A Study of Deer Populations by Use of Pellet-Group Counts

In an effort to devise a simple, practicable, and inexpensive method of censusing white-tailed deer (Odocoileus v. virginianus and 0. v. borealis), the writers have been investigating the possibility of using pellet-group frequencies as an index to deer populations. From the time man first began to hunt deer, he probably used pellet groups-along with other signs-as an indication of where he would be most successful in the hunt. Technical workers have used