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This research aims to assess the effects of abolishing hunting quotas on roe deer harvest densities and sex ratios in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Impact evaluation shows that hunting without quotas has contrasting effects on deer harvest across management levels

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Randomized trial evaluates deer harvest changes post-quota removal, suggesting mixed management outcomes.

This research aims to assess the effects of abolishing hunting quotas on roe deer harvest densities and sex ratios in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Evaluated roe deer harvest data 7 years before and after abolishment of hunting quotas in Schleswig-Holstein.
Employed linear mixed models to analyze data and used a counterfactual approach to control for confounding factors.
Compared changes in harvest densities in state forests and overall state conditions.
Overall annual harvest densities remained unchanged with no significant difference post-quota removal, but state forests showed increased harvest densities (p<0.05).
The sex ratio shifted from female-dominated to male-dominated in both state forests and the entire state.
While the absolute number of harvested females increased in state forests, the relative number decreased across the whole state.

Hasenfuß et al. (2026) studied this question.

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