WILDLIFE IN WYOMING

WGFD Handbook of Biological Techniques August 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Big Game

Chapter 1:     Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana)
Chapter 2:     Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
Chapter 3:     White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Chapter 4:     Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Chapter 5:     Moose (Alces alces shirasi)
Chapter 6:     Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Chapter 7:     Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)

Trophy Game:

Chapter 8: Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Chapter 9: Grizzly Bear (Ursus horribilus)
Chapter 10: Mountain Lion (Felis concolor)

Small Game:

Chapter 11: Small Game

Game Birds:

Chapter 12: Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) (revised 2022)
Chapter 13: Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)/Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Chapter 14: Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
Chapter 15: Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Chapter 16: Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)/Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Chapter 17: Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Chapter 18: Migratory Game Birds (coots, cranes, crows, doves, ducks, geese, mergansers, rails, snipe and swans)

Nongame Birds:

Chapter 19: Nongame Birds (revised 2013)

Nongame Mammals:

Chapter 20: Nongame Mammals (revised 2013)

Furbearing Mammals:

Chapter 21: Furbearing Mammals

Appendices:
Appendix I: Wildlife Observation Form
Appendix II: Line Transect Sampling Methodology
Appendix III: Harvest Survey Program
Appendix IVa: Reproductive Condition
Appendix IVb: Reproductive Terminology Definitions
Appendix V: Aging Techniques
Appendix VIa: Standardized Definitions for Seasonal Wildlife Ranges
Appendix VIb: Revising Herd Unit Seasonal Range Maps and Migration Corridors
Appendix VII: Marking Techniques
Appendix VIII: Immobilization
Appendix IX: Big Game Population Modeling
Appendix X: Environmental Commenting Policies, Procedures and Guidelines (revised 2013)
Appendix XI: Classification Sample Sizes
Appendix XII: Vegetation Sampling Techniques

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