Proceedings of Southeastern Fish and Wildlife Conference
Prior to 2013, SEAFWA published the Proceedings of annual conferences. In 2014, SEAFWA began publishing the peer-reviewed Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
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Bird Populations in Even-Aged Loblolly Pine Forests of Southeastern Louisiana Wintering and breeding-bird populations were determined for even-aged loblolly pine stands 6 years, 20 years, and 46 years old in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Comparative data were collected in a natural stand. These stands supported bird populations lower in density and species diversity than the natural forest. As vegetative strata increased in a stand, the number and kinds ofbirds present, also increased. Robert E. Noble, Robert B. Hamilton
Pages 441-450 |
1975 |
Aversive Conditioning Black Bear to Honey Utilizing Lithium Chloride Seven caged black bear (Ursus americanus) were fed granular lithium chloride mixed in honey. At the maximum dosage (SOg dissolved in .91 of honey) and minimum dosage (20gl.91) ingestation resulted in sickness. A single treatment resulted in six of the treated bears being conditioned to refuse to eat pure honey for periods varying from 15 to 220 days. One bear continued to relish pure honey and exhibited no aversion
Pages 450-453 |
1975 |
Movement Patterns of White-Tailed Deer in a Virginia Enclosure Approximately 10,500 locations of 234 individually marked white-tailed deer (Odocoileus cirginianus) in an 826-ha enclosure at Radford Anny Ammunition Plant in Dublin, Virginia, were analyzed to determine when and why deer wander and disperse from their home range. For the first 10 months after birth, over 95 percent ofall locations were within O.8km ofeach deer's center ofactivity, but of those which lived past 15 months ofage, 30 percent ofthe does and 53 percent ofthe bucks are known to have wandered beyond 1.6km, considered the limit of normal activity, sometime during their lives. Robert L. Downing, Burd S. McGinnes
Pages 454-459 |
1975 |
A systematic search of 5,200 acres on Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge was conducted to assess unreported losses of deer following two 3-day special deer hunts in 1974. Of 1,141 deer harvested from the Refuge, 334 (29 percent) were removed from the study areas. The search revealed that 67 deer (20.0 percent loss) were unretrieved by hunters on these areas, compared to an estimate of 32 percent loss as determined from responses by successful hunters to a post-hunt questionnaire.
Pages 460-466 |
1975 |
The Dynamic Aspects of Deer Populations Utilizing a Refuge The impact of refuges on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus drginianus) movements and population dynamics, although often discussed, has never been clearly documented in the Southeast. This study used radio telemetry, modified Lincoln Index censusing, sex ratio counts, kill data and observations of40 marked deer from March 1973 through November 1974 to analyze movements between Berry College Refuge and contiguous hunted areas in northwestern Georgia. Kent E. Kammermeyer, R. Larry Marchlnton
Pages 466-475 |
1975 |
Applicability of Basic Physiology and Nutrition Research to Practical Wildlife Management Past emphasis on wildlife research with immediate applicability has resulted in good management progress with minimum effort. However, this emphasis may now be impeding management progress. Most of the "easy" answers may be known already. Wildlife scientists and managers should recognize the need for basic physiological and nutritional research to improve future management procedures.
Pages 476-480 |
1975 |
Energy Balance as a Criterion for Acquiring Deer Management Areas A FORTRAN IV model of the inter- and intra-seasonal energy flow through deer populations was developed for evaluating the potential biological productivity ofland for deer. The productivity per unit cost is suggested as a means for evaluating land being considered for acquisition for deer management areas. The model uses the "Standard Deer Unit," an integration of climatic, behavior, and other factors. To characterize the energy dynamics of deer maintenance and production subjective probability estimations are made by the user of successional changes in cover and forage production. E. B. Rayburn, R. H. Giles, Jr.
