Delegated Aerial Ungulate Surveys 2009/2010 Survey Season

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LIST OF FIGURESFigure 1. Location of pronghorn antelope management areas in Alberta. ............8Figure 2. Location of the southern mountain goat survey area in Alberta. .........12Figure 3.Location of the foothills mountain goat survey in Alberta....................16Figure 4. Location of the Hay‐Zama bison herd in Alberta. ..................................20Figure 5.Figure 6.Location of Wildlife Management Units 136 and 140 in Alberta..........26Location of the Wildlife Management Unit 445 bighorn sheep surveyin Alberta.......................................................................................................32Figure 7. Location of Wildlife Management Unit 119 in Alberta. .........................35Figure 8. Location of Wildlife Management Unit 305 in Alberta. .........................40Figure 9. Location of Wildlife Management Unit 326 in Alberta. .........................46Figure 10. Location of Wildlife Management Unit 340 in Alberta. .........................53Figure 11. Location of Wildlife Management Unit 347 in Alberta. .........................58Figure 12. Location of Wildlife Management Unit 351 in Alberta. .........................63Figure 13. Location of Wildlife Management Unit 358 in Alberta. .........................69Figure 14. Location of Wildlife Management Unit 501 in Alberta. .........................74Figure 15. Location of Wildlife Management Unit 510 in Alberta. .........................80Figure 16. Location of Wildlife Management Unit 536 in Alberta. .........................86v
LIST OF TABLESTable 1.Standardized classification system used to determine antler sizeclasses of male ungulates in Alberta. ..........................................................6Table 2. Comparison of pronghorn antelope survey results from 2007 – 2009..10Table 3.Table 4.Mountain goat observations within each mountain complex/area in2009. ...............................................................................................................14Mountain goat population combined trend counts for all mountaincomplexes/areas in Wildlife Management Unit 402, 2006 & 2009. .......14Table 5. Mountain goat observations within each mountain complex in 2009..17Table 6.Table 7.Table 8.Table 9.Table 10.Comparison of aerial survey results for bison in the Hay‐Zama areafrom 1994 – 2010...........................................................................................23Aerial mule deer and white‐tailed deer survey results in WildlifeManagement Units 136 and 140.................................................................28Total numbers and age/sex classification of bighorn sheep in WildlifeManagement Unit 445 and adjacent mountain ranges in BritishColumbia during aerial surveys from 1972 ‐ 2009. .................................33Comparison of aerial mule deer survey results from 2003 and 2010 inWildlife Management Unit 119..................................................................37Comparison of aerial mule deer survey results from 1996, 2000 and2010 in Wildlife Management Unit 305. ...................................................43Table 11. Comparison of aerial moose and elk survey results from 2001, 2005and 2010 in Wildlife Management Unit 326.............................................50Table 12. Comparison of aerial survey results for moose in WildlifeManagement Unit 340 from 1994 – 2010...................................................55Table 13. Comparison of aerial survey results for moose in WildlifeManagement Unit 347 from 1994 – 2010...................................................60Table 14. Comparison of aerial survey results for moose in WildlifeManagement Unit 351 from 1994 – 2010...................................................66Table 15. Comparison of aerial survey results for moose in WildlifeManagement Unit 358 in 1998 and 2010. ..................................................72Table 16.Comparison of aerial survey results for moose and white‐tailed deer inWildlife Management Unit 501 in 2000 and 2010....................................77Table 17. Comparison of aerial survey results for moose in WildlifeManagement Unit 510 in 1996/97, 2001/02 and 2009/10. ........................83vi
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Page 3 and 4: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAlberta Conservati
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Page 14 and 15: 3.5 ClassificationBeginning in 2008
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classified. We then randomly select
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Table 11. Comparison of aerial moos
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on the southeast, Highway 40 on the
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6.5.2 Survey methodsWMU 340 was sur
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6.6 Wildlife Management Unit 347 mo
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Figure 11.Location of Wildlife Mana
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were present to confirm gender. Wol
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6.7.1 Study areaWMU 351 is delimite
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6.7.2 Survey methodsAn aerial ungul
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Table 14.Comparison of aerial surve
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unit is bordered by highway 49 to t
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6.8.2 Survey methodsWildlife staff
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Table 15.Comparison of aerial surve
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Cold Lake. Oil and gas extraction a
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surveyed from January 9 ‐ 11, 201
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6.10 Wildlife Management Unit 510 m
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without antlers and classified acco
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6.11 Wildlife Management Unit 536 m
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(Table 1). We did not correct for s
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Frair, J.L., E.H. Merrill, and M.S.
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Saker, K. 2000. WMU 501 Deer / Moos
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