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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Toxicity Of Various Off-Shore Crude Oils And Dispersants To Marine And Estuarine Shrimp The acute effects of four crude oils and two oil spill removers on four species of marine shrimp (Penaeus setiferus, P. aztecus, Palaemonetes vulgaris, and P. pugio) were determined. Results of 48-hour bioassays showed that distinctive differences in toxicity existed between crude oils from different areas with all shrimp tested. The oil spill removers were much more toxic than the crude oils. Addition of the oil spill removers to all crude oils at recommended application ratios increased the toxicity of both the crude oils and the oil spill removers, indicating a synergistic effect.
Pages 642-650 |
1971 |
The movements of brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) and white shrimp (P. setiferus) over weirs in a South Louisiana esturary were influenced by tides. Brown shrimp concentrations inside the weir were greatest on incoming tides, water flowing into the weired area. The incoming water stimulated brown shrimp to the weir. White shrimp concentrations inside the weir depended on water head differences between weired and outside waters. The head difference usually occurred with approaching cold fronts and drops in temperature. The shrimp catch was greatest at night.
Pages 651-654 |
1971 |
The Role Of Undercover Agent For The Oklahoma Department Of Wildlife Conservation Three years ago, in June 1968, our Chief of Law Enforcement and I went to the State of Pennsylvania, to see what we could learn about their Special Investigation work. We visited with the Pennsylvania Wildlife heads for three days and were sold on the type of work or ways of apprehending large scale, illegal, killing and selling of game. They pointed out to us the most important points to consider; administration of program by experienced personnel, the selection of competent personnel for undercover agents, never use one of your agents for any type of personnel investigation.
Pages 655-656 |
1971 |
Pages 656-659 |
1971 |
Kentucky Conservation Officers' Qualifications And Everyday Duties
Pages 659-662 |
1971 |
The Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer And Hunter Safety Training
Pages 662-672 |
1971 |
In-Hand Identification Of Waterfowl (A Teaching Method)
Pages 673-675 |
1971 |
Things Expected Of A Rookie Conservation Officer
Pages 675-676 |
1971 |
Wildlife Law Enforcement Research — The Context And The Needs
Pages 677-687 |
1971 |
The Law Enforcement Administrator's Role In Meeting The Challenge Of The 1970's
Pages 687-692 |
1971 |
History And Operation Of The Arkansas Game And Fish Commission's Wildlife Officer Cadet School In 1970 the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission initiated a Wildlife Officer Cadet School for the purpose of giving new Wildlife Officers some formal training in the operation of the Commission before assigning them to positions in the field. The School, which is a prerequisite to being hired as a Wildlife Officer, consists of five weeks of schooling at Arkansas Polytechnic College and one week of field training on the skills a Wildlife Officer must employ and the situations he will face in his daily activities.
Pages 692-695 |
1971 |
Pages 695-698 |
1971 |
The Product — What Is It In 1971?
Pages 699-701 |
1971 |
Changing Communications For Changing Times
Pages 701-706 |
1971 |
Pages 707-711 |
1971 |
Pages 711-713 |
1971 |
Even-Aged Forest Management And Wildlife Habitat
Pages 1-4 |
1970 |
Pages 5-8 |
1970 |
The Generation Gap In Environmental Communications — As Seen From Government
Pages 8-14 |
1970 |
Progress In Preservation Of Delta Hardwoods The Arkansas Planning Commission, in cooperation with the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, has completed a study of the loss of wetlands and woodlands in Eastern Arkansas. Although the detailed study was limited to the Arkansas portion of the Mississippi River Delta Region, essentially the same conditions prevail in the Delta portions of five other states and the recommendations to alleviate the problem are applicable Regionwide.
Pages 15-23 |
1970 |
A Preliminary Survey Of Pesticide Residues In Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) A pesticide analysis was run on 21 deer collected from the Mississippi Delta Region during the winter of 1969-1970. The primary tissues analyzed were flesh, liver and fat. The residues found were DDT and its metabolites. Average DDT and metabolites concentrations of the tissues were: flesh 0.062 p. p.m; liver 0.194 p. p.m; fat 1.210 p.p.m.
Pages 23-30 |
1970 |
Pesticide residues were measured in selected tissues of the white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, from a leading cotton and soybean producing area in Calhoun County, South Carolina. A minimum of four deer per month were collected from March, 1968, to February, 1969. Nine additional deer were collected from the same area in August and November, 1969. Five deer from an area where pesticides had not been used were included as a control.