Pages 481-490 |
1975 |
Comparative Use of Three Types of Wood Duck Nest Boxes In 1971 a joint Tennessee Valley Authority-Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency effort began to increase wood duck (Aix sponsa) productivity, test nest structure acceptability, and document competition-predator problems on a 12.5-mile segment of the upper Holston River in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Over 90 standard wooden, rocket, and horizontal wood duck nest boxes were installed. Duck use of nest boxes increased from 6 percent in 1971 to 44 percent by 1975. Jack A. Muncy, James H. Burbank
Pages 493-500 |
1975 |
Waterfowl Habitat in Lakes of the Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana Rooted vegetation in lakes of the Atchafalaya River Basin was adversely affected by increasing water turbidities from rising flood waters. Duck food plants decreased 80 percent from October 1972 to October 1973 as a result of severe flooding. Different sections of the basin were affected more than others by high water levels. Pest plants were a problem throughout most of the basin but presented no great problem in the study areas. Lakes in the lower section ofthe swamp region and the marsh region had the highest occurrence of vegetation during the study period. Ronnie W. Duke, Robert H. Chabreck
Pages 501-512 |
1975 |
Evaluation of Habitat Manipulation for Ducks in an Alabama Beaver Pond Complex A three-year study was initiated in 1972 to evaluate habitat manipulation practices of ducks in a beaver pond complex located at Hardaway, Macon County, Alabama. Three methods for controlling water level were not eflective. Seed yields were determined for four planted and one naturally occurring plant species. Japanese millet (Echinochloa crusgalli var. frumentacea) averaged 2342 kglha: jungle rice (Echinochloa colunum), 1847 kglha; chiwapa millet (Echinochloa frumentacea), 2064 kg/ha; sunflower (Heliantlllls sp.J, 1625 kg/ha; and red-rooted sedge (Cypenls erythrorhizos), & 34 kglha. Randall C. Johnson, John R. Gwaltney, James E. Kennamer, James W. Preacher
Pages 512-518 |
1975 |
Wildlife Populations in Coastal Marshes Influenced By Weirs The abundance of various species of wildlife in marshes and ponds influenced by weirs was measured and compared to similar data collected on non-wetTed or control areas from January through December, 1974. Weirs were constructed in marsh drainage systems and held water levels in ponds and bayous several inches below the elevation of the adjacent marsh; however, control areas were subjected to natural tidal influences. Greater duck, coot, and non-game bird usage was found in ponds influenced by weirs, especially during low water periods occurring in the winter. Sam F. Spiller, Robert H. Chabreck Pages 518-525 |
1975 |
Characteristics and Management of Tidal Impoundments for Wildlife in a South Carolina Estuary The characteristics, management and costs of 213 diked impoundments in an important waterfowl wintering area in coastal South Carolina were studied in 1972-73 by intensive field surveys and interviews with owners, managers, construction companies, and tax collectors. Managed impoundments composed 22,536 acres of the total 98,451 acres of marshland and were claimed by 52 individuals or private groups and two state agencies. Patrick H. Morgan, A. Sidney Johnson, William P. Baldwin, J. Larry Launders
Pages 526-539 |
1975 |
Effects of Stream Channelization on Avian Diversity and Density in Piedmont Virginia Species diversity and density for game and non-game birds were studied during winter and summer, 1975 on three streams in the Virginia Piedmont which were channelized 2,5, and 9 years prior to Held work. Three study sites, each 1 hectare in size, were located along streams in secondary succession bottom land hardwood communities. Indices were calculated for bird species diversity (BSD) and foliage height diversity (FHD) using the Shannon-Weaver information theory formula. Howard L. Ferguson, Robert W. Ellis, James B. Whelan
Pages 540-548 |
1975 |
The Establishment of Scirpus Olneyi Under Controlled Water Levels and Salinities From January 1973 to September 1974, a study was conducted at Rockefeller Rehlge, Grand Chenier, Louisiana to determine the effects of irrigating Scirpus olneyi with various concentrations of salt water during drought periods. Scirpus olneyi was established in 12 one-tenth-acre impoundments and subjected to 6 water level and salinity treatments. Drying ponds for 1 and 3 months before the treatments were initiated had no measurable effects on culm density. Thomas J. Hess, Jr., Robert H. Chabreck, Ted Joanen
Pages 548-554 |
1975 |
Industrial Wildlife Management in Arkansas and Texas Response in hunter opportunity, use, and success to user-fee wildlife management systems are examined on International Paper Company lands in Arkansas and Texas during 1970-74. During 1972-74, 28,500 published hunting guides to open lands were distributed. One permit per 26.5 acres of management area was sold during 1974. Membership in Texas club leases increased from one member/124 acres to one member/57 acres during 1970-74. Lease members averaged 7.7 days squirrel hunting and 3.0 days deer Use of permits varied between management areas.
