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Welcome .......................................................................................................................... 2

Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................ 3

General Information ........................................................................................................ 4

Schedule at-a-Glance ......................................................................................................... 5

Plenary Sessions ................................................................................................................ 9

Field Trip ......................................................................................................................... 13

Technical Sessions & Symposia (by day, time & track)

Monday .................................................................................................................... 14

Tuesday ................................................................................................................... 16

Thursday .................................................................................................................. 20

Friday ....................................................................................................................... 24

Posters ............................................................................................................................. 26

Partners & Exhibitors ...................................................................................................... 29

Advertisements & Notes ................................................................................................. 31

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2 9th International Deer Biology Congress

It is our pleasure to host the world’s cervid biologists in Estes Park, Colorado, USA. This picturesque mountain town, snuggled up against Rocky Mountain National Park, provides a wealth of opportunities to learn about cervid ecology and management. Mule deer, elk, and moose can be seen at the conference facility or in nearby forests and meadows. White-tailed deer are to the east along the rivers snaking through the Great Plains. Regulated harvest of deer and elk by hunters occurs on public and private lands in the area. Management of these species is complicated in town and in the National Park, leading to high densities, alteration of vegetation communities, and conflicts with people. These challenges have resulted in innovative management approaches and adaptability by both deer and people. Northern Colorado is at the heart of the chronic wasting disease saga and much of the world’s CWD expertise is found in the region. You will learn about these local issues in the lecture halls, on the Wednesday field trip, and during discussions with local scientists and wildlife managers.

This IDBC not only provides opportunities to learn about deer ecology and management in the central Rocky Mountains, but about many of the world’s deer species. The outstanding program comes from you, the participants, who will contribute 7 plenary lectures, 42 presentations at 9 symposia, 71 contributed papers, and 19 posters. There will also be many opportunities to catch-up with long-time colleagues and to forge new relationships.

We thank our partners for helping make the meeting possible and for their support of deer research and management. We thank the YMCA for the stunning location and for helping make the meeting a success. Thanks to our volunteers and to Delaney Meeting and Event Management for handling the myriad of details common to any congress. Finally, we cannot thank Cindy Sherwood enough for her good humor, knowledge and professional guidance throughout the process of planning the meeting.

Finally, we encourage you to spend time getting to know the area. Browse the streets of Estes Park, drink heartily of local beer, explore the trails of Rocky Mountain National Park, and sit quietly on a rock outcrop in the tundra where you can soak in the wonder around you. Then, we wish you safe travel home, having been enriched by the experiences and interactions provided by the IDBC.

Thank you for attending.

Randy DeYoung Jim Heffelfinger David Hewitt Kurt Vercauteren

Welcome to the 9th International Deer Biology Congress

3 www.deerbiologycongress.org

Acknowledgments

2018 CONGRESS PLANNING COMMITTEE

Randy DeYoungCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

David HewittCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

Jim HeffelfingerArizona Game & Fish Department

Kurt VercauterenNational Wildlife Research Center (NWRC),

U.S. Department of Agriculture/Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services

SCIENTIFIC STEERING COMMITTEE

Dr. Geoffrey AsherNew Zealand

Professor Koichi KajiJapan

Professor Ludek BartosCzech Republic

Professor Chunyi LiPR China

Dr. Gordon DrydenAustralia

Professor Karl MillerUSA

Dr. Werner FlueckArgentina

CHAIRDr. Jo Anne Smith-Flueck

Argentina

Dr. Susana GonzalesUruguay

Dr. Nicholas TylerNorway

Professor David HewittUSA

Dr. Eva WiklundSweden

ONLINE SCHEDULE: The conference schedule is hosted online using web-based Sched.com. This allows you to search within the schedule, and filter the schedule to show sessions occurring on a certain date or within a track. You can also build your own schedule by creating a free account with Sched. Since this is a web-based app, there is nothing to download. For easy access to the

online schedule visit https://www.deerbiologycongress.org/program.


General Conference InformationCONGRESS MEALSYMCA Guests: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included with your overnight room rate. Non-YMCA Guests: Lunch is included with your Congress registration fee and a daily ticket will be provided in your name badge. All congress attendees are welcome to the morning and afternoon breaks as well as the evening social events and Congress BBQ Dinner.

