Surveys and Management of Prairie Grouse
Wood R. 1964. Surveys and Management of Prairie Grouse. Work Plan E-63. Pittman-Robertson Project W-15-R-20. Nebraska Game, Forestation and Parks Commission
Spring counts showed prairie chicken numbers virtually unchanged from 1962 and 8.6 percent above the average of the last five years. Sharptails were down seven percent from 1962 but up six percent from the last five year average. Average sharptail brood size was 8.5 young per brood. Prairie chicken broods averaged 8.4 chicks per brood. Hunter success data from check stations indicate 1.24 birds per day and 3.49 hours per bird. Of 977 grouse examined during the hunting season, approximately 27 percent were prairie chickens. Age data showed 2.7 young per adult prairie chicken and 2.3 young per adult sharptail. The hunter success survey indicated there were 20,700 grouse hunters and a total grouse kill of 56,000 birds. Results of trapping and banding are presented.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wood, Robert
- Date of Issue
- 1964
- Publisher
- Nebraska Game, Forestation and Parks Commission
- Units
- NIOB
- Keywords
- greater prairie-chicken, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Surveys