Big Game of North America

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An all-inclusive reference volume on
BIG GfiME
OF NORTH
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ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
A Wildlife Management Institute Book
Illustrated by Charles Schwartz
This is the only book devoted exclusively to the ecology and management of the North American big game species. It is comprehensive and detailed, and written in a style that is accessible to both the wildlife researcher and the amateur naturalist. Professionals and students of wildlife management and biology can consult the statistical and reference material with confidence; and hunters and outdoors sports enthusiasts get In-depth Information on important topics like big game identification, behavior, and habitats.
There are two main sections in this unique reference book. The first treats the individual ecology and management of all the big game mammals In North America:
• American Elk
• Mule Deer
• Black-tailed Deer
• White-tailed Deer
• Moose
• Caribou
• Pronghorn
• Bison
• Musk-ox
• Mountain Goat
•... Tovább

Fülszöveg

An all-inclusive reference volume on
BIG GfiME
OF NORTH
fiMERICfi
ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
A Wildlife Management Institute Book
Illustrated by Charles Schwartz
This is the only book devoted exclusively to the ecology and management of the North American big game species. It is comprehensive and detailed, and written in a style that is accessible to both the wildlife researcher and the amateur naturalist. Professionals and students of wildlife management and biology can consult the statistical and reference material with confidence; and hunters and outdoors sports enthusiasts get In-depth Information on important topics like big game identification, behavior, and habitats.
There are two main sections in this unique reference book. The first treats the individual ecology and management of all the big game mammals In North America:
• American Elk
• Mule Deer
• Black-tailed Deer
• White-tailed Deer
• Moose
• Caribou
• Pronghorn
• Bison
• Musk-ox
• Mountain Goat
• Bighorn Sheep
• Dall's Sheep
• Collared Peccary
• Mountain Lion
• Black Bear
• Brown (Grizzly) Bear
• Polar Bear
Also included in this first section are the newest big game animals in North America —the Introduced exotics, such as the ibex, the axis deer, the desert sheep, and others.
The second half covers the most pertinent topics relating to big game species: early management, big game values, nutrition and
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carrying capacity of habitat, population behavior and its innpiications for management, estimating population characteristics, population modeling, managing the harvest, predators and predator control, sociological considerations in management, habitat changes and management, and a look at the future of the big game species.

BIG GAME OF NORTH AMERICA is the culmination of years of wildlife management research. All of the contributing authors are recognized experts in their respective fields of study, and for this particular project they have presented the material as directly as possible, bringing into focus everything known about ecology and management of these species. Over 125 photographs and illustrations supplement the text throughout the book, making it a highly readable, easy-to-understand analysis of one of North America's most valuable resources—its big game. Vissza