Manipulation of the Pennsylvania Deer Herd

Manipulation of the Pennsylvania Deer Herd

Since 1966 the Pennsylvania Game Commission has calculated annually the state's deer population using equations based on harvest reports, sex ratios, attrition rates, and recruitment rates. The basic data are obtained through hunter cooperation and by examination of deer by Game Commission fiel...

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Veröffentlicht in:Wildlife Society bulletin 1976-12, Vol.4 (4), p.159-166
Hauptverfasser: Lang, Lincoln M., Wood, Gene W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural seasons
Deer
Fawns
Female animals
Fetus
Harvesting seasons
Hunting seasons
Male animals
Population estimates
Ratios
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Zusammenfassung:Since 1966 the Pennsylvania Game Commission has calculated annually the state's deer population using equations based on harvest reports, sex ratios, attrition rates, and recruitment rates. The basic data are obtained through hunter cooperation and by examination of deer by Game Commission field personnel. The computations yield harvest goals by county for the annual 2-day antlerless deer season following the 2-week bucks-only season. The desired harvest is satisfactorily achieved simply by control of the number of antlerless permits allocated which regulates the number of hunters afield in each county.
ISSN:0091-7648
1938-5463