Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Improvements were made in existing techniques for capturing and handling deer with the oval tranquilizing agent Tranimul. One hundred twelve wild deer were captured. Of these, 99 were transported away from the capture sites. Sika deer (Cervus nippon) and fallow deer (Dama dama) reacted to treatment very much like the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Site selection, pre-baiting, treatment rates and application of drug to bait are discussed. Recommendations are made relative to bait trays, capture nets and tying straps. Capturing, tying, carrying and hauling of tranquilized deer are discussed, las are post release treatment and mortality factors. Suggestions for further research are made.

After two years of minor experimental use, the cannon net trap was made operational for routine turkey trepping in Florida. In 1963, 1964 and 1965, 1934 turkeys were captured with the equipment and procedures described in this paper. A list of major equipment, its current cost, and sources of supply are included.

This paper reports on a review of 24 selected publications dealing with the habitat requirements of the bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus). Its purpose is to bring the results of these investigations into sharper focus in an effort to determine the minimum number of vegetative types, and the minimum amount of each, that are needed to support a single covey the year round. It also seeks to stimulate further inquiry into the validity of the hypothesis presented. The literature reviewed indicates that quail ordinarily require at least three vegetative types-crop fields, brushy cover, and grassland. A further requirement of quail range is that these vegetative types be well interspersed so some of each is available to each covey. The winter food requirements of a covey of 12 birds can probably be met by three-fourths of an acre of annual food plants or one-seventh of an acre of bicolor (Lespedeza bicolor).

One outgrowth of American history is the large demand and matching supply of firearms on the American scene. Projected demands for the future indicate that the firearms industry will continue to be an important sector of our economy. In addition, firearms play 'a significant sociological role in modern society. These socio-economic aspects of firearms in America bear heavily on the field of conservation and natural resources management. Much proposed firearms legislation stands to have an adverse effect on the conservation movement, and for this reason warrants careful consideration by professional workers interested in the future of our natural resources.

The incidence and degree of infection by P. tenuis was studied in western Virginia deer herds (Odocoileus virginianus). The objectives of the research were (1) to determine the distribution of pneumostrongylids in the white-tailed deer in seven western Virginia counties and (2) to correlate incidence and degree of infection by pneumostrongylids with deer age, sex, geographic location, and physical condition. Specimens were collected from Shenandoah, Augusta, Bath, Rockbridge, Botetourt, Giles, and Craig counties. Deer heads were obtained from hunters at check stations. Three-hundred and nine deer heads, 230 does and 79 bucks, were examined for P. tenuis and 73% were infected. The majority of the worms (68%) were found on the dorsal surface of the brain. The range of infection was 1-13 worms. In addition, lung and fecal specimens were collected. Fifty per cent of the lung specimens were infected, but no larvae were round in the fecal material.