White-tailed deer monitoring at Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas: 2008 Status Report.
Cribbs JT and Peitz DG. 2008. White-tailed deer monitoring at Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas: 2008 Status Report.. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/HTLN/NRTR—2008/103. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
White-tailed deer were monitored on Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas (ARPO) using methods developed between 2005 and 2007. The index of deer density increased to 72.48 deer/km2 this year. A substantial increase compared to 2006 and 2007 monitoring. Overall the estimated index of deer density is still lower than when our monitoring began in 2005 (a decline of 12.65 %), but our survey indicates the population is increasing. Outside hunting pressures and practices along the northern boundary of ARPO have subsided. Deer feeders once occupied an area along the parks’ north-east border during 2006-07, but have since been removed by the landowner. During 2007 no disease outbreaks were reported in deer populations in or around Arkansas County, Arkansas (Roger Milligan, 2008)
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Cribbs, J.; Peitz, David
- Date of Issue
- 2008-04
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ARPO , HTLN , NRSS
- Keywords
- HTLN Deer Brief, HTLN Deer Monitoring, Wildlife White-tailed Deer Monitoring Reports
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Mammals