Survival and harvest‐related mortality of white‐tailed deer in massachusetts

Survival and harvest‐related mortality of white‐tailed deer in massachusetts

Abstract We monitored 142 radiocollared adult (≥1.0 yr old) white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in 3 study areas of Massachusetts, USA, to estimate annual survival and mortality due to legal hunting. We then applied these rates to deer harvest information to estimate deer population trends ov...

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Main Authors: John E. Mcdonald Jr., Stephen Destefano, Christopher Gaughan, Michael Mayer, William A. Woytek, Sonja Christensen, Todd K. Fuller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-09-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Subjects:
hunting
management
Massachusetts
mortality
Odocoileus virginianus
population
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.40

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https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.40

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