ALCOHOLThe YMCA does not sell or serve alcoholic beverages; however, you may bring your own. Alcohol is not permitted in common areas without special permission and can only be consumed in your room. The Congress has received permission to bring and serve alcohol during their evening social events and will also have non-alcoholic beverages available.

INTERNET ACCESSThe YMCA offers complimentary wifi service. Use the “YMCA Guest” option.

SHUTTLE SERVICE

The YMCA does not offer complimentary shuttle service. Recommended shuttle service is the Estes Park Shuttle – you can call and reserve a pick-up time by calling (970) 586-5151. Or you can make a reservation by going to www.estesparkshuttle.com.

ALTITUDE INFORMATIONEstes Park is located at 7,522 feet (2,293 m) above sea level. Altitude sickness, also called acute mountain sickness or AMS, can occur as low as 6,500 feet (2,000 m). While the textbooks might tell you that it is unusual for people to experience altitude sickness below 8,000 feet (2,400 meters), anyone who lives in Estes Park will tell you that it is a common occurrence here.

What Is It?:

At higher altitudes, your body takes in less oxygen due to the decrease in air pressure. Your body probably won’t like that, and might rebel by experiencing the following symptoms, usually within the first 48 hours of arriving at high elevations:

• Headache• Dizziness and lightheadedness• Shortness of breath• Lack of appetite, nausea, or vomiting• Fatigue and weakness• Difficulty sleeping

Treatment:

• The best treatment for altitude sickness is to descend to lower elevation. For mild cases, however, that usually isn’t necessary.

• Giving yourself plenty of opportunity to rest and drinking a ton (we mean a TON) of water are the next best things you can do. By a TON of water, we mean keep drinking until your urine is clear. That may mean half a gallon or more. Most of us aren’t hydrated enough as it is, and high altitude exacerbates that. So drink lots and lots and lots of water and mark all the restrooms on your map before you get here. We can’t stress this enough! Water water water water water!!!

• Avoid drinking caffeine or alcohol. Mild analgesics, such as Tylenol, can also help, but water and rest are your best bets. Keeping a bit of food in your stomach between meals is a good idea too. Altitude sickness will usually subside within a few hours, and mostly disappear within a day or so.

Who Can Get It:

Altitude sickness can affect anyone, even pets! No one can predict who will get sick and who won’t. Physical fitness, age, and gender don’t make a bit of difference. Different people’s bodies just acclimatize at different rates. The faster you ascend to high altitude, the more likely you are to experience altitude sickness.

Is It Serious?

Usually altitude sickness is not serious, but in rare instances, especially at very high altitudes, more serious, life-threatening conditions can occur, such as High Altitude Pulmonary Edema and High Altitude Cerebral Edema. We won’t go into the details of these, but the likelihood of your experiencing either of these conditions in Estes Park is very rare.

• If you decide to drive across Rocky Mountain National Park, however, you will be going to a much higher altitude. Be aware that if you experience symptoms much worse than those listed above, such as confusion, inability to catch your breath even at rest, gurgling breaths, frothing coughs, blueness around the lips or fingernails, or swelling hands and feet, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION! If you are unsure, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION!

What About Other Illnesses?

You should also be aware that if you have any pre-existing medical conditions, these can be exacerbated at high altitude. Anyone with heart problems, high blood pressure, history of stroke, etc. should speak with their doctor before going to high elevations, particularly those found in Rocky Mountain National Park.


SUNDAY, AUGUST 53:00pm - 5:00pm States' Elk Management Discussion Meeting Longs Peak Lodge,

Chasm Lake Meeting Room

3:00pm - 6:00pm Registration & Partner/Exhibitor Booth Set-up Assembly Hall Foyer

6:00pm - 9:00pm 🎇 Welcome Reception Assembly Hall Foyer

MONDAY, AUGUST 67:00am - 8:00am 🍵 Coffee Break with Partners & Exhibitors Assembly Hall Foyer

7:00am - 5:00pm Exhibit Area Open Assembly Hall Foyer

7:00am - 6:00pm Registration & Information Desk Open Assembly Hall Foyer

8:00am - 8:15am Welcome Address Assembly Hall C

8:15am - 9:30am Opening Session: Ecology Management of North American Cervids

• State of White-tailed Deer - Brian Murphy, Quality Deer Management Association

• State of Mule Deer - Jim Heffelfinger, Arizona Game & Fish Department

• State of Elk - Tom Toman, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Assembly Hall C

