Selective harvest criteria, such as antler point restrictions (APRs), have been used to regulate harvest of male ungulates; however, comprehensive evaluation of the biological and social responses to this management strategy is lacking. In 2002, Pennsylvania adopted new APRs for white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) that required, depending on wildlife management unit, ≥3 or ≥4 points on 1 antler for legal harvest. Historically, harvest rates of subadult (1.5 yr old) and adult (≥2.5 yr old) antlered males averaged 0.80. Antler point restrictions were designed to protect ≥50% of subadult males from harvest. Most adult males remained legal for harvest. We estimated harvest rates, survival rates, and cause‐specific mortality of radio‐collared male deer (453 subadults, 103 adults) in 2 wildlife management units (Armstrong and Centre counties) to evaluate biological efficacy of APRs to increase recruitment of adult males during 2002–2005. We administered statewide deer hunter surveys before and after each hunting season over the same 3 years to evaluate hunter attitudes toward APRs. We conducted 2 types of surveys: a simple random sample of all license buyers for each survey and a longitudinal panel of hunters who completed all 6 surveys. At the same time APRs were implemented, the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) increased antlerless harvests to reduce deer density to meet deer management goals.

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白尾鹿鹿角限制收获规则的生物学和社会结果

选择性收获标准，例如鹿角点限制（APRs），已被用来调节雄性有蹄类动物的收获。然而，缺乏对该管理策略的生物学和社会反应的综合评价。2002年，宾夕法尼亚州对白尾鹿（Odocoileus virginianus）采用了新的APR）根据野生动物管理单位的要求，合法收获的1只鹿角的≥3或≥4分。从历史上看，亚成年（1.5岁）和成年（≥2.5岁）成年男性的平均收成率为0.80。鹿角穴位限制旨在保护≥50％的成年雄性不受收获。大多数成年男性仍然可以合法收获。我们估算了两个野生动植物管理单位（阿姆斯特朗县和中心县）的放射性领公鹿（453个亚成年，103只成年鹿）的收成率，存活率和因因死亡率，以评估APR的生物学功效，以增加在此期间的成年雄性招募。 2002–2005。我们在同一个3年的每个狩猎季节之前和之后进行了全州范围的鹿猎人调查，以评估猎人对APR的态度。我们进行了两种类型的调查：每个调查的所有许可购买者的简单随机样本，以及完成全部6个调查的猎人的纵向面板。在实施APR的同时，宾夕法尼亚州狩猎委员会（PGC）增加了无鹿角的收成，以降低鹿的密度以满足鹿的管理目标。