Deer harvest variation in small and large management units in Pennsylvania
ABSTRACT Large game management units often lead to criticisms from hunters because they assume smaller units possess less variation in wildlife populations and more closely represent their local area. In 2003, Pennsylvania, USA, replaced smaller, socio‐political county‐based management units with la...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2019-03-01
|
| Series: | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.939 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850116440041979904 |
|---|---|
| author | Christopher S. Rosenberry Duane R. Diefenbach |
| author_facet | Christopher S. Rosenberry Duane R. Diefenbach |
| author_sort | Christopher S. Rosenberry |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | ABSTRACT Large game management units often lead to criticisms from hunters because they assume smaller units possess less variation in wildlife populations and more closely represent their local area. In 2003, Pennsylvania, USA, replaced smaller, socio‐political county‐based management units with larger wildlife management units (WMUs). We tested the hypothesis that smaller county units possessed less variation in antlered and antlerless white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) harvest densities among municipalities than did larger WMUs. Spatial variation, as measured by standard deviation and coefficient of variation of deer harvested per km2 was similar for antlered deer (county units 0.44 SD, CV = 0.35; WMUs 0.43 SD, CV = 0.38) and antlerless deer (county units 0.71 SD, CV = 0.44; WMUs 0.84 SD, CV = 0.45). We found no support for the assumption that larger management units resulted in greater spatial variation in deer harvest density. © 2019 The Wildlife Society. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-28d177591ed04cc19ac11dbdb1966e66 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2328-5540 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2019-03-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| spelling | doaj-art-28d177591ed04cc19ac11dbdb1966e662025-08-20T02:36:19ZengWileyWildlife Society Bulletin2328-55402019-03-01431717610.1002/wsb.939Deer harvest variation in small and large management units in PennsylvaniaChristopher S. Rosenberry0Duane R. Diefenbach1Pennsylvania Game Commission2001 Elmerton AvenueHarrisburgPA17110USAU.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research UnitPennsylvania State University, University ParkPA16802USAABSTRACT Large game management units often lead to criticisms from hunters because they assume smaller units possess less variation in wildlife populations and more closely represent their local area. In 2003, Pennsylvania, USA, replaced smaller, socio‐political county‐based management units with larger wildlife management units (WMUs). We tested the hypothesis that smaller county units possessed less variation in antlered and antlerless white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) harvest densities among municipalities than did larger WMUs. Spatial variation, as measured by standard deviation and coefficient of variation of deer harvested per km2 was similar for antlered deer (county units 0.44 SD, CV = 0.35; WMUs 0.43 SD, CV = 0.38) and antlerless deer (county units 0.71 SD, CV = 0.44; WMUs 0.84 SD, CV = 0.45). We found no support for the assumption that larger management units resulted in greater spatial variation in deer harvest density. © 2019 The Wildlife Society.https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.939countyharvestmanagement unitmunicipalityOdocoileus virginianusPennsylvania |
| spellingShingle | Christopher S. Rosenberry Duane R. Diefenbach Deer harvest variation in small and large management units in Pennsylvania Wildlife Society Bulletin county harvest management unit municipality Odocoileus virginianus Pennsylvania |
| title | Deer harvest variation in small and large management units in Pennsylvania |
| title_full | Deer harvest variation in small and large management units in Pennsylvania |
| title_fullStr | Deer harvest variation in small and large management units in Pennsylvania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deer harvest variation in small and large management units in Pennsylvania |
| title_short | Deer harvest variation in small and large management units in Pennsylvania |
| title_sort | deer harvest variation in small and large management units in pennsylvania |
| topic | county harvest management unit municipality Odocoileus virginianus Pennsylvania |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.939 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT christophersrosenberry deerharvestvariationinsmallandlargemanagementunitsinpennsylvania AT duanerdiefenbach deerharvestvariationinsmallandlargemanagementunitsinpennsylvania |