Pages 555-556 |
1975 |
A tank study was conducted to determine the effects various concentrations of crude oil on brackish marsh plants. Scirpus olneyi and Spartina patens were grown in tanks and subjected to a light and a heavy crude oil at four concentrations and four water levels over an H.5-month period. Growth and survival ofplants were detennined monthly. A fluctuating water level (+5 to -5cm) with so parts per thousand (ppt) of heavy crude oil was the treatment most detrimental to S. olneyi. Crude oil enhanced growth and survival of S. olneyi at a water level of +5cm above the soil surface. James L. Gebhart, Robert H. Chabreck
Pages 567-577 |
1975 |
A telemetric study of the effects of recreational activities on the eastern wild turkey was conducted during the summer of 1972 and the spring and summer of 1973 and 1974. One hundred and three turkeys were captured and patagium tagged. Fifty-five were released with 164 MHz radio transmitters attached. Turkeys did not frequent a heavily used off·road vehicle area. Foot trail traffic had an adverse effect on the use ofan area by turkeys. Turkeys were not known to inhabit any area closer than 1.0km to campgrounds in the summer. Some loss of turkeys to poaching was noted. George A. Wright, Dan W. Speake
Pages 578-584 |
1975 |
Seasonal Food Habits of the European Wild Hog in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Information on seasonal food habits of the European wild hog (Sus serofa) was obtained by analyses of stomach contents of 128 animals collected in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from 1971 to 1973. Hogs ate primarily plant material in all seasons. Grasses (Gramineae) were the most important food item in the spring and were also important to hogs in the summer, as were the fruits Gaylussacia spp., and Malus spp. Roots were the major food item in the fan and winter months, although the mast of Quercus spp. and Carya spp. was important when available. Charles D. Scott, Michael R. Pelton
Pages 585-593 |
1975 |
Productivity of Muskrats in East Tennessee Muskrats, Ondatra zibethicus, (360) were collected from river and creek study areas in East Tennessee from July, 1972 to June, 1973. Data were recorded on reproductive parameters. Maximum values for testis length and width occurred in August, whereas maxima for testis volume and weight were in May and August, respectively. Evidence indicated that sperm were present in the adult males year-round. Maturation of follicles began in January in adult females; mature follicles were present in late February and March, and the first corpora lutea of pregnancy were found in April. Wayne H. Schacher, Michael R. Pelton
Pages 594-608 |
1975 |
Gray Squirrel Habitat and Nest-Tree Preference The mixed hardwoods, white oaklred oak/hickory, and chestnut oak forest types were most important for gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) on an 8100 ha study area in West Virginia. The three most abundant tree species, chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), white oak (Q. alba), and northern red oak (Q. rum-a), in these forest types provided 75 percent of the nest dens and 54 percent of the leaf nests. Among 14 tree species used for nest-den trees. American chestnut(Castanea dentata) snags and sugar maple (Acer saccharum) ,,"'Cre preferred. H. Reed Sanderson, William M. Healy, James C. Pack, John D. Gill, Jack Ward Thomas
Pages 609-614 |
1975 |
Woodcock Singing Grounds and Diurnal Habitat in North Central Oklahoma The use of tall grass prairie singing sites and associated diurnal habitat by American woodcock was analyzed on the Oklahoma State University Ecology Preserve near Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. The effect on woodcock use of breeding display habitat via artificially creating singing sites by mowing was observed in conjunction with an extensive study of display behavior. Woodcock preferred sparsely vegetated singing sites, regardless of their floral composition, aspect, shape, size, area, perimeter, soil texture, and pH. Raymond A. Lambert, John S. Barclay Pages 617-630 |
1975 |
Observations on Wintering Woodcock in Northeast Georgia During 5 consecutive hunting seasons (1969-1974), 57 hunters made 136 woodcock hunts at 27 sites in northeast Georgia. In 728 man-hours of hunting, 1,132 woodcock flushes occurred. Hunters fired 1,171 shots and bagged 308 woodcock. Forty-three birds were shot down hut lost and 20 were feathered but kept flying. Overall, 1.56 woodcock were flushed per man-hour of hunting, and hunters bagged approximately one bird ofevery four flushed. Crippling loss (in relation to total kill) was computed to be 17 percent.
Pages 630-639 |
1975 |
Winter Gobbling in Wild Turkeys Pages 639-640 |
1975 |
Telephone Survey of Dove Hunting in the Eastern Management Unit A telephone survey of mourning dove hunting in the Eastern Management Unit covering eight seasons (1966-1973) was carried Ollt for the Southeastern Cooperative Dove Study. The sampling frame, the survey procedures, and the precision of the results are described, and certain comparisons are made with mail surveys. Of the 210,000 randomly selected households, approximately 85 percent were contacted and information on about 12,800 dove hunters was obtained. David W. Turner, Paul H. Geissler
Pages 640-646 |
1975 |
The acceptance and antifertility action of microencapsulated diethylstilbestrol (DES) administered in feed was investigated with penned female white-tailed deer (Odocoileus viirginianus). A switchback designed oral acceptance test at 0, 250, 500, 750, and 1,000 mg was conducted just before the breeding season. The 1,000 mg level was as well accepted as the other three concentrations, but none were as well accepted as the control. Six does were presented 1,000 mg of DES, homogenized in 1.362 kg of feed, every 17 days throughout the breeding season.
