Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Woronecki, Paul Peter
URN	etd-02062013-040256
Title	Evaluation of some cottontail rabbit management procedures as applied in Piedmont Virginia
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Wildlife Management
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title McGinnes, Burd S. Committee Chair Massey, A. B. Committee Member Mosby, Henry S. Committee Member Smith, Dennis K. Committee Member
Keywords	Rabbits
Date of Defense	1961-06-05
Availability	restricted
Abstract Seasonal population fluctuations of the cottontail rabbit were measured by evening roadside counts and trapping. During the latter part of July, roadside counts showed a rather marked and drastic decline in the number of rabbits. This decline was forecast by the low number of rabbits seen in the field and the low number of rabbits the investigator was able to trap. Further confirmation of this decline came during the first week of the 1960-61 hunting season. A 42 per cent decrease in the number of rabbits killed occured in spite of a 10 per cent increase in hunting pressure. By the end of the hunting season a 60 per cent decrease in the rabbit harvest was recorded.
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