Duck hunters and difficulty complying with harvest regulations

Autor: Matthew P. Gruntorad, Mark P. Vrtiska, Christopher J. Chizinski, Jennifer N. Duberstein, David C. Fulton, Howard W. Harshaw, Andrew H. Raedeke, Jason Spaeth
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Wildlife Society Bulletin, Vol 48, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2328-5540
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1505
Popis: Abstract Due to the steady decline of duck hunter participation, several studies have investigated means to bolster the duck hunter population. Researchers and wildlife professionals have assumed that simpler regulations would attract new and unconfident hunters to participate in duck hunting. In light of this, we sought to identify what portion of the duck‐hunting population had difficulty understanding species‐specific bag limits or complying with species‐specific bag limits in the field. We also sought to describe hunters who had difficulty complying with specific bag limits and how their difficulties were associated with elements related to demography, attitude, and behavior. We found most hunters had no difficulty understanding (82%) or complying with (74%) species specific bag limits, but flyway (χ2 = 35.06, P
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