TY - JOUR AU - Schwartz, Charles C. PY - 1993/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE POPULATION MODELS FOR MOOSE MANAGEMENT JF - Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose JA - Alces VL - 29 IS - SE - Articles DO - UR - https://www.alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1019 SP - 235-242 AB - <p>Modeling offers a way to predict population changes and review harvest strategies for moose (<em>Alces alces</em>). Here, I review the usefulness of population modeling to moose management and provide an example of how a simple population model can be constructed using spreadsheet software on a microcomputer. I give an example of the potential application of such a model using population data from the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Modeling was used to predict the changes in bull harvest, bull:cow ratios, and other population parameters resulting from a change in hunting regulations. The model successfully predicted the effects of a spike-fork harvest strategy. This information was useful in alerting the hunting public to expected changes in hunting success and allowed managers to predict how selective harvest would impact bull:cow ratios. It was also useful in predicting the impact of a severe winter on subsequent harvest.</p> ER -