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Mule deer management for the past 3 decades has increased the proportion of mature males in the population. A new study with long-term data finds that such a management strategy may involve demographic trade-offs, being associated with reduced female body condition and lower population productivity.

Following a surge of interest in deer hunting beginning in the 80s and 90s, strategies to manage deer populations evolved to increase the proportion of mature male deer. While the increase in male abundance has perhaps made for better hunting conditions, the overall mule deer population in the…

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