Effect of harvesting time and area on carcass weight of the European fallow deer (Dama dama L.).

摘要: The aim of the present study was to characterise carcass weights European fallow deer harvested during hunting seasons 2001/2002–2004/2005 in four provinces northern Poland. average bucks, does and fawns throughout period given area were 48.81 kg, 32.51 kg 20.79 respectively. Carcass found be higher with a high percentage farmland lower woodland area. In fall winter bucks fluctuated: highest body recorded October (65 kg) December (25 kg), However, there no considerable changes observed does. temperature-dependent, while precipitation totals affected only youngest animals.