Game Management

With this book, published more than a half-century ago, Aldo Leopold created the discipline of wildlife management. Although A Sand Country Almanac is doubtless Leopold’s most popular book, Game Management may well be his most important. In this book he revolutionized the field of conservation. Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 18 Preface......Page 32 Part I. Management Theory......Page 36 I. A History of Ideas in Game Management......Page 38 II. Mechanism of Game Management......Page 57 III. Properties of Game Populations: Fluctuation and Density......Page 81 IV. Properties of Game Populations: Movements, tolerances, and Sex and Flock Habits......Page 108 V. Game Range......Page 159 Part II. Management Technique......Page 172 VI. Measurement of Game Populations; Game Census......Page 174 VII. Measurement and Diagnosis of Productivity......Page 206 VIII. Game Refuges......Page 230 IX. Control of Hunting......Page 243 X. Predator Control......Page 265 XI. Control of Food and Water......Page 288 XII. Control of Cover......Page 341 XIII. Control of Disease......Page 363 XIV. Accidents......Page 381 XV. Miscellaneous Techniques......Page 395 Part III. Game Administration......Page 428 XVI. Game Economics and Esthetics......Page 430 XVII. Game Policy and Administration......Page 445 XVIII. Game as a Profession......Page 452 Appendix......Page 464 (A) Bibliography......Page 466 (B) Glossary of Terms Used in Game Management......Page 489 (C) Breeding Potential Tables......Page 493 (D) Index......Page 498 Contents 8 Foreword 18 Preface 32 Part I. Management Theory 36 I. A History of Ideas in Game Management 38 II. Mechanism of Game Management 57 III. Properties of Game Populations: Fluctuation and Density 81 IV. Properties of Game Populations: Movements, tolerances, and Sex and Flock Habits 108 V. Game Range 159 Part II. Management Technique 172 VI. Measurement of Game Populations; Game Census 174 VII. Measurement and Diagnosis of Productivity 206 VIII. Game Refuges 230 IX. Control of Hunting 243 X. Predator Control 265 XI. Control of Food and Water 288 XII. Control of Cover 341 XIII. Control of Disease 363 XIV. Accidents 381 XV. Miscellaneous Techniques 395 Part III. Game Administration 428 XVI. Game Economics and Esthetics 430 XVII. Game Policy and Administration 445 XVIII. Game as a Profession 452 Appendix 464 (A) Bibliography 466 (B) Glossary of Terms Used in Game Management 489 (C) Breeding Potential Tables 493 (D) Index 498 9780299107741