Autumnal Decimation of Mearns Cottontail, Decatur County, Iowa, 1952

Authors

Paul D. Kline, Iowa State CollegeFollow
George O. Hendrickson, Iowa State CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

In summer and early in autumn hunters frequently see many cottontails along roads. When they start to hunt the animals late in autumn, the pursuers express disappointment often at the fewer rabbits, and inquire for causes of the decimation. To obtain better understanding of reasons for autumnal losses investigation was conducted on a 185-acre tract of farm land, Decatur County, Iowa, from July 28 to December 31, 1952. Particularly the losses and causative agents during September and the three following months will be reported.

Publication Date

1954

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

61

Issue

1

First Page

524

Last Page

527

Copyright

©1954 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Kline, Paul D. and Hendrickson, George O. (1954) "Autumnal Decimation of Mearns Cottontail, Decatur County, Iowa, 1952," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 61(1), 524-527.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol61/iss1/72