A State and Provincial Survey of Harvest Reporting and Data Collection Methods

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ID15326835
AuthorsAndrew M LaBonte (Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division, North Franklin, Connecticut, USA, corresponding author), Howard J Kilpatrick (Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division, North Franklin, Connecticut, USA)
Year2017
Volume22
Issue2
Pages189-195
Publication date2017-01-11
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Dimensions of Wildlife (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-1209 • E-ISSN: 1533-158X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10871209.2016.1272145
OpenAlexW2579718201
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

This article explored state and provincial wildlife agency deer (Odocoileus sp.) harvest data collection methods (in-person check stations [IPC], postal mail, telephone, and Internet harvest reporting [IHR]), and agency opinions about using hunter-provided data in making sound management decisions. We conducted an Internet survey of all U.S. and Canadian wildlife agencies’ deer program coordinators to determine current methods used for harvest reporting. Among agencies, IHR was the most commonly used method (64%), followed by IPC (46%), telephone (41%), and mail-in kill cards (25%). An additional 13 states were in the process of providing telephone and IHR. Most agencies expressed confidence in data hunters provided and felt these data were important in helping make management decisions. Automated systems (e.g., telephone and IHR) may provide opportunities for hunters to easily report their harvest, thereby potentially increasing harvest reporting rates, eliminating manual data entry by staff, and allowing for immediate access to data

Agency (philosophy · Business · Data collection · Geography · Odocoileus · Survey data collection · Telephone survey · The Internet · Wildlife · World Wide Web · Archaeology and Natural History · Computer Science · Rangeland and Wildlife Management · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Marketing

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