Mule Deer Data Analysis Units

These Data Analysis Units (DAUs), comprised of multiple Game Management Units that provide summer and winter range and migratory routes for mule deer populations, are now used as the sampling unit for mule deer management. Simply stated, to the maximum degree possible, DAUs should be representative of the entire seasonal range for an interbreeding population of deer. In areas with limited mule deer movement and demographic data, DAUs have been delineated by grouping GMUs with similar habitats, weather, and predator communities, which are expected to result in comparable mule deer demographics within DAUs. See https://idfg.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/plan-deer-mule-2020-25.pdf for more information.本数据分析单元（Data Analysis Units, DAUs）由多个狩猎管理单元（Game Management Units, GMUs）组成，这些单元可为骡鹿种群提供夏季、冬季栖息地及迁徙廊道，目前已被用作骡鹿管理的抽样单元。简言之，应尽可能使DAUs能够代表某一互交鹿群的全部季节性活动范围。在骡鹿活动与种群统计数据较为匮乏的区域，DAUs的划定方式为将栖息地、气候与捕食者群落特征相似的GMUs进行合并，以期使同一DAU内的骡鹿种群统计特征保持一致。更多详细信息可参阅：https://idfg.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/plan-deer-mule-2020-25.pdf