The Fort Stanton mule deer herd: some ecological and life history characteristics with special emphasis on the use of water

Description of the study area; Methods and procedures; Pellet-group transects; Stratification of the study area; Range use in relation to water; Habitat preference; Trend routes; Browse transects; Deer hunt evaluation; Results and discussion; Trend routes and trends in deer populations; Pellet-group frequency distribution; Analysis of pellet-group counts; Population estimates from pellet-group counts; Plot square-root transformation analysis; Browse-food and cover; Deer population and seasonal fluctuation; Monthly herd size variation; Sex and age ratios; Deer density and movements in relation to water development; Range use in relation to water; Desirable distances between water sources; Habitat preference; Use of slope; Use of exposure; Use of cover; Deer harvest; Summary and conclusions; Literature cited; AcknowledgmentsBulletin containing information on the autecology and characteristics of the mule deer in New Mexico, with the aim of providing information that can assist in the management of mule deer herds