Infrared-triggered camera versus helicopter counts of white-tailed deer

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 557-562

  Koerth, Ben H ^a,c,d   McKown, C David ^b,c   Kroll, James C ^a,e,f  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Inst White tailed Deer Mgmt Res   (United States)

^f BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial; Census; Helicopter; Infrared triggered camera; Odocoileus virginianus; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

HELICOPTER COUNT; INFRARED-TRIGGERED CAMERA; METHOD COMPARISON; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; WHITE-TAILED DEER;

USA, TEXAS, LA COPITA RESEARCH AREA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PECARI TAJACU;

EID: 0030826105     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. BEASOM, S. L. 1979. Precision in helicopter censusing of white-tailed deer. J. Wildl. Manage. 43:777-780.
2. BEASOM, S. L., J. C. HOOD, AND J. R. CAIN. 1981. The effect of strip width on helicopter censusing of deer. J. Range Manage. 34:36-37.
3. BEASOM, S. L., F. G. LEON III, AND D. R. SYNATZSKE. 1986. Accuracy and precision of counting white-tailed deer with helicopters at different sampling intensities. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 14:364-368.
4. COHEN, W. E., D. L. DRAWE, F. C. BRYANT, AND L. C. BRADLEY. 1989. Observations on white-tailed deer and habitat response to live stock grazing in south Texas. J. Range Manage. 42:361-365.
5. DEYOUNG, C. A. 1985. Accuracy of helicopter surveys of deer in south Texas. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 13:146-149.
6. DEYOUNG, C. A., F. S. GUTHERY, S. L. BEASOM, S. P. COUGHLIN, AND J. R. HEFFELFINGER. 1989. Improving estimates of white-tailed deer abundance from helicopter surveys. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 17: 275-279.
7. DOWNING, R. L., E. D. MICHAEL, AND R. J. POUX, JR. 1977. Accuracy of sex and age ratio counts of white-tailed deer. J. Wildl. Manage. 41:709-714.
8. GOULD, F. W. 1975. Texas plants: a checklist and ecological summary. Tex. Agric. Exp. Stn. MP-585/Revised.
9. JACOBSON, H. J., J. C. KROLL, R. W. BROWNING, B. H. KOERTH, AND M. H. CONWAY. 1997. Infrared-triggered cameras for censusing white-tailed deer. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 25:547-556.
10. KOERTH, B. H. 1996. Picture your deer. Hunting Leases Mag., Fall-Winter:3-6.
11. KRAMER, A. 1973. Interspecific behavior and dispersion of two sympatric deer species. J. Wildl. Manage. 37:288-300.
12. KUCERA, T. E., AND R. H. BARRETT. 1993. The Trailmaster® camera system for detecting wildlife. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 21:505-508.
13. LOFT, E. R., J. W. MENKE, AND J. G. KIE. 1991. Habitat shifts by mule deer: the influence of cattle grazing. J. Wildl. Manage. 55: 16-26.
14. MCKOWN, C. D. 1993. White-tailed deer harvest summary (10 years). Pages 14-16 in J. W. Stuth, ed. La Copita Research Area: 1992 consolidated progress report. Tex. Agric. Exp. Stn. CPR-5047.
15. McMahan, C. A. 1966. Suitability of grazing enclosures for deer and wildlife research on the Kerr Wildlife Management Area. Texas. J. Wildl. Manage. 30:151-163.
16. SCIFRES, C. J., AND B. H. KOERTH. 1987. Climate, soils, and vegetation of the La Copita Research Area. Tex. Agric. Exp. Stn. MP-1626.
17. SHUPE, T. E., AND S. L. BEASOM. 1987. Speed and altitude influences on helicopter surveys of mammals in brushland. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 15:552-555.
18. WHITE, G. C., R. M. BARTMANN, L. H. CARPENTER, AND R. A. GARROTT. 1989. Evaluation of aerial line transects for estimating mule deer densities. J. Wildl. Manage. 53:625-635.
19. ZAIGLIN, R. E., AND C. A. DEYOUNG. 1989. Supplemental feeding of free-ranging deer in south Texas. Tex. J. Agric. and Nat. Resour. 3:39-41.