<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L. 1758) is an allochtonous game species of great importance to the hunting sector in Serbia. Growing concerns over a decline in its population raise issues about the proper management and hunting of common pheasants. As this research tends to identify the importance of common pheasants to Serbian hunters, the present study is based on a mixed research model combining traditional analyses with social studies on Serbian hunters. The data utilized have been collected from the annual management plans of 272 hunting grounds across Serbia and the interviews with 377 hunters. The results obtained suggest that there are significant differences between the analyzed variables in the management plans examined, which indicates that the pheasant hunting management in Serbia is not harmonized. However, the social studies conducted identify the common pheasant as the most hunted and popular game species with Serbian hunters. Accordingly, the common pheasant hunting and management in Serbia has to be improved in order to meet the hunters’ expectations and ensure their satisfaction.</p></abstract>

The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L. 1758) is an allochtonous game species of great importance to the hunting sector in Serbia. Growing concerns over a decline in its population raise issues about the proper management and hunting of common pheasants. As this research tends to identify the importance of common pheasants to Serbian hunters, the present study is based on a mixed research model combining traditional analyses with social studies on Serbian hunters. The data utilized have been collected from the annual management plans of 272 hunting grounds across Serbia and the interviews with 377 hunters. The results obtained suggest that there are significant differences between the analyzed variables in the management plans examined, which indicates that the pheasant hunting management in Serbia is not harmonized. However, the social studies conducted identify the common pheasant as the most hunted and popular game species with Serbian hunters. Accordingly, the common pheasant hunting and management in Serbia has to be improved in order to meet the hunters’ expectations and ensure their satisfaction.

Common Pheasant (<italic>Phasianus colchicus</italic> L.1758) Management in Serbia

Contemporary Agriculture

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Common Pheasant ( L.1758) Management in Serbia

The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L. 1758) is an allochtonous game species of great importance to the hunting sector in Serbia. Growing concerns over a...

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L.1758) Management in Serbia

Data publikacji: 11 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 71 - 79

Otrzymano: 22 sie 2019

Przyjęty: 12 lis 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2019-0012

Słowa kluczowe
Phasianus colchicus, game management, hunters

© 2019 Vukan M. Lavadinović et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L.1758) Management in Serbia

Data publikacji: 11 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 71 - 79

Otrzymano: 22 sie 2019

Przyjęty: 12 lis 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2019-0012

Słowa kluczowePhasianus colchicus, game management, hunters

© 2019 Vukan M. Lavadinović et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
Phasianus colchicus, game management, hunters