Article Title
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1977
Keywords
White-tailed deer--Effect of predation on; Dogs
Abstract
A survey was conducted among conservation officers in Minnesota to investigate predation by dogs (Canis familiaris) on the whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and the distribution of dog-killed deer within the state. Of the 124 conservation officers checked, 95 confirmed 407 deer killed by dogs from April 1, 1975, through March 31, 1976. Officers also received 1,483 complaints of dogs chasing deer and 626 dogs were destroyed in this activity. Ninety-four percent of these dogs were thought to be domestic, as opposed to feral. The effects of long-distance chases of deer by dogs, prey selectivity and the profile of the free-roaming dog also are discussed.
First Page
8
Last Page
13
Recommended Citation
Kreeger, T. J.
(1977).
Impact of Dog Predation on Minnesota Whitetail Deer.
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science, Vol. 43 No.2, 8-13.
Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/jmas/vol43/iss2/5
Primo Type
Article