Influence of habitat features and hunter behavior on white-tailed deer harvest

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1431-1440

  Lebel, François ^a   Dussault, Christian ^a,b   Massé, Ariane ^a   Côté, Steeve D ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b Direction de l'Expertise sur la Faune et Ses Habitats ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticosti Island; Global Positioning System; habitat selection; hunter behavior; hunting; management tool; Odocoileus virginianus; white tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GPS; GUIDELINE; HABITAT SELECTION; HUNTING; POPULATION DENSITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANTICOSTI ISLAND; CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84865354471     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.377     Document Type: Article

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