9:30am - 10:30am Plenary I: • Ecology and Conservation of Ungulate Migration:

Lessons from Wyoming - Jerod Merkle • Movement, Migration and Ecological Plasticity in

Deer Species: Facts and Consequences in a Changing European Landscape - Francesca Cagnacci

Assembly Hall C

10:30am - 11:00am 🍵 Coffee Break with Partners & Exhibitors Assembly Hall Foyer

11:00am - 12:20pm Concurrent Sessions:

• Panel Session: North American Deer Management - Agency and NGOs

Assembly Hall A

• Symposium-01: Overabundant Deer Management - Focusing on Sika Deer in the USA and Japan (Chair: Masahiro Ohnishi)

Assembly Hall B

• Movement Track Assembly Hall C

12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch Aspen Dining Room

1:30pm - 2:30pm Plenary II: The "First" Five Decades of Chronic Wasting Disease: Lessons Learned - Mike Miller

Assembly Hall C

2:30pm - 3:00pm 🍵 Coffee Break with Partners & Exhibitors Assembly Hall Foyer

Schedule at-a-Glance 🍵 = Refreshment Breaks 🎇 = Social Event

Please refer to Technical Sessions & Symposia grids on pages 14-25 for authors and presenters.


Schedule at-a-Glance

MONDAY, AUGUST 6 (CONTINUED)3:00pm - 4:20pm Concurrent Sessions:

• Management 1 Track Assembly Hall A

• Behavior Track Assembly Hall B

• Symposium-02: Chronic Wasting Disease (Chair: Mike Miller)

Assembly Hall C

• Population Estimation 1 Track Longs Peak Diamond E&W

4:30pm - 6:00pm 🎇 Poster Session Social (Please refer to pages 26-28 for a complete listing of posters and authors)

Assembly Hall Foyer

TUESDAY, AUGUST 77:30am - 8:00am 🍵 Coffee Break with Partners & Exhibitors Assembly Hall Foyer



8:00am - 9:00am Plenary III: Soil, Land Use, and Genetic Potential - Connecting the Dots of Deer Ecology and Management - Steve Demaris

Assembly Hall C

9:00am - 10:20am Concurrent Sessions:


• Symposium-04: Advances in Cervid Species Research and Conservation in Latin America: Where Have We Come Since the 7th International Deer Biology Congress in Chile? (Chair: Jo Anne Smith-Flueck)

Assembly Hall B

• Symposium-03: Management of Chronic Wasting Disease at the Management-Agency Scale: What Needs to Be Done (Chair: Charles Anderson)

Assembly Hall C

• Population Estimation 2 Track Longs Peak Diamond E&W


11:00am - 12:20pm Concurrent Sessions:


• Symposium-04: Advances in Cervid Species Research and Conservation in Latin America: Where Have We Come Since the 7th International Deer Biology Congress in Chile? (CONTINUED)

Assembly Hall B

• Disease 1 Track Assembly Hall C



TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 (CONTINUED)1:30pm - 2:30pm Plenary IV: Deer Antlers: Traditional Chinese Medicine

and Newly Developed Pharmaceuticals Based on Their Unique Biological Phenomena - Chunyi Li

Assembly Hall C


3:00pm - 4:40pm Concurrent Sessions:


• Genetics Track Assembly Hall B

• Symposium-05: Does Knowing About Deer Behavior Help Establish Strategies for Managing CWD? (Chair: Evelyn Merrill)

Assembly Hall C

5:00pm - 6:00pm 🎇 Poster Session Social (Please refer to pages 26-28 for a complete listing of posters and authors)

Assembly Hall Foyer

7:00pm - 9:00pm Workshop: Evaluating the Critical State of the Patagonian Huemul Deer

Assembly Hall A

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 87:00am -7:15am Load Buses for Field Trip YMCA Shuttle

Parking Lot7:15am - 4:30pm Field Trip: Deer Management and Research in the

Rocky Mountains (Pre-registration required. Please refer to page 13 for details)

