Hunter effort and success rates of hunting bears with hounds in Virginia

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Volumn 13, Issue , 2001, Pages 223-230

  Inman, Kristine Higgins ^a   Vaughan, Michael R ^b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Chased; Effort; Harvested; Hounds; Houndsmen; Success; Survey; Treed; Ursus americanus; Virginia

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549099114     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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