Wild-Harvested Venison Yields and Sharing by Michigan Deer Hunters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15327751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amber D Goguen (Michigan State University, corresponding author), Shawn J Riley (0000-0001-8853-8662, Michigan State University), John F Organ (0000-0002-0959-0639, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, USA), Brent A Rudolph (Michigan Department of Natural Resources) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 197-212 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Dimensions of Wildlife (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-1209 • E-ISSN: 1533-158X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10871209.2017.1409372 |
| OpenAlex | W2773443730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 38 |
An increased societal focus on wildlife as food and recent policy deliberations regarding legal markets for wild-harvested meat are encouraging wildlife managers and researchers to examine the amount, use, and distribution of meat yielded through recreational hunting. We used responses to questions on the Michigan Deer Harvest Study to estimate the maximum yield of edible venison and assess hunters’ sharing behaviors. We estimated 11,402–14,473 metric tons of edible venison were procured during the 2013 hunting season. Of hunters who harvested a deer, 85% shared their venison. Hunters who shared did so with an average of 5.6 people (SD = 4.5). Sharing occurred most frequently within tight social networks: members of hunters’ households (69%), relatives (52%), and friends, neighbors, or coworkers (50%). In the absence of legal markets, venison is distributed widely by hunters and greatly amplifies the number of people benefiting from hunting. Nonetheless, we also identified the potential breadth of exposure to disease or contaminants from wild-harvested meat
Biology · Fishery · Geography · Hunting season · Recreation · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Wildlife · Wildlife management · Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies · Demography · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |