Scale of management for mature male white-tailed deer as influenced by home range and movements

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1507-1512

  Webb, Stephen L ^a,c   Hewitt, David G ^a   Hellickson, Mickey W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b King Ranch   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Fidelity; Home range; Management; Odocoileus virginianus; Texas; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; DISPERSAL; HOME RANGE; MALE; MATURATION; RANGE SIZE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 41149100213     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-300     Document Type: Article

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