2003 Bowhunter Observation Survey

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Project Associated With

Human Dimension Survey Methods, Wildlife Observation Survey

Project Owner

David Hamilton, Jeff Beringer

Collection Method(s)

Observation log, mailed

Date Range

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Start Date

2003-10

End date

2003-11

Important Date Details

Survey period: 1 October 2003 to 11 November 2003.

Mail invite #1 sent 27 September 2003.

Geographic Scope

Regions

Statewide

Population Metrics

4,945 volunteer participants who archery hunt for deer or turkey.

Collection Resources

No Resource

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Resources

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Cover Letters

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Survey\2003BowhunterObservation_CoverLetter.docx

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Postcards

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Survey\BowhunterObservation_Postcard.docx

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Address Files

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Address\2003BowhunterObservation_Program(postcard).sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Address\2003BowhunterObservation_Addresses.accdb
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Address\2003BowhunterObservation_Program(NEWADD).sas

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Data Files

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\BowhunterObservation_WTRIndicesProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_AMPMErrorProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_Data.accdb
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_DeerMismatchProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_ErrorCheckingProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_FrequencyTableProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_IndicesProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_NDDeerIndicesProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_OtherFrequencyTableProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_Program(bowconcat).sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_Program(Datin).sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_Program(dtadbf).sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_Protocol.docx
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_RawData.txt
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_ResponsesProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_WTRIndicesProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Data\2003BowhunterObservation_ZooRegIndicesProgram.sas

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Output Files

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Survey\2002BowhunterObservation_Indices.docx
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Output\2003BowhunterObservation_ZooRegIndices.dat
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Output\2003BowhunterObservation_AllFrequencies.dat
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Output\2003BowhunterObservation_CountyIndices.dat
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Output\2003BowhunterObservation_Indices.dat
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Output\2003BowhunterObservation_Indices.htm
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Output\2003BowhunterObservation_NDDeerIndices.dat
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Output\2003BowhunterObservation_OtterSightings.dat
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Output\2003BowhunterObservation_SerialNumbers.dat
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Output\2003BowhunterObservation_TurkeyProdRegIndices.dat
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\Output\2003BowhunterObservation_WTRIndices.htm

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Reports

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\Indices\Archer's Index to Furbearer Populations Report.docx

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Metadata

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2003\2003BowhunterObservation_Metadata.docx

Response Metrics

Paper Response Rate

Response Received

1160

Undeliverable Responses

202

Resends

Response Notes

4,945 sent.

Response Description

Mail Invite #1

Response Notes

4,737 sent.

Response Description

Mail Invite #2

Response Notes

467 sent.

Response Description

Mail Invite #3

Overall Response Rate

Response Received

1160

Undeliverable Responses

202

Resends

Response Notes

10,149 total sent.
Response rate = 24.5%

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, located in the upper right corner of the survey.
Month	MONTH	10 or 11
Day	DAY	Month = 10 then 01-31 Month = 11 then 01-10
Year	YEAR	2-digits, 03
Time of Day	TOD	1 = AM 2 = PM
Number of Hours Hunted	HOURS	Number of hours hunted. Fractions converted into decimals.
County	COUNTY	Number of hours hunted. Fractions converted into decimals.
Deer Management Unit	UNIT	01-60 Unknown code list, know that 60 = unknown
None seen	NONE	1 = None Seen or blank
Squirrels	SQUIRREL	Number of this species observed (01-99)
Deer	DEER	Number of this species observed (01-99)
Turkey	TURKEY	Number of this species observed (01-99)
Coyote	COYOTE	Number of this species observed (01-99)
Raccoon	RACCOON	Number of this species observed (01-99)
Opossum	OPOSSUM	Number of this species observed (01-99)
Dog	DOG	Number of this species observed (01-99)
House cat	CAT	Number of this species observed (01-99)
Wild Hog	WILDHOG	Number of this species observed (01-99)
Other species code #1	O1	Other Species Code List (01-99)
Number seen of other species code #1	N1	Number of other species observed
Other species code #2	O2	Other Species Code List (01-99)
Number seen of other species code #2	N2	Number of other species observed
Other species code #3	O3	Other Species Code List (01-99)
Number seen of other species code #3	N3	Number of other species observed
Other species code #4	O4	Other Species Code List (01-99)
Number seen of other species code #4	N4	Number of other species observed
Batch	BATCH	This is the number assigned to (usually) a set of 25 surveys. Batch 20 & 45 are the exception.

Equipment

Observation log

Software

Microsoft Access, 2016
Microsoft Word
SAS v.9.2

Taxonomy Selections

Project Category

Mammals, Wildlife Research