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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"hunter effort"”.
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Influence of Opening Weekend and Weather on White-tailed Deer Harvests at Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee
… 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 effort. I hypothesized that opening weekend (first Saturday and Sunday of a hunt) …
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Seasonal Movements and Habitat Selection of Pheasant Cocks in South Dakota
… more corn is harvested, could possibly increase hunter success. Woody cover and residual cover could serve as a management tool for the cock segment of the population by: (1) affecting spring dispersal by providing preferred cover, (2) serving as a focal point of harvest by concentrating birds …
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Opinions of North Carolina hunters regarding hunting on Sunday and satisfactions with, motivations for, and constraints to hunting participation
… the potential impacts of hunting on Sunday on hunter recruitment and retention. I developed a 12-page questionnaire that was sent to a random sample of 2,400 licensed resident hunters in North Carolina. The questionnaire was used to assess their views and opinions about hunting on Sunday and to …
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Hunting dynamics, condition estimates, and movements of black bears hunted with hounds in Virginia
Effort and success of Virginia's bear houndsmen were determined through field and mail surveys, and hunter diaries. The number of houndsmen per chase ranged from 5 to 12, hounds ranged from 6 to 11, and each chase lasted 2 to 6 hours. Second chases of the day lasted 2 to 3 hours and 3 to 10 hounds …
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Ring-necked Pheasant and hunter interactions
… of some wildlife agency programs that depend on hunters for political, financial, or harvest related support. In response, agencies have attempted to reverse this trend by focusing on providing quality hunting opportunities. However, there is little information examining the many factors (e.g., …