ElkHunter
Life Member
Ok, all you IW bowhunters,here is our chance to help the DNR doing what we do best,sitting in the stand observing the different species of animals.
Steve asked me to get this survey out to as many dedicated bowhunters as possible.No better place to start than right here.
Iowa DNR Announces New Survey for Bowhunters
Steve Roberts
Survey Specialist/Biometrician
Iowa DNR
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is launching a new survey for 2004 that will give Iowa bowhunters an opportunity to report the number of deer and furbearers they observe while hunting. The information obtained from the "Bowhunter Observation Survey" will help promote better management of Iowas deer herd and will also provide a much better understanding of trends in Iowas furbearer populations. A particularly important issue that is being addressed by this new survey is the substantial loss of furbearer data that has resulted from a 20-year decline in the number of trappers.
The survey will be mailed in late September to a sample of approximately 9,000 bowhunters who have obtained a bow license for each of the past 3 years. Of all the hunting groups in Iowa, bowhunters are the most suitable for this type of survey because the methods they use while hunting are ideal for viewing not only deer, but also furbearers. Many other states, such as Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, Missouri, and Virginia, have already begun using similar surveys to obtain better information on trends in deer and furbearer populations.
The chance that a bowhunter is chosen for this survey depends on two things. First, the hunter has to be classified as an avid bowhunter: one who obtained a bow license for 3 consecutive years during 2001-2003. If the bowhunter meets the first criteria, then the chance of being selected for the survey depends on the hunters county of residence. In general, bowhunters who live in counties having lower human populations have a much higher chance of being selected than do bowhunters living in counties having higher populations.
For each bowhunting trip, survey participants are asked to provide (1) when and where they hunted, (2) how many hours they hunted, and (3) the number of animals they see. The list of the species of interest for the Iowa Bowhunter Observation Survey includes deer, bobcats, coyotes, red and gray foxes, raccoons, opossums, skunks, badgers, house cats, and river otters.
Each year the observation information provided by bowhunters will be compiled into estimates of the number of animals seen per 1,000 hours hunted. These estimates will be compared to previous years to determine whether a population is increasing, decreasing, or stationary. A summary for the 2004 survey, and survey results for each species, will be posted in the future on the Iowa DNR webpage at www.iowadnr.com.
If you are really interested you could call the DNR in DM and ask to speak to Steve Roberts.
Steve asked me to get this survey out to as many dedicated bowhunters as possible.No better place to start than right here.
Iowa DNR Announces New Survey for Bowhunters
Steve Roberts
Survey Specialist/Biometrician
Iowa DNR
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is launching a new survey for 2004 that will give Iowa bowhunters an opportunity to report the number of deer and furbearers they observe while hunting. The information obtained from the "Bowhunter Observation Survey" will help promote better management of Iowas deer herd and will also provide a much better understanding of trends in Iowas furbearer populations. A particularly important issue that is being addressed by this new survey is the substantial loss of furbearer data that has resulted from a 20-year decline in the number of trappers.
The survey will be mailed in late September to a sample of approximately 9,000 bowhunters who have obtained a bow license for each of the past 3 years. Of all the hunting groups in Iowa, bowhunters are the most suitable for this type of survey because the methods they use while hunting are ideal for viewing not only deer, but also furbearers. Many other states, such as Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, Missouri, and Virginia, have already begun using similar surveys to obtain better information on trends in deer and furbearer populations.
The chance that a bowhunter is chosen for this survey depends on two things. First, the hunter has to be classified as an avid bowhunter: one who obtained a bow license for 3 consecutive years during 2001-2003. If the bowhunter meets the first criteria, then the chance of being selected for the survey depends on the hunters county of residence. In general, bowhunters who live in counties having lower human populations have a much higher chance of being selected than do bowhunters living in counties having higher populations.
For each bowhunting trip, survey participants are asked to provide (1) when and where they hunted, (2) how many hours they hunted, and (3) the number of animals they see. The list of the species of interest for the Iowa Bowhunter Observation Survey includes deer, bobcats, coyotes, red and gray foxes, raccoons, opossums, skunks, badgers, house cats, and river otters.
Each year the observation information provided by bowhunters will be compiled into estimates of the number of animals seen per 1,000 hours hunted. These estimates will be compared to previous years to determine whether a population is increasing, decreasing, or stationary. A summary for the 2004 survey, and survey results for each species, will be posted in the future on the Iowa DNR webpage at www.iowadnr.com.
If you are really interested you could call the DNR in DM and ask to speak to Steve Roberts.