Pages 646-651 |
1975 |
Nasal Bots of White-Tailed Deer in the Southeastern United States Nasal bots (Cephenemyw sp.) were found in 107 (4.4 percent) of 2,423 white-tailed deer (Odocoueus virginianus) examined from the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Infected deer were not found in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The parasite was most prevalent in the winter and summer. There were no significant differences in infestations between sexes or age groupings. Victor F. Nettles, Gary L. Doster
Pages 651-655 |
1975 |
European Wild Hog Rooting in the Mountains of East Tennessee The occurrence and extent of European wild hog (Sus scrofa) rooting at different elevations and vegetation types in the mountains of East Tennessee were studied along trails and roads in three watersheds in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and in three watersheds in the Tellico Wildlife Management Area, Cherokee National Forest, from April 1971 through March 1972. Rooting was greatest at higher elevations in the wanner months and at lower elevations in the cooler months. Robert C. Belden, Michael R. Pelton
Pages 665-671 |
1975 |
Postal and Personal Interview Surveys of South Carouna Deer Hunters A postal survey of 1,323 game management area permit holders (5%) was made in early 1972 to detennine the utilization of game management areas for deer hunting. Responses (777) were inadequate for projecting utilization of many of the 35 state game management areas for deer hunting. Thus responses from the postal survey and from a subsequent personal contact survey, were grouped into major hunt units. Sixteen percent ofthe 777 postal survey respondents were selected for personal contact. Walter E. Johnston, Lloyd G. Webb
Pages 665-664 |
1975 |
Some Biochemical Parameters of Serum of European Wild Hogs Blood samples were obtained from 70 European wild hogs (Susscrofa), of which 33 were live-trapped in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and 37 were reared in captivity on farms geographically proximal to the mountains. Sera were analyzed for chloride, potassium, sodium, glucose, blood urea nitrogen, total serum protein, albumin, alpha, beta and gamma globulins. The albumin/globulin ratio was calculated. Data were analyzed for the effects of sex, age, and location by least squares analysis of variance. With the exception of semm sodium, significant sex differences were not found. Michael J. Williamson, Michael R. Pelton
Pages 672-679 |
1975 |
Censusing and Collecting Marsh Raccoons via an Air-Boat An air-boat was used successfully to collect raccoons in a tidal marsh. Three hundred and four raccoons were seen and collected for 68 man hours expended with the air-boat as compared to 62 raccoons seen and collected for 56 man hours expended with the John·boat. During one two-hour collection, 39 raccoons (approximately one every three minutes) were collected with the air-boat. The number of raccoons seen and collected on each tide was closely correlated to tide height.
Pages 680-681 |
1975 |
Multiple-Use Inventories in Louisiana Forests An inventory of understory herbage and browse indicated that the forage potential of southwest Louisiana forests is riot being fully utilized. The longleaf-slash pine and loblolly-shortleaf pine ecosystems produce the greatest amount of forage, but bottomland hardwoods have the best browse composition.
Pages 682-686 |
1975 |
Fall and Winter Food Habits of the Bobwhite Quail in the Sandhills of North Carolina The contents of 4,157 quail crops from the Sandhills Wildlife Management Area were examined. The crops were collected from hunter harvested quail during the open hunting season (mid-November through late February) for seven years, 1961 through 1967. Items of primary importance were the seeds of longleaf pine, red bay, shrub lespedeza, rye and beggarweed. A temporal examination of the data indicates that red bay was important as a source offood in late winter and during periods ofpine mast scarcity.
Pages 687-694 |
1975 |
Effects of Intensive Gray Fox Control on Population Dynamics of Rodents and Sympatric Carnivores The impact of continuously removing gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) from upland Virginia poultry farms was studied over a 25-month period. Primary study areas were two sets offarm woodlots. Foxes were left undisturbed on one fann, and were intensively controlled for a 14-month period on the other. Demographic analysis ofrodent populations and enumeration of sympatric carnivores were penormed on both farms before, during, and after the period offox control. Michael S. Hensley, J. Elwood Fisher
Pages 694-705 |
1975 |
Hunt I And II: Computer-Based Deer Management Units for University and In-Service Education A computer-based educationallloit for university and inservice education is described. Students make selections from pre-punched decision cards and present these for computer analyses. They receive a printed output enabling them to improve their "play" orthe game. The units require management of deer in a southeastern U. S. county producing soybeans. The objective is to stabilize the deer population and minimize crop losses. Hunt I is a unit employed independently of past uses. Robert H. Giles, Jr., A. Blair Jones
Pages 706-711 |
1975 |
Some Dangers of Endangered Species Programs
Pages 711-713 |
1975 |
Wildlife Laws: Biological, Statutory, and Ethical Pages 714-716 |
1975 |
Pages 717-720 |
1975 |
Control of the Georgia Fur Industry With the advent of the 1974-75 trapping season Georgia's Game and Fish Law Enforcement Section elected to place emphasis on the control and management of the fur industry within the State with one reason being to find out, if nothing else, what was the fur industry in the state. As could be expected several things were learned. Deficiencies were detected and an evolutionary process was begun to improve on the managing and control of this valuable resource.
