Does temporary baiting affect white-tailed deer space use and movement? New insights leveraging subhourly location data

Temporary baiting is often used to increase detection rates during camera surveys, particularly for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). However, the effects of bait on deer space use and movement have not been examined using location data sampled at intervals matching typical bait-site visits. We defined three bait periods (pre-bait, bait, post-bait) to evaluate the effects of presence and removal of bait (i.e., shelled corn) on deer space use and movement relative to control deer not exposed to bait. We captured and fitted 61 deer (32 F, 29 M) in central Texas with GPS collars, that attempted a GPS location every 15 minutes from 22 July to 2 September 2012–2013. Of these (3 recaptures), 41 (20 F, 21 M) and 23 (15 F, 8 M) collars were assigned to the impact and control groups, respectively. We used generalized linear mixed-effects models to evaluate the effect of bait on daily estimates of range size (ha), range overlap (proportion, 0-1), distance of activity centers to the near..., , # Does temporary baiting affect white-tailed deer space use and movement? New insights leveraging subhourly location data

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.wm37pvn2f](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.wm37pvn2f)

## Description of the data and file structure

We conducted our research at Joint Base San Antionio-Camp Bullis (JBSA-CB), a 11,286-ha U.S. Army training facility located north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA. We captured 123 individual deer (137 capture events) using drop nets released from the ground or a net gun deployed from a helicopter. We programmed GPS collars to record locations every 15-minute (96 fixes/day). We analyzed data from 64 GPS collars that met our inclusion criteria, with 41 (20 F, 21 M) and 23 (15 F, 8 M) assigned to the impact and control groups, respectively. Three females (2 impact, one control) were recaptured, resulting in 61 unique individuals (32 F, 29 M). The data and code that support the findings described in Stewart et al. (2026) are provided b...,