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Snowmobile Effects on Movements of White-tailed Deer: A Case-study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Ronald G. Eckstein ,
Thomas F. O'Brien ,
Orrin J. Rongstad  and
John G. Bollinger
Orrin J. Rongstad
Affiliation:
Professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, U.S.A.
John G. Bollinger
Affiliation:
Professor and Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, U.S.A.
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The effects of snowmobile traffic on the winter home-ranges, movements, and activity patterns, of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), were studied during two winters in northern Wisconsin. There were no significant differences in home-range size and habitat use of the Deer in areas with and without snowmobiling. However, snowmobiling caused some Deer to leave the immediate vicinity of the snowmobile trail. Deer were most affected when they were within 61 m of the snowmobile trail.

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Main Papers
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Environmental Conservation , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , Spring 1979 , pp. 45 - 51
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1979

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