Feasibility of localized management to control white-tailed deer in forest regeneration areas

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1124-1131

  Campbell, Tyler A ^a,c   Laseter, Benjamin R ^a   Ford, W Mark ^b,d   Miller, Karl V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station Parsons   (United States)

^c Natl Wildl Res Ctr's Kingsville   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachians; Dispersal; Localized management; Odocoileus virginianus; Site fidelity; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HOME RANGE; SITE FIDELITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 15744369089     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[1124:FOLMTC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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