Management of roe deer in nature-orientated Alpine forests
Abstract
The present research focuses on the impact of the abondonment of winter-feeding of roe deers on thaims at two adjacent forest operations in Upper Styria, the impact of the abandonment of winter feeding on the deer population and the rejuvenation situation are examined in the forest. A second issue deals with the study of the spatial and temporal patterns of deer activity that affect the visibility and therefore hunting hunting efficiency. Both companies have changed their form of forest management several years ago on a near-natural forest management with a high proportion of single-base use. The natural regeneration occurring over a large area has led to an improvement in food availability and habitat parameters privacy. Due to the low visibility of deer to hunting success decreases, suggesting that deer densities increase significantly (up to 44 Individuen/100ha). This results in well below average Rehwildbretgewichte that reduce the revenues from the hunting operation. An operational analysis showed that the previously conducted winter feeding is not below cost and the related spend relatively little revenue from game sales or launching award are facing. The corporate partners therefore strive to reduce winter feeding and gradually reduce the deer density significantly. In the core area of ​​the study area are abandoned in the course of the project feeds. Among the neighbors of the corporate partners remains a sufficiently large buffer, which will exclude an effect of there existing feedings and also serves as a control surface. To use a hand coming GPS collar transmitter, which document the space-time use of a total of 45 pieces of deer over the course of the experimental feeding setting. Parasitological examinations before and after feeding setting should document the possible changes in the health game. A combination of monitoring camera case and an optimized solution counting method is to document the changes in deer density. As part of the study are those collected for the accurate calculation of critical factors decomposition rate and rate of solution in the field. To illustrate the visibility of the deer hunting during the course of years and to analyze 30 new time-lapse cameras are used on visible areas in the study area. In this project highly topical issues of deer management are examined using innovative methods. The results of this basic research can contribute significantly to the optimization of future deer management in Central Europe.
keywords nature-orientated forestry home range Game management roe deer
Publikationen
Camera trapping - how to estimate roe deer density using photographic captures
Autoren: Sandfort, R., Dachs, D., Muralt, G., Hackländer, K. Jahr: 2011
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Camera trapping - how to estimate roe deer density using photographic captures
Autoren: Sandfort, R; Dachs, D.; Muralt, G.; Hackländer, K. Jahr: 2012
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Mapping the landscape of fear using time-lapse cameras and GPS telemetry on European roe deer
Autoren: Sandfort, R; Obermair, L; Hackländer, K Jahr: 2013
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Plötzlich unsichtbar
Autoren: Obermair, L; Sandfort, R; Hackländer, K Jahr: 2014
Newspaper / Magazine article
Damenwahl mit Reiselust - Zum Brunftverhalten des Rehwildes
Autoren: Filli, F; Sandfort, R Jahr: 2014
Newspaper / Magazine article
Einfluss der Jagd auf die Raumnutzung des Rehwildes
Autoren: Sandfort, R Jahr: 2015
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Einfluss der Jagd auf die Raumnutzung des Rehwildes
Autoren: Sandfort, Robin Jahr: 2015
Newspaper / Magazine article
Reh, wo bist Du? Forschungsprojekt im steierischen Leoben
Autoren: Sandfort, R Jahr: 2016
Newspaper / Magazine article
Einfluss der Jagd auf die Raumnutzung des Rehwildes
Autoren: Sandfort, R Jahr: 2017
Newspaper / Magazine article
Rehwildprojekt Leoben - jagdliche Sichtbarkeit und der Einfluss der Fütterung
Autoren: Sandfort, R Jahr: 2018
Newspaper / Magazine article
Einfluss der Jagd auf die Raumnutzung des Rehwildes
Autoren: Sandfort, R Jahr: 2019
Newspaper / Magazine article
Project staff
Klaus Hackländer
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Biol. Dr.rer.nat. Klaus Hackländer
klaus.hacklaender@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-83211
Project Leader
01.12.2011 - 31.12.2015
BOKU partners
External partners
Institute of Wildlife Research and Ecology
Dr. Anna Kübber-Heiss
partner
Leobener Realgemeinschaft
DI Georg Mattersberger
partner
Forstbetrieb Kletschach
DI Bertram Blin
partner