Pages 721-727 |
1975 |
Anti-Poaching Campaigns--A Tool of Wildlife Law Enforcment? A survey of Wildlife Law Enforcement Directors throughout the United States was used in assessing the status of anti-poaching campaigns. Thirty-five of the 45 state wildlife agencies returning the questionnaire have an anti-poaching campaign in progress. Personal contact is the medium most frequently used (34 of 35 agencies). Six (17.1%) agencies reported that they had been able to evaluate the effectiveness of their anti-poaching campaigns in eliciting the cooperation of citizens in reporting wildlife violations.
Pages 728-743 |
1975 |
Programs Encouraging Citizen Report of Vandalism and Game Law Violations A program (Help Our Wildlife), encouraging citizens to report vandalism and game law violations was adopted by 15 states when introduced by the National Rille Association in late 1974. An early 1975 survey showed six other states had a similar program in operation or under development. Keith R. Thompson, William H. Nesbitt
Pages 744-748 |
1975 |
The Evolution of Graphic Arts in a Conservation Agency Magazine This paper deals with the development of graphic design concepts as incorporated into a conservation agency magazine from 1966 to the present. This evolution will be presented relative to six different categories each with an individual set of typical graphics problems. They are: Logo (title block), covers, inside front cover, editorial page, interior (both print and illustration), and special graphic effects. The refinement of a coherent and meaningful graphics design in these areas typifies the evolution of the whole.
Pages 749-752 |
1975 |
Hunting Popularity: A Case Study in an Organizational Setting Only by isolating similarities and differences between those who strongly oppose or favor hunting can programs be developed to increase understanding about hunting as a wildlife management tool. The extremities of the continuum were studied because this is where a clearer understanding ofdemographic, adolescent experience, and attitudinal type variables can be obtained. It was found that sex, occupation, nature of the community during youth, occupation of father, and meaning of hunting lands were the important variables in determining differences. David L. Groves, George J. Matula
Pages 753-758 |
1975 |
Wildlife Knowledge and Attitudes of Public School Teachers A questionnaire was administered to 312 public school teachers and seniors in education who were taking courses in West Virginia colleges. Attitude toward hunting was listed as strong disapproval (16 percent), mild disapproval (21 percent), undecided (17 percent), mild approval (33 percent), and strong approval (12 percent). Attitudes and knowledge were often related to basic attitude toward hunting, and those who favored hunting usually answered questions correctly in greater numbers than those who disapproved. Chi-square tests of independence were applied to the results. Susan E. Taylor, David E. Samuel Pages 759-765 |
1975 |
Programs in Agriculture (Natural) Resources designed to provide vocational education for the total agribusiness and natural resource industry are being implemented through agricultural education curricula in a number of southeastern states. Vocational training programs for occupations related to fish and wildlife management exist in 8 states and will likely spread to others. These programs, if planned and implemented properly, can benefit the fish and wildlife resource. Gerald H. Cross, Daniel D. DeJarnetie
Pages 766-769 |
1975 |
List of SE Conference Attendees, 1974
Pages 1-24 |
1974 |
Pages 24-26 |
1974 |
An Assessment of our Success as Fish and Wildlife Managers--And a Look at the Future
Pages 27-32 |
1974 |
Pages 32-35 |
1974 |
Striped Bass Culture and Management Theme Session Moderator's Opening Comments
Pages 35- |
1974 |
The Use of Circular Tanks for Spawning Striped Bass (Marone Saxa Tills) During the 1974 spawning season in Tennessee. 17 female striped bass were injected with chorionic gonadotropin and placed in circular tanks to spawn. One or more males, also injected with gonadotropin. were placed in 13 of the tanks with each female. In four of the tanks, treated white bass males (M. chrysops) were added in an attempt to produce hybrids. All 13 of the females, where there were no white bass, successfully spawned producing an estimated 19.3 million eggs. More than 11 million fry hatched.
Pages 35-44 |
1974 |