Abstract

Canadian and American waterfowl hunters were surveyed to identify their hunting trip preferences. Respondents were individuals that were now participating or had participated in waterfowl hunting, and most had hunted the majority of the last five years. We identified four latent classes of waterfowl hunters that varied in their preferences for harvest, access effort, length of travel, quantity of waterfowl seen, and the potential for interference/competition. We found a diminishing return associated with the number of waterfowl harvested, and that ‘devoted’ and ‘local’ hunters did not perceive appreciable benefit from harvesting more birds beyond harvesting a single bird. Results highlight the importance of not only considering population size, but also the location of habitat for people and waterfowl. Our results provide waterfowl managers important insights into the heterogeneity of North American waterfowl hunters by highlighting differences in priorities for waterfowl hunting trips. Notably, to address this heterogeneity, managers could consider the balance of objectives, actions and resources designed to satisfy current waterfowl hunters. Managing access to improve the likelihood that hunters will see and have opportunities to harvest some waterfowl has benefit to hunters.

中文翻译：

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水禽猎人想要什么：探索狩猎旅行偏好的异质性

摘要

对加拿大和美国的水禽猎人进行了调查，以确定他们的狩猎旅行偏好。受访者是现在正在参与或曾经参与水禽狩猎的个人，大多数人在过去五年中大部分时间都在狩猎。我们确定了四类潜在的水禽猎人，他们对收获的偏好、进入努力、旅行长度、看到的水禽数量以及干扰/竞争的可能性各不相同。我们发现，收益递减与捕获的水禽数量相关，并且“忠诚的”和“本地”猎人并没有意识到除了捕获一只鸟之外捕获更多的鸟类有明显的好处。结果强调了不仅要考虑人口规模，还要考虑人类和水禽栖息地位置的重要性。我们的研究结果通过强调水禽狩猎旅行优先级的差异，为水禽管理者提供了关于北美水禽猎人异质性的重要见解。值得注意的是，为了解决这种异质性，管理者可以考虑目标、行动和资源的平衡，以满足当前的水禽狩猎者的需求。管理准入以提高猎人看到并有机会捕获水禽的可能性对猎人有利。