A method for trapping prairie grouse hens on display grounds

John E. Toepfer; Jay A. Newell; John Monarch

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A method for trapping prairie grouse hens on display grounds

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Authors:

John E. Toepfer, Jay A. Newell, John Monarch

Year:

1988

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Bjugstad, Ardell J., tech. coord. Prairie chickens on the Sheyenne National Grasslands: September 18, 1987; Crookston, Minnesota. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-159. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 21-23.

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Abstract

This paper describes a method for trapping prairie grouse hens on display grounds. The basic principle of the trap is a drift fence which funnels visiting hens into traps. The trap has been used successfully in at least 6 states and 2 provinces and on 4 species of prairie grouse. This method is less expensive and less disruptive than rocket or cannon nets.

Parent Publication

Prairie chickens on the Sheyenne National Grasslands: September 18, 1987; Crookston, Minnesota

Keywords

Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus, prairie chickens, grouse, hens, traps, Sheyenne National Grasslands, North Dakota

Citation

Toepfer, John E.; Newell, Jay A.; Monarch, John. 1988. A method for trapping prairie grouse hens on display grounds. In: Bjugstad, Ardell J., tech. coord. Prairie chickens on the Sheyenne National Grasslands: September 18, 1987; Crookston, Minnesota. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-159. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 21-23.