PLEASE !!! Take the White-tailed Deer Hunter Survey
04-13-2008 | 09:11 AM
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RE: PLEASE !!! Take the White-tailed Deer Hunter Survey
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Missed the part about entering email address to receive some literature/feedback.
Missed the part about entering email address to receive some literature/feedback.
04-14-2008 | 09:10 PM
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RE: PLEASE !!! Take the White-tailed Deer Hunter Survey
I'll just trust you guys and capture your addressses here, and forward them.
Here are some of the response stats.
After over 300 responses to the Deer Hunter Survey - here are the responses
to some of the questions.
1. Do you think you have a good understanding of daily and seasonal deer behavior?
% of Respondents
Yes 80.94%
No 12.32% 42
Other 6.74% 23
2.Do you think you need a good understanding of deer biology and behavior to hunt deer?
% of Respondents
Yes 68.64%
No 23.67%
Other 7.69%
Conclusions:
While the vast majority of hunters have a fairly good understanding of "deer behavior" (how deer react to meteorological/weather conditions; with 1 notable exception - "cloud cover"); very few of them have a good understanding of "deer biology" (how long a doe is in estrus, how long the entire breeding season lasts - from when the first doe gets bred until the last doe gets bred, what peak breeding "actually means", when peak breeding occurs).
The answers appear to primarily reflect the hunter's understanding of "deer behavior"; but not their understanding of "deer biology". Understanding how long a doe is in estrus, how long the breeding season is and when peak breeding occurs - can help hunters choose the best weeks to hunt deer, and which tactics and techniques to use during each phase of the deer rut.
80. Who would you rather learn from:
% of Respondents
a person who is a professional hunter or guide 24.12%
a person who is a researcher or biologist 22.11%
a person who is a writer, author or speaker 0.00%
a person.who is all of the above 53.77%
Comments anyone?
Here are some of the response stats.
After over 300 responses to the Deer Hunter Survey - here are the responses
to some of the questions.
1. Do you think you have a good understanding of daily and seasonal deer behavior?
% of Respondents
Yes 80.94%
No 12.32% 42
Other 6.74% 23
2.Do you think you need a good understanding of deer biology and behavior to hunt deer?
% of Respondents
Yes 68.64%
No 23.67%
Other 7.69%
Conclusions:
While the vast majority of hunters have a fairly good understanding of "deer behavior" (how deer react to meteorological/weather conditions; with 1 notable exception - "cloud cover"); very few of them have a good understanding of "deer biology" (how long a doe is in estrus, how long the entire breeding season lasts - from when the first doe gets bred until the last doe gets bred, what peak breeding "actually means", when peak breeding occurs).
The answers appear to primarily reflect the hunter's understanding of "deer behavior"; but not their understanding of "deer biology". Understanding how long a doe is in estrus, how long the breeding season is and when peak breeding occurs - can help hunters choose the best weeks to hunt deer, and which tactics and techniques to use during each phase of the deer rut.
80. Who would you rather learn from:
% of Respondents
a person who is a professional hunter or guide 24.12%
a person who is a researcher or biologist 22.11%
a person who is a writer, author or speaker 0.00%
a person.who is all of the above 53.77%
Comments anyone?
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