Comparison of Methods Used to Capture White-Tailed Deer
- 1 July 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in The Journal of Wildlife Management
- Vol. 31 (3) , 460-+
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3798124
Abstract
Seven methods used to capture white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in southern Illinois from Sept., 1963, to Dec, 1965, collectively re-sulted in 507 live-captures (original captures plus recaptures) and 100 mortalities. Results were as follows: corral traps, 260 live-captures and 42 mortalities; box traps, 47 live-captures and 0 mortali-ties; Tranimul, an oral sedative, 28 live-captures and 8 mortalities; crossbow, 70 live-captures and 13 mortalities; Cap-Chur equipment, 60 live-captures and 15 mortalities; longbow, 42 live-captures and 21 mortalities; snares, 1 mortality. Man-hours required to success-fully capture a deer were: corral traps, 1.1; box traps, 1.3; Tranimul, 2.2; crossbow, 2.4; Cap-Chur equipment, 7.5; longbow, 11.8; and snare, 26.0. Trapping was the most efficient capture method during periods when deer could be baited; when natural food was abundant, the crossbow, Cap-Chur equipment, and longbow, in that order, pro-duced best results.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: