Effect of limited antlered harvest on mule deer sex and age ratios

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 662-668

  Bishop, Chad J ^a,b,c,d   White, Gary C ^a,c,e,f,g   Freddy, David J ^a,b,g   Watkins, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^b Colorado State University ^*

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d Southeastern Section of TWS (SETWS)   (United States)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery Team   (Mexico)

^g Central Mountains and Plains Section (CMPS)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age ratio; Buck:doe ratio; Colorado; Fawn:doe ratio; Limited harvest; Mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus; Productivity; Quality hunting; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DEER; SEX RATIO;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS;

EID: 27144528345     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[662:EOLAHO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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