Economic damage to forage crops by native ungulates as perceived by farmers and ranchers in Montana

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 375-380

  Irby, Lynn R ^a   Zidack, Walter E ^a   Johnson, James B ^a   Saltiel, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

forage damage; Montana; native ungulates

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; UNGULATA;

CROP DAMAGE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FARMERS' PERCEPTION; FORAGE CROPS; GRAZING IMPACT; UNGULATES;

USA, MONTANA;

EID: 0029659685     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002601     Document Type: Article

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