White-tailed Deer Preferences and Hunter Success under Various Grazing Systems
نویسندگان
چکیده
Highlight: Preferences of white-tailed deer to various grazing management systems now being tested at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Research Station, Sonora, were evaluated on the basis of deer density and economic returns from hunting. Hunter success was evaluated on the basis of several factors. White-tailed deer definitely preferred a rangeland grazed under a system which included a systematic rotational deferment, and the more frequent the deferment the higher the preference. Hunter success was directly related to deer density, time during the season hunted, brush management, and type of grazing system utilized. Results from this study indicates that good livestock grazing management can also be good big-game range management.
منابع مشابه
White-Tailed Deer Harvest From the Chronic Wasting Disease Eradication Zone in South-Central Wisconsin
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was discovered in free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in south-central Wisconsin in 2002. The current control method for CWD in the state is the harvest of deer from affected areas to reduce population density and lower CWD transmission. We used spatial regression methods to identify factors associated with deer harvest across south-central Wisc...
متن کاملLate Prehistoric and Early Historic Abundance of Columbian White-Tailed Deer, Portland Basin, Washington and Oregon, USA
Two species of deer, each with 2 subspecies, are currently found in the Pacific Northwest, USA, of the contiguous lower 48 states (Smith 1991, Demarais et al. 2000, Kie and Czech 2000). In general, mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) are found east of the crest of the Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon, whereas Columbian black-tailed deer (O. h. columbianus) are found to the west o...
متن کاملPrevalence of chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis in free-ranging deer and elk in South Dakota.
Heads of hunter-harvested deer and elk were collected throughout South Dakota (USA) and within established chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance areas from 1997-2002 to determine infection with CWD and bovine tuberculosis (TB). We used immunohistochemistry to detect CWD-infected individuals among 1,672 deer and elk sampled via geographically targeted surveillance. A total of 537 elk (Cervu...
متن کاملEvaluation of a wild white-tailed deer population management program for controlling chronic wasting disease in Illinois, 2003-2008.
We evaluated population management programs for controlling chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild white-tailed deer in Illinois between November 2002 and March 2008. The intervention consisted of measures of deer removal from three deer population control programs: Illinois Department of Natural Resources culling, deer population control permits and nuisance deer removal permits. We included in...
متن کاملPrevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in white-tailed deer from Louisiana.
Escherichia coli O157:H7 (EC O157) is an important zoonosis. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) have been implicated in transmission of this bacterium to humans and have been suggested as reservoirs that might affect carriage in cattle populations. Our study objectives were to estimate prevalence of EC O157 in feces of hunter-harvested deer and to describe fecal shedding patterns in a c...
متن کامل