Sitka Black-tailed Deer Management and Research

Publications & Reports

• Sitka Black-tailed Deer Management and Harvest Reports
• Sitka Black-tailed Deer Research Grant Reports and Publications

Management

Evaluation of deer populations for management is based on a variety of indicators, including pellet-group surveys, hunter contacts, field observations, harvest questionnaires, and mortality transects.

Research

As of 2012, a research project on Sitka Black-tailed deer is underway on northeast Chichagof Island, and deer have been equipped with GPS collars.

Research Projects

• Movement patterns, home range, and habitat use by Sitka black-tailed deer in Southeast Alaska
• Survivorship of Sitka black-tailed deer fawns in Southeast Alaska