Regulation of the hunting season as a tool for adaptive harvest management — First results for pink-footed geese Anser brachyrhynchus
Wildlife Biology
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Abstract
Adjustment of hunting season length is often used to regulate harvest of waterbirds but the effects are disputed. We describe the first results of season length extension on the harvest of the pink-footed goose, which has been selected as the first test case of adaptive harvest management of waterbirds in Europe. In Denmark, the season (previously 1 September to 31 December) was extended to include January in 2014-15 with the aim to increase the harvest and, in the longer term, reduce the population size. The total harvest in Denmark increased by 52% compared to previous years, and almost 50% of the Danish harvest was taken in the January extension. In the course of the hunting season, the proportion of adults in the bag increased. In this case, the outcomes from the first extension of season suggest that season length adjustment can be an effective tool to regulate harvest, though dependent on winter weather conditions and hunters’ motivation for shooting geese.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Regulation of the hunting season as a tool for adaptive harvest management — First results for pink-footed geese Anser brachyrhynchus |
| Series title | Wildlife Biology |
| DOI | 10.2981/wlb.00234 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Nordic Board for Widlife Research |
| Contributing office(s) | Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 204 |
| Last page | 208 |
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