Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
| Table 3. Results of simple linear regression analysis of data from 1988 to 1995a to test the hypothesis that buck harvest should be inversely related to wolf numbers the previous winter if wolves strongly influence deer harvest. Only packs that prey on deer are included; all relationships are inverse. |
| Variables | r2 | P | |
| Dependent | Independent | ||
| Isabella buck kill | Isabella wolves | NS | |
| Isabella buck kill | Jackpine pack | 0.37 | 0.11 |
| Isabella buck kill | Total population | NS | |
| Ely buck kill | Birch L. pack | 0.48 | 0.06 |
| Ely buck kill | Little Gabbro pack | NS | |
| Ely buck kill | Wood L. pack | 0.36 | 0.11 |
| Ely buck kill | Ely wolves | 0.66 | 0.01 |
| Ely buck kill | Total population | 0.84 | 0.001 |
| Ely and Isabella buck kill | Total population | NS | |
| Adjacent buck kill | Total population | NS | |
| a | Deer hunting pressure relatively constant during this period (M.S. Lenarz, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, personal communication.) |
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