Assessment of humaneness using gunshot targeting the brain and cervical spine for cervid depopulation under field conditions

• Anthony J. DeNicola,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation White Buffalo Inc., Moodus, Connecticut, United States of America

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• David S. Miller,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Miller Veterinary Services, PLLC, Loveland, Colorado, United States of America

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• Vickie L. DeNicola ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: vickie.denicola@whitebuffaloinc.org

  Affiliation White Buffalo Inc., Moodus, Connecticut, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3558-2541

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• Robert E. Meyer,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, United States of America

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• Jennifer M. Gambino

  Roles Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, United States of America

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