Species composition and age ratio of rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) and willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus) shot or snared in the county of Västerbotten : possible implementations for grouse winter management

• Main Author: Brandt, Alisa
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies 2016
• Subjects: willow grouse; rock ptarmigan; lagopus; hunt; winter; management; age; species identification; Stripe; Tärnaby; Lagopus muta
• Online Access: https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8797/

Hunting has a long tradition in Sweden and is also nowadays well established in society, provides considerable income through hunting tourism and functions as an important wildlife management and conservation tool. The most popular game species in the Swedish mountains are willow grouse (Lagopus lag...