![]() Even when a deer is hit well in a vital area, very few deer simply drop where they are hit. Archers rely on the deer bleeding to death. Hitting a deer with an arrow is simply not an efficient way to kill the animal. I am writing to explain why using archers to cull deer herds is not the most effective and certainly not the most humane way to control deer populations in these communities. I am not anti-hunting and have been an avid deer hunter for over 30 years. proposed deer culling programs in some Syracuse suburbs. Shooting a more humane way to cull CNY deer JNew York, Syracuse Post-Standard "Wounded Deer Behavior", Deer & Deer Hunting, August, 1990: - "This 1:1 ratio for wounded deer to deer killed continues to surface in the hunting literature". Gayle Wescott - Michigan State University: Observed one deer wounded for each deer killed (N=51 wounded, N=51 Killed). Survey by Deer & Deer Hunting Magazine: (N = 2,103): 1.13 deer wounded for each deer killed. ![]() Horace Gore - Whitetail Project Director, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: One deer wounded for each deer killed. of Natural Resources: 1.4 wounded deer for each deer killed. Stormer, et al: Hunter Inflicted Wounding on White Tailed Deer, Wildlife Society Bulletin #7 (1), 1979 17%- 32% wounding rate 32% wounding rate for bowhunted deer over a four year study period in Indiana. a study at Minnesota’s Camp Ripley found a non-recovery rate of 13 percent.ĭe Bore: Waste in the Woods, Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin #22, 1957 – 7% wounding rate for bowhunted whitetails. From 1989 through 2006, bowhunters shot 908 deer with bows and crossbows. researchers studied results of managed archery hunts at the Naval Support Facility Indian Head in Maryland. Not every shot is a good one DecemVirginia, He still hunts but only with guns, and for this reason. I checked with a former bow-hunter who gave up the sport because of the large number of injuries it inflicts, and he estimates that 50% is a conservative figure. she suggests that Duke Forest would be an ideal spot for deer contraception research, rather than continuing its present employment of bow hunters. ĭuke Forest, On The War On Deer FebruNorth Carolina, Mentor residents have reported seeing wounded deer, blood pools, and dead deer on their property. ![]() "Twenty-two published scientific surveys and studies (many conducted by state wildlife agencies) show that the average wounding rate for bow hunting is 50 percent. Mentor, Deer Management Opposers Display Disdain Through Literature JOhio, Based upon demographic and harvest statistics, these estimates indicate that approximately 4% of adult males in the population die from archery related wounds annually and are never recovered. Only 3 (14%) of the 22 deer shot by hunters died and were not re- covered. Of the 22 deer shot by archers, 11 were recovered by the hunter, resulting in a 50% wounding rate (deer shot but not recovered). Our study population was hunted only with traditional archery equipment (recurve and longbows). LincolnĪBSTRACT We captured and affixed radio collars to 80 male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) during 1995-1997 to ascertain the wounding rate and propor- tion of deer that die from hunter-inflicted wounds. Wounding Rates of White-tailed Deer with Traditional Archery Equipment nationally studies of wounding loss from archery and firearms are more in line with 50% and 25% of the legal harvest, respectively, could we be underestimating this source of mortality? For wildlife biologists, it's important to know just how many animals are wounded and lost during the hunting season. ĭealing with wounded deer NovemMaine, Lewiston Sun Journal Based on our estimates, qualified bowhunters were able to recover 1 deer for every 1.4 shots using modern archery equipment. Use this link or click on the QDMA Wounding pdf link at the bottom of this page SEAFWA, Quality Deer Management Research. Wounding Rates of White-tailed Deer with Modern Archery Equipment, 2008 Proc. "All the researchers agreed that it was happening, a higher percentage of animals were being hit and lost as more bowhunters took to the field. Wounded, but not recovered rates of 50% are common. Some deer survived for up to 5–7 days before succumbing to their wounds.Īrrow Lethality A Summary of Research on Wounding Rates by Bowhunters. A study conducted by the Oklahoma Fish and Wildlife Agencies found that approximately 50% of deer that were shot were never recovered.
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