The sustainability of controlled archery programs: The motivation and satisfaction of suburban hunters

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 330-337

  Weckel, Mark ^a,b,c   Rockwell, Robert F ^b   Wincorn, Anastasia ^a  

^a Mianus River Gorge Preserve   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Archery; Bow hunting; Hunter motivation; Odocoileus virginianus; Overabundance; Suburban; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DECADAL VARIATION; DEER; FUTURE PROSPECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUNTING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84856288268     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.57     Document Type: Article

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