White-tailed deer monitoring at Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas: 2008 Status Report
Cribbs JT and Peitz DG. 2008. White-tailed deer monitoring at Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas: 2008 Status Report. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/HTLN/NRTR—2008/104. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
White-tailed deer were monitored on Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas (PERI) using methods developed between 2005 and 2007. The index of deer density did not change significantly this year at Pea Ridge National Military Park. In previous years, the population was in decline from a possible outbreak of hemorrhagic disease. Our monitoring suggests this trend may have stopped in 2008. In 2007, disease was not reported in deer populations in and around the park, and by visual observations, deer appeared healthy during surveys. Overall, the index of deer density has declined an estimated 55.95 % since deer monitoring began at Pea Ridge National Military Park.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Cribbs, J; Peitz, David
- Date of Issue
- 2008-04
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HTLN , NRSS , PERI
- Keywords
- HTLN Deer Brief, HTLN Deer Monitoring