Effectiveness of a selective harvest system in regulating deer populations in Ontario

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 266-277

  Giles, Brian G ^a,b   Findlay, C Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catch per unit effort index; Deer management; Odocoileus virginianus; Ontario; Population index; Selective harvest; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; HUNTING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION REGULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 1942454205     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[0266:EOASHS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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