Table 3.

Population parameters derived for Franklin County deer population from peer-reviewed literature, field-based surveys or expert opinions.

Parameter	Description	Value	Reference
Population setup and distribution
post_harvest_density	Initial deer density (per forested sq. mile)	23	MDC
sexratio	Male: female ratio in the population	1:1.2	MDC
adultprop	Adult proportion (≥25 months) in the population	0.4	MDC
yearlingprop	Yearling proportion in the population	0.25	MDC
min-forestcover-percent	Minimum percent forest cover of a patch for deer occupancy	0.25	(VerCauteren and Hygnstrom, 2004; Walter et al., 2010)
max-forestcover-percent	Maximum percent forest cover of a patch for deer occupancy	0.75	(VerCauteren and Hygnstrom, 2004; Walter et al., 2010)
Behavior
mean-bachelor-group-size	mean (± sd) number of adult bucks in a bachelor group	2 – 5	(Marchinton and Hirth, 1984; Smith, 1991; Miller et al., 2003), L.Hansen, pers.obs
doe-group-size-regulator	doe social group size above which it undergoes fission	6	(Nelson and Mech, 1992; Miller et al., 2010), L.Hansen, pers.obs
juvenile-pregnancy-rate	proportion of female fawns that reproduce	0.2	J. McRoberts, pers.comm.
adult-pregnancy-rate	proportion of adult females that reproduce	0.8	MDC
yearling-male-dispersal-rate	proportion of dispersing yearling males	0.46	(Diefenbach et al., 2008; Long et al., 2005)
yearling-female-dispersal-rate	proportion of dispersing yearling females	0.22	(Nixon et al., 2007)
mean-female-dispersal-distance	mean dispersal distance for yearling females (miles)	11	(Lutz et al., 2015)
stddev-dispersal-distance	standard deviation for the mean dispersal distance of yearling females (miles)	4	(Lutz et al., 2015)