Natural resource management agencies in many countries take advantage of recreational
hunting to manage the impacts or abundance of mammal populations that damage …

As long as the funding mechanism supporting state wildlife conservation relies heavily on
hunter-generated funds, declines in hunter participation are a threat to the conservation of …

Most populations of large mammals in developed countries are managed by human hunting,
but there are surprisingly few empirical studies about the benefits and limitations of using …

Most state and provincial fish and wildlife agencies have access to important information
about patterns in sportsperson participation through their license databases. Using …

Elk (Cervus canadensis) are high‐profile game animals for many states in the western
United States, yet over the past several decades some populations have experienced a …

Hunting, an activity conceptualized as part of wildlife management partnership between the
state, landowners and hunting communities, is increasingly challenged by a decreasing …

Recreational hunting has been the dominant game management and conservation
mechanism in the United States for the past century. However, there are numerous modern …

Modern hunting is an ambivalent practice, torn between leisure and labor. Nowhere are
these conflicting dimensions better manifested than for wild boar—a simultaneous game …

The management of public wildlife resources on private property presents unique
challenges for state wildlife agencies. Some private landowners in Montana have attempted …

We investigated survival, reproduction, and population growth (λ) for a declining elk (Cervus
canadensis nelsoni) population in South Dakota, USA, 2011–2015. We obtained survival …