Effects of short-duration, high-intensity hunting on elk wariness in Michigan

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 441-445

  Bender, Louis C ^a,b   Beyer Jr , Dean E ^a,c   Haufler, Jonathan B ^a,d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d Boise Cascade Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cervus elaphus; Elk; Hunting; Michigan; Wariness

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEER; HUNTING;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ARTIODACTYLA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0032878718     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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