Evaluation of organized hunting as a management technique for overabundant white-tailed deer in suburban landscapes

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 137-145

  Williams, Scott C ^a   De Nicola, Anthony J ^b   Almendinger, Thom ^c   Maddock, Jody ^d  

^a Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

^b White Buffalo Inc   (United States)

^c Duke Farms Foundation   (United States)

^d Bryn Athyn College   (United States)

Author keywords

Archery; Deer vehicle collisions; Human wildlife conflicts; Hunting; Odocoileus virginianus; Sharpshooting; Suburban; White tailed deer; Wildlife damage management

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; DAMAGE; DEER; HUNTING; LANDSCAPE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POLICY STRATEGY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SUBURBAN AREA; TICK; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NEW JERSEY; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; IXODIDA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84878271095     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.236     Document Type: Article

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