1997 Bowhunter Observation Survey

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Project Associated With

Human Dimension Survey Methods, Wildlife Observation Survey

Collection Method(s)

Observation log, mailed

Date Range

Date Unknown

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Start Date

1997-10

End date

1997-11

Important Date Details

Survey period: 1 October 1997 to 10 November 1997

Mailing dates unknown.

Geographic Scope

Regions

Statewide

Population Metrics

Volunteer participants who archery hunt for deer or turkey.

Collection Resources

No Resource

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Resources

Name

Address Files

Details

\\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\1997\Address\1997BowhunterObservation_Address.accdb
\\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\1997\Address\1997BowhunterObservation_Address2.LBL
\\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\1997\Address\1997BowhunterObservation_Address.LBL

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Data Files

Details

\\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\1997\Data\1997BowhunterObservation_WTRIndicesProgram.sas
\\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\1997\Data\1997BowhunterObservation_Data.DTA
\\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\1997\Data\1997BowhunterObservation_Data.RAW
\\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\1997\Data\1997BowhunterObservation_DataEntry.accdb

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Output Files

Details

\\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\1997\Output\1997BowhunterObservation_WTRIndices.htm
\\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\1997\Output\1996BowhunterObservation_Indicies.dat
\\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\1997\Output\1997BowhunterObservation_TurkeyIndices.OUT

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Metadata

Details

\\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\1997\1997BowhunterObservation_Metadata.docx

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Miscellaneous

Details

\\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\1997\TOM.NDX

Response Metrics

Paper Response Rate

Response Received

1484

Response Notes

4,960 sent.
(Diaries)

Response Description

Mail Invite #1

Response Notes

666 sent.
(Reminder postcards)

Response Description

Mail Invite #2

Response Notes

(Sendback diaries)

Response Description

Mail Invite #3

Overall Response Rate

Response Received

1484

Response Notes

5,626 total sent.

Response Description

Total

Data Factor Definitions/Key

Field/Question Number & Text	Database Column	Key
ID Number	SERIAL	4-digit number assigned to each participant before data entry
Month	MONTH	2-digits
Day	DAY	2-digits
Year	YEAR	2-digits, 97
Time of Day	TOD	1 = AM 2 = PM
Number of Hours Hunted	HOURS_HUNT	Number of hours hunted
County	COUNTY	MO State County Code Numbers (001-115)
Deer Management Unit	UNIT	Unknown
None seen	NONE_SEEN	1 = None Seen
Squirrels	SQUIRREL	Number of this species observed
Deer	DEER	Number of this species observed
Turkey	TURKEY	Number of this species observed
Coyote	COYOTE	Number of this species observed
Raccoon	RACCOON	Number of this species observed
Opossum	OPOSSUM	Number of this species observed
Dog	DOG	Number of this species observed
House cat	HOUSECAT	Number of this species observed
Species code #1	OTH1_CODE	Other Species Code List (01-99) Unknown code key
Number seen of species code #1	OTH1_NUM	Number of other species observed
Species code #2	OTH2_CODE	Other Species Code List (01-99) Unknown code key
Number seen of species code #2	OTH2_NUM	Number of other species observed
Species code #3	OTH3_CODE	Other Species Code List (01-99) Unknown code key
Number seen of species code #3	OTH3_NUM	Number of other species observed
Species code #4	OTH4_CODE	Other Species Code List (01-99) Unknown code key
Number seen of species code #4	OTH4_NUM	Number of other species observed

Equipment

Observation log

Software

Microsoft Access, 2016

Taxonomy Selections

Project Category

Wildlife Research, Mammals