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1 May 2011 Effects of Large-Scale Removal of Coyotes on Pronghorn and Mule Deer Productivity and Abundance
Dylan E. Brown, Michael R. Conover
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We tested the hypothesis that predation by coyotes (Canis latrans) impacts pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) populations. We did so by examining the effects of coyote removal on pronghorn and mule deer populations within 12 large areas (>10,500 km2) located in Wyoming and Utah during 2007 and 2008. Pronghorn productivity (fawn to adult female ratio) and abundance were positively correlated with the number of coyotes removed and removal effort (hours spent hunting coyotes from aircraft) although the correlation between pronghorn productivity and removal effort was not statistically significant (P = 0.08). Mule deer productivity and abundance were not correlated with either the number of coyotes removed or removal effort. Coyote removal conducted during the winter and spring provided greater benefit than removals conducted during the prior fall or summer. Our results suggest that coyote removal conducted over large areas increases fawn survival and abundance of pronghorn but not mule deer.

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Dylan E. Brown and Michael R. Conover "Effects of Large-Scale Removal of Coyotes on Pronghorn and Mule Deer Productivity and Abundance," Journal of Wildlife Management 75(4), 876-882, (1 May 2011). https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.126
Received: 7 May 2010; Accepted: 1 September 2010; Published: 1 May 2011
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KEYWORDS
aerial gunning
Antilocapra americana
Cams latrans
coyote removal
fawn survival
mule deer
Odocoileus hemionus
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