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White-tailed Deer Studies in Northeastern Minnesota

No Easy Answers: Effects of Wolf Population Expansion on Deer Hunting in Northern Minnesota

The Ecological Relationship of Gray Wolves and White-tailed Deer in Minnesota



Scientific Articles

Nelson, M. E. and Mech, L. D. 2006. A 3-decade dearth of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in a wolf (Canis lupus)-dominated ecosystem. American Midland Naturalist 155:373-382.

Kunkel, Kyran E. and Mech, L. David. 1994. Wolf and Bear Predation on White-Tailed Deer Fawns in Northeastern Minnesota. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 72:1557-1565.

DelGiudice, Glenn D., Mech, L. David, Kunkel, Kyran E., Gese, Eric M., and Seal, Ulysses S. 1992. Seasonal Patterns of Weight, Hematology and Serum Characteristics of Free-Ranging Female White-Tailed Deer in Minnesota. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 70:974-983.

Nelson, Michael E. and Mech, L. David. 1987. Demes Within a Northeastern Minnesota Deer Population. Mammalian Dispersal Patterns. 2:27-40.