The association between continual, year-round hunting and bellowing rate of bison bulls during the rut
Sarno RJ, Grigione MM, Higa A, Childers E, Ecoffey T. The association between continual, year-round hunting and bellowing rate of bison bulls during the rut. Research Permit and Reporting System
The impact of hunting (selective harvest, trophy hunting) on the demography of mammals is well documented. However, despite continual year-round hunting of bison in some populations, little is known about how the behavior of survivors may be altered. Therefore, in this initial study, we used focal-animal observations in adjacent populations of continually hunted and protected Plains bison (Bison bison bison) in western South Dakota, to examine the potential impact of hunting on bellowing rate
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Sarno, Ronald; Grigione, Melissa; Higa, Alessandra; Childers, Eddie; Ecoffey, Trudy
- Publisher
- Research Permit and Reporting System
- Units
- BADL