Pages 31-45 |
1970 |
Management Implications Of Disease Of Big Game Animals In Texas Disease as a limiting factor on big game populations has been long recognized but formal studies did not begin until 1963. Three diseases studied since that time are presented to demonstrate that intelligent management decisions can be derived from knowledge about the diseases. The three diseases discussed are theileriasis, bluetongue, and salmonellosis. Disease has long been recognized as a limiting factor on Texas big game herds (Van Volkenbergand Nicholson 1943, Hahn 1945, Buechner 1950 and others).
Pages 46-50 |
1970 |
Sex Ratio And Group Composition In White-Tailed Deer Seasonal vanatlOns in sex ratio and group compositIOn of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were studied on the Welder Refuge, Texas. Group size varied from 3.2 to 7.3 with a mean of 4.9. Sex ratio (0 to <;> ) varied from 27:100 to 42:100 with a mean of 35:100. Group composition also varied throughout the year, due to variations in reproductive behavior. Data indicate that total counts are best conducted in April but sex ratios are best determined in August.
Pages 51-56 |
1970 |
Telemetrically Determined Movements Of Two White-Tailed Deer Fawns In Southwestern Alabama While studying deer movements in the floodplain of the Mobile River in southwestern Alabama, two fawns (of different ages) were radio-instrumented and their movements compared. The interim of the study period was from December, 1967 until July, 1968. A spotted fawn (between I and 2 months old) that was radio-tracked had a home range comparable to that of adult deer in the area, but diel movements were much less. Another fawn (approximately 4 months old) and her mother were captured and instrumented with radio transmitters at the same time.
Pages 57-63 |
1970 |
Studies Of Deer-Related Dog Activity In Virginia Three study areas and five techniques were used in this study of movements and activities of dogs and influence of dogs on deer. Radio-tracking with telemetry equipment was ineffective due to infrequent and unpredictable movement of dogs. The percentage of licensed dogs estimated from surveys of rural inhabitants was suggested to be inversely related to the number of residents under a dog warden's responsibility. Activity indices determined from sand plot track counts for dogs were not significantly different for three study areas and for the three seasons.
Pages 64-73 |
1970 |
Legal Hunting Of White-Tailed Deer With Dogs: Biology, Sociology And Management In recent years hunting white-tailed deer with dogs, a tradition in many parts of the South, has been the subject of much controversy, but this type of hunting has received little scientific research and there is little data upon which decisions can be based. The effects of dogs on behavior, movements and welfare of 57 different radio-equipped deer in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina were studied. Six of these animals were experimentally chased with hunting dogs in a way designed to simulate very intensive dog hunting.
Pages 74-89 |
1970 |
An Evaluation Of The Helicopter For Censusing Waterfowl In Louisiana's Coastal Marshes And Ricelands During the fall of 1969 a helicopter was evaluated for censusing waterfowl in Louisiana by comparing it with a Cessna 210 airplane. The comparisons indicated that while a helicopter equipped with flotation gear was a safe and highly effective vehicle for censusing waterfowl, twice as much actual flight time was required to complete the same amount of work and operational costs were double those for the airplane. About 1.5 times as many waterfowl were recorded from the helicopter as from the Cessna.
Pages 90-103 |
1970 |
Wood Duck Brood Survival On The Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Two methods were used to determine survival. In 1968, newly hatched ducklings were web-tagged and subsequently recaptured. The survival rate from hatching to flight stage was 56%, In 1969, direct observation was the method used. Observations of 77 broods revealed a 52% survival from hatching to six weeks of age, with 74% of the total mortality occuring during the first two weeks after hatching.
Pages 104-108 |
1970 |
Nest Box Production And Brood Survival Of Wood Ducks On The Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge 1969 Wood duck (Aix sponsa) nest box production and brood survival was studied during 1969 on Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge. Of a total of 446 ducklings hatched in nest boxes in 1969, 397 (89%) were marked with consecutively numbered web tags before their exit from the nest box. Eighteen female wood ducks were color marked with nasal saddles so they could be identified with their respective broods throughout the nesting season. Subsequent trapping and observation provided insight into brood survival and total production of this species on Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge.
