94 



Table 3-9. Minimum catchment area (km^) and mean kill site distance (km) from X-Hazil Sur (water 

 tank), by hunter, for 315 game animals taken by the seven main hunters versus all other hunters 

 combined at X-Hazil Sur. 





Minimum 



Kill site distance (km) 









catchment 











Hunter No.' 



area (km^) 



X 



SE 



Range 



n_ 



35 



53.0 



4.9 



0.22 



1.2-12.0 



85 



6 



28.3 



5.0 



0.34 



0.4-10.0 



eo" 



1 



37.3 



5.4 



0.35 



1.0-9.2 



44 



18 



51.9 



2.9 



0.29 



1.2-9.8 



40 



9 



68.1 



4.3 



0.84 



1.1-16.2 



31 



62 



7.2 



4.3 



0.64 



0.5-11.3 



28 



98 



45.1 



13.3 



1.04 



1.8-16.3 



27 



All other 





5.5 



0.17 





268 



hunters 













All hunters 













combined 





5.6 



0.27 



0.3-17.5 



583 



" Arranged in 



rank order by number of kills. 









'' n = 60 instead of 61 due to one 



unknown kill site. 





















The minimum catchment areas differed among the seven main hunters. The individuals with 

 the largest catchment areas were hunter # 9 (68.1 km^), hunter # 35 (53.0 km^), and hunter # 18 (51.9 

 km^), while hunter # 62 (7.2 km^) had the smallest minimum catchment area (Table 3-9). 



There was a significant difference in mean kill site distances by hunter for the seven main 

 hunters (x^ approximation = 83.786, d.f. = 6, P < 0.0001). The individual with die largest mean 

 distance between the village and the kill sites was hunter # 98 (13.3 km), while hunter # 18 (2.9 km) 

 had the smallest mean distance (Table 3-9). 



Use of dogs . Dogs assisted hunters by locating or killing game. Seventeen hunters reported 

 using a total of 59 named or individually recognizable dogs. Dogs accompanied hunters on 72 outings 

 (17% of outings) and a total of 127 game animals were taken. The mean number of dogs per outing 

 for this subset was 3.9 (SE = 0.19, n = 72). The coati (95 individuals) was the most frequently taken 



