Effects of restrictive harvest criteria on antler size of hunter‐harvested male white‐tailed deer and hunter opportunity

ABSTRACT Antler‐based selective harvest criteria (SHC; e.g., number of points) are a commonly used and effective method of limiting harvest of 1.5‐year‐old male white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). However, previous research has shown SHC that allow disproportionate harvest of young males wit...

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Main Authors: William D. Gulsby, Charlie H. Killmaster, John W. Bowers, Karl V. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-06-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.973
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