Pages 108-117 |
1970 |
Habitat Preference And Survival Of Florida Duck Broods Florida Duck broods were captured and banded by nightlighting in fresh, salt, and brackish water habitats. Ducklings were most frequently observed in brackish water areas. Duckling survival as determined by brood size observations was lower than in other mallard subspecies. Most duckling mortality occurs immediately after hatching. Ducklings are very terrestrial, a behaviorism that reduces exposure to an abundance of predators associated with Florida's aquatic environments.
Pages 117-121 |
1970 |
Some Ecological Conditions Under Which Selected Waterfowl Food Plants Grow In South Carolina Nine waterfowl food plants were selected from food habit studies conducted on waterfowl wintering in South Carolina coastal areas. These plants (Aneilema keisak, Brasenia schreberi, Eleocharis equisetoides, Eleocharis quadrangulata, Polygonum arifolium, Polygonum hydropiperoides, Ruppia maritima, Scirpus robustus, and Scirpus validus) were studied in relation to certain chemical and physical properties of soil and water collected from sites producing stands of these plants.
Pages 121-127 |
1970 |
Experimental Treatments For The Control Of Wiregrass And Saltmarsh Grass In A Brackish Marsh During the period from January, 1965 to June 1970 a study was conducted in the Price Lake area of Rockefeller Refuge, Grand Chenier, Louisiana. The objectives were to measure and evaluate the results from a series of treatments designed to alter natural plant succession and improve the vegetative composition for wildlife. Experimental plots were treated in the spring and late fall, 1965. Treatments included burning, tilling, chemicals and combinations of burning, tilling, and chemicals.
Pages 127-145 |
1970 |
Chufa Tuber Production And Its Relationship To Waterfowl Management On Catahoula Lake, Louisiana As a waterfourl wintering area, Catahoula Lake, is of national significance and one of the most important natural wintering areas in the Nation. It is the key to waterfowl abundance and hunting success in Central Louisiana. Chufa, (Cyperus esculentus) is one of the principal waterfowl foods on Catahoula Lake. A study was conducted to determine chufa tuber production on the Lake for a five year period. A total of 96 ground samples were taken each year from a series of exclosures and exposed plots. Chufa production per acre is given.
Pages 146-153 |
1970 |
Nesting Populations Of Brown Pelicans In Florida Aerial searches and mail questionnaires revealed 22 active nesting colonies of brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) on small islands close to shore off the Florida peninsula and a number of additional colonies in Florida Bay and the Florida Keys between 1968 and 1970. The same nesting islands were occupied in most years. Nesting took place during late winter and spring in Florida Bay and during late spring and summer in colonies off the peninsula. The maximum numbers of nests counted during 1968, 1969, and 1970 was 6,926,6,100, and 7,690 respectively.
Pages 154-169 |
1970 |
Monthly Variation In Nutria Pelt Quality The value of individual nutria (Myocastor coypus) pelts is in direct proportion to pelt quality and size. Various factors affect pelt quality such as fur primeness, fur color, and holes in the skin. Pelt quality in nutria is thought to vary during different periods of the year; however, this has not been confirmed. Observations by O'Neil (1949) show that the Louisiana muskrat reaches the height of its prime from mid-January to mid-February.
Pages 169-175 |
1970 |
A Telemetric Study Of Nesting Female Alligators On Rockefeller Refuge, Louisiana
Pages 175-193 |
1970 |
A USDA program to eradicate the introduced sugarcane root weevil in the spring of 1969 was studied to assess effects on fish and wildlife. Two basic techniques were utilized: analyses of residue accumulations in selected species, and search for dead animals. Residues increased substantially in birds but not in earthworms, fishes, or aquatic invertebrates. Considerable bird mortality followed treatment and residues in specimens analyzed indicated death from heptachlor poisoning.
Pages 194-200 |
1970 |
The Acceptance By Bobwhite Quail Of Rodent Baits Dyed And Treated With Zinc Phosphide
Pages 201-205 |
1970 |
During 1961 and 1962, 311 wild-trapped black francolins (Francolinus francolinus asiae) from India were released in the Gum Cove area of Cameron Parish in southwest Louisiana. A substantial bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) population was present on the release site. In 1967, ten francolins and ten quail were collected for comparison of food habits and parasite fauna. Differences in food habits were noted but an occasional preference of francolins and of bobwhites for the same food items was revealed. This was not believed to be a limiting factor for either population.
