the late Bridge …
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Influence of Opening Weekend and Weather on White-tailed Deer Harvests at Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee
Maximizing white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) harvest is helpful to reduce overabundant populations. Yet, the number of hunters is declining in many hunt programs. In order to maximize harvests, deer managers require knowledge of hunt attributes that increase harvests relative to hunter …
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ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF WHITE-TAILED DEER IN AN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE: ANALYSES OF HUNTER EFFICIENCY, SURVEY METHODS, AND ECOLOGY
… is necessary to focus management of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the agricultural Midwest, especially given the novel presence of chronic wasting disease in the region. My objectives were to: 1) examine the potential effects of weather and row-crop harvest on daily harvest of …
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Elk and Deer Hunters in Washington State: Affiliations and Ethical Behavior
Elk and deer are particularly challenging natural resources to manage due to their mobility and the impacts of other species and humans both direct and indirect. A man-made lack of natural predators has created a need for hunting in order to control the population expansions of herds. Such efforts …