2004 Bowhunter Observation Survey

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Project Associated With

Human Dimension Survey Methods, Wildlife Observation Survey

Project Owner

David Hamilton

Collection Method(s)

Observation log, mailed

Date Range

Date Unknown

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Start Date

2004-09

End date

2004-11

Important Date Details

Survey period: 15 September to 10 November 2004

Mail invite #1 sent 16 September 2004.

Geographic Scope

Regions

Statewide

Population Metrics

4,954 volunteer participants who archery hunt for deer or turkey.

Collection Resources

No Resource

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Survey Instrument

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Survey\2004BowhunterObservation_Diary.pdf
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Survey\2004BowhunterObservation_Instructions.docx

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Cover Letters

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Survey\2004BowhunterObservation_CoverLetter.docx

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Address Files

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Address\2004BowhunterObservation_postcard.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Address\2004BowhunterObservation_PostcardProgram (2).sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Address\2004BowhunterObservation_PostcardProgram.sas
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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Address\RETURN.PRG

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Data Files

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Data\2004BowhunterObservation_Data.accdb
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Data\2004BowhunterObservation_RawData.txt
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Data\2004BowhunterObservation_Protocol.docx
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Data\2004BowhunterObservation_DeerMismatchProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Data\2004BowhunterObservation_ErrorCheckingProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Data\2004BowhunterObservation_FrequencyTableProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Data\2004BowhunterObservation_IndicesProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Data\2004BowhunterObservation_NDDeerIndicesProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Data\2004BowhunterObservation_OtherFrequencyTableProgram.sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Data\2004BowhunterObservation_Program(bowconcat).sas
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Data\2004BowhunterObservation_Program(Datin).sas
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Output Files

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Survey\2003BowhunterObservation_Indices.docx
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Output\2004BowhunterObservation_ZooRegIndices.dat
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Output\2004BowhunterObservation_CountyDeerHourTotals.lst
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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Output\2004BowhunterObservation_NDDeerIndices.dat
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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Output\2004BowhunterObservation_Results.xlsx
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Output\2004BowhunterObservation_TurkeyProdRegIndices.dat
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Output\2004BowhunterObservation_TurkeyIndices.OUT
\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\Output\2004BowhunterObservation_WTRIndices.htm

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Metadata

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\\COLUMBIANAS\STUDYDATA\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Wildlife Observation (BowObs)\2004\2004BowhunterObservation_Metadata.docx

Response Metrics

Paper Response Rate

Response Received

966

Undeliverable Responses

Resends

329

Response Notes

4,954 sent.

Response Description

Mail Invite #1

Response Notes

4,624 sent.

Response Description

Mail Invite #2

Response Notes

400 sent.

Response Description

Mail Invite #3

Overall Response Rate

Response Received

966

Undeliverable Responses

Resends

329

Response Notes

9,978 total sent.
Response rate = 19.8%

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	September = 09 October = 10 November = 11
Day	DAY	Month = 09 then 15-30 Month = 10 then 01-31 Month = 11 then 01-10
Year	YEAR	2-digits, 04
Time of Day	TOD	1 = AM 2 = PM
Number Hours Hunted	HOURS	Number of hours hunted. Fractions converted into decimals.
County	COUNTY	MO State County Code Numbers (001-115)
None Seen	NONE	1 = None Seen or blank
Squirrels	SQUIRREL	2-digits (01-99) Number of species observed
Deer	DEER	2-digits (01-99) Number of species observed
Wild Turkey	TURKEY	2-digits (01-99) Number of species observed
Coyote	COYOTE	2-digits (01-99) Number of species observed
Red Fox		Had a column on diary, but not in data entry. Had to be coded as Other Species.
Gray Fox		Had a column on diary, but not in data entry. Had to be coded as Other Species.
Bobcat		Had a column on diary, but not in data entry. Had to be coded as Other Species.
Raccoon	RACCOON	2-digits (01-99) Number of species observed
Opossum	OPOSSUM	1-digit (1-9) Number of species observed
Striped Skunk		Had a column on diary, but not in data entry. Had to be coded as Other Species.
Dog	DOG	2-digits (01-99) Number of species observed
House Cat	CAT	1-digit (1-9) Number of species observed
Wild Hog	WILDHOG	2-digits (01-99) Number of species observed
Other:	O1	Other Species Code List (01-99)
Other:	N1	Number of other species observed
Other:	O2	Other Species Code List (01-99)
Other:	N2	Number of other species observed
Other:	O3	Other Species Code List (01-99)
Other:	N3	Number of other species observed

Equipment

Observation log

Software

Microsoft Access, 2016
Microsoft Word
SAS v.9.2

Taxonomy Selections

Project Category

Mammals, Wildlife Research