Pages 206-212 |
1970 |
Weight And Age Characteristics As Criteria For Harvest Of Bobwhites In North Central Texas Bobwhite age and weight data were collected from 5 study areas in North Central Texas to determine characteristics contributable to optimal harvest. A total of 24,324 bobwhites were aged and 12,735 were weighed and examined during December and January (hunting season), 1962-67. The_peak in nesting as shown by molt patterns occurred prior to July 15 each year. The mean weight of all birds was 176.2 - a standard error of .5 grams. Weights increased through December and began to decline during the final 3 weeks of January.
Pages 213-223 |
1970 |
Potentialities Of The Woodcock As A Game Bird Resource In The Southeastern United States The American woodcock is a neglected game bird in most southeastern states. Reasons for disregarding this species include: a belief that woodcock are sparse in areas other than Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi; little knowledge pertaining to woodcock habitat; the practice of only hunting woodcock incidentally to other game; and a consensus that quail dogs cannot be used for hunting woodcock.
Pages 223-231 |
1970 |
Roosting Of Young Turkey Broods During Summer In Florida During spring and summer in 1969 and 1970 approximately 200 observations were made of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) brood roosting sites, most of which were found by radio-telemetry. The age that broods began to roost in trees varied from 12 to 19 days for the 14 broods. Most of the ground roosts were located under forest canopies in sparse ground cover. Brood hens normally did not defecate in their ground roosts. After tree roosting began, broods utilized cypress (Taxodium ascendens and T. distichum) and pine (Pinus palustris and P. elliottii) more than all other trees combined.
Pages 231-243 |
1970 |
Activities Of Wild Turkey Hens And Poults As Influenced By Habitat Daily movements and brood rearing among wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) hens in the Piedmont of eastern Alabama was studied during 1968 and 1969. Twelve hens were tagged in the patagium and instrumented with radio transmitters. Daily movements did not cover the entire spring and summer ranges. Daily movements of non-nesting hens averaged 0.4 mile; those of nesting hens averaged 0.22 mile; and those of hens with broods averaged 0.32 mile. They were usually linear and were strongly influenced by feeding areas provided by permanent pastures.
Pages 244-251 |
1970 |
A Final Report On Tennessee's Efforts To Introduce Pheasants
Pages 252-268 |
1970 |
Weights And Measurements Of Georgia Cottontails And An Ecological Principle Body weight and basic body measurements were recorded on 395 adult cottontails collected from three physiographic regions in Georgia. Eight different skull measurements were taken on 65 individuals. Little variation was noted in the percentage change of paunched weights as compared to the animals' total body weight. No significant seasonal variations were noted in total body weight. Coastal Plain adults exhibited significantly greater hind foot length, ear length, total length, and body weight than Piedmont or Mountain rabbits.
Pages 268-277 |
1970 |
Control Of Raccoons With Rodenticides A field test to evaluate anticoagulant rodenticides as a method of controlling raccoon populations was carried out on the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina. Fumarin mixed with corn was dispensed at ten permanent feeding stations over a six-week period. A marked decline in the number of raccoons was noted on the study area as a result of the experiment. Feeders for the study were developed by refuge personnel and proved to be relatively bird and mouse proof, but easily accessible to raccoons.
Pages 277-281 |
1970 |
Use Of The Cannon-Net For Capturing Fallow Deer The cannon-net technique for trapping deer was used to capture 130 wild fallow deer (Dama dama) in western Kentucky. The net proved dependable as deer were captured on 25 of 27 times it was fired. The average catch was 4.8 per attempt and up to II animals were captured at one time. Mortality was 3.1%. Acepromazine maleate was used with satisfactory results for tranquilizing captured deer.
Pages 282-284 |
1970 |
A study was conducted on the A.E.C. Savannah River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina, to determine if eye lens weight was a reliable indicator of age in feral swine. A strong correlation (r=0.95) was found between eye lens weight and tooth irruption age. In most cases, when body weight failed, eye lens weight remained a dependable indicator of age in feral hogs. Eye lens weight can therefore be used as a reliable age criterion in feral hogs.
Pages 285-291 |
1970 |
Mail Surveys Of Hunting — Precision And Sample Size Several Southeastern states using mail surveys currently apply an estimation procedure to adjust for non-response bias. Efficient planning of these surveys requires an idea of the precision obtainable for a specified number of questionnaires mailed, i.e. an idea of the sample size required. This paper graphically describes the empirical relation between sample size and relative precision of estimates of hunters, effort, and harvest for three game species, deer, turkey and dove. The data were selected from records on hand from six states and over the period from 1964-1969.
Pages 292-303 |
1970 |