Factors Associated with Shooting Accuracy and Wounding Rate of Four Managed Wild Deer Species in the UK, Based on Anonymous Field Records from Deer Stalkers
Figure 2
Probability that a shot that hit killed its target, in relation to seven variables.
The variables were identified as significant (Table 3) using stepwise selection within a generalised linear mixed modelling framework: (A) Comfort of firing position, (B) Time available for the shot, (C) Distance to target (when shot is hurried), (D) Slope of relationship with Distance to target in relation to Time available (on logistic scale), (E) Bullet weight, (F) Deer alert state, (G) Knowledge of area, (H) Ground vegetation. In each graph, the probabilities are adjusted for the effects of the other selected variables. The error bars represent 95% confidence limits. For each categorical variable, categories with the same letter do not differ at P<0.05.