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2024 Range-wide Status of Bighorn and Thinhorn Sheep in North America

Posted by WAFWA on October 31, 2024
The purpose of this document is to provide a general overview of the current bighorn and thinhorn sheep population status and general abundance trends throughout their range in North America. The information reported is the harvest and population estimates after the 2023 hunting season. The Wild Sheep Initiative (WSI) consists…
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Wild Sheep Capture & Handling Guidelines, 2nd edition

Posted by WAFWA on July 2, 2024
Introduction and Pre-Capture Planning The capture of wildlife has its roots in providing nutrients for human consumption, whether through the domestication of wild animals or for more immediate use as a source of protein (Drew 2020). Over the millennia, methods of capturing wildlife have evolved in terms of their…
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Public Motivations in Hunting and Target Shooting in the United States

Posted by WAFWA on June 27, 2024
Smart marketing recognizes people’s motivations to hunt and target shoot vary. To improve marketing efforts, this report presents the unique segments, or personas, describing U.S. hunters and target shooters. A survey was conducted in late 2023 of 2,076 hunters and 2,121 target shooters who participated at least once in the…
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2024 RangeWide Status of Black-Tailed and Mule Deer

Posted by WAFWA on May 28, 2024
Mule Deer Working Group Technical Committee. Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Abstract: The purpose of this document is to provide a general overview of the current black-tailed and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) population status and general abundance trends throughout their range in North America. The Mule Deer Working…
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