Offsite

6:00pm - 8:00pm 🎇 Congress BBQ YMCA Front Lawn

THURSDAY, AUGUST 97:30am - 8:00am 🍵 Coffee Break with Partners & Exhibitors Assembly Hall Foyer



8:00am - 9:00am Plenary V: Integrating Fertility Preservation and Cryo-banking into the Conservation of Rare and Endangered Deer Species - Pierre Comizzoli

Assembly Hall C


• Endangered Deer Track Assembly Hall A

• Symposium-06: International Perspectives on Deer Conservation and Sport Hunting (Chair: J. Alfonso "Poncho" Ortega)

Assembly Hall B

• Disease 2 Track Assembly Hall C

• Space Use 1 Track Longs Peak Diamond E&W

10:30am - 11:00 am 🍵 Coffee Break with Partners & Exhibitors Assembly Hall Foyer



THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 (CONTINUED)11:00am - 12:20pm Concurrent Sessions:


• Symposium-06: International Perspectives on Deer Conservation and Sport Hunting (CONTINUED)

Assembly Hall B

• Physiology 1 Track Assembly Hall C

• Conservation and Restoration Track Longs Peak Diamond E&W


1:30pm - 2:30pm Plenary VI: Physiological Mechanisms in Ecological Models of Performance in Cervids - Nicholas Tyler

Assembly Hall C


3:00pm - 4:40pm Concurrent Sessions:

• Symposium-08: Wild-harvested Venison as a Coupler Between Human and Natural Systems (Chair: Shawn Riley)

Assembly Hall A

• Space Use 2 Track Assembly Hall B

• Symposium-07: Influence of Predators on Deer in North America (Chair: Gino D'Angelo)

Assembly Hall C

• Physiology 2 Track Longs Peak Diamond E&W

FRIDAY, AUGUST 107:30am - 11:00am Registration & Information Desk Open Assembly Hall Foyer


8:00am - 10:00am Exhibit Area Open Assembly Hall Foyer

8:30am - 9:30am Plenary VII: Impacts of Nutrition on Growth and Reproduction in Female Red Deer: Phenotypic Flexibility Within a Photoperiod-meditated Seasonal Cycle - Geoff Asher

Assembly Hall C



• Nutrition Track Assembly Hall A

• Symposium-09: An Old Concept with New Uses - Carrying Capacity (Chair: Floyd Weckerly)

Assembly Hall B

• Predation Track Assembly Hall C

10:00am - 12:00pm Partner Booth Tear Down Assembly Hall Foyer

11:40am - 12:00pm Closing Remarks Assembly Hall C



MONDAY, AUGUST 6

PLENARY SESSION I ∙ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION UNGULATE MIGRATION: LESSONS FROM WYOMING Jerod A. Merkle, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of WyomingJerod is an Assistant Professor of Movement and Migration Ecology in the Zoology and Physiology Department at University of Wyoming. Jerod’s research is quantitative in nature and seeks to understand how the movement of animals relates to environmental heterogeneity and change, and how these interactions scale to population- and landscape-level ecological processes. Jerod’s primary research foci include migration ecology, fitness consequences of behavior, how cognition and innovation influence foraging behavior, and conservation and management of large mammals. He has a B.S. in Wildlife Resources from University of Arizona, a M.S. in Wildlife Biology from University of Montana, and a Ph.D. in Biology from Université Laval.

MOVEMENT, MIGRATION AND ECOLOGICAL PLASTICITY IN DEER SPECIES: FACTS AND CONSEQUENCES IN A CHANGING EUROPEAN LANDSCAPE Francesca Cagnacci, Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology – Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund MachFrancesca Cagnacci is a behavioral and conservation ecologist with research emphasis on effects of climate and global change on animal spatial distribution and movement. Her research interests span management and conservation practices at different spatial scales, ecosystem services, terrestrial mammalogy, ecology of wildlife diseases and host-parasite dynamics, and adoption of humane measures for the management of problematic wildlife. Dr. Cagnacci is a permanent researcher at the Research and Innovation Centre at Edmund Mach Foundation for agriculture and environmental studies, in the Italian Alps. She is also a Faculty affiliate at the College of Forestry and Conservation, at the University of Montana, partner of the Environmental Research Doctoral Training Partnership at the University of Oxford, member of the International Research School in Applied Ecology at the Inland College University of Norway. She was the 2015-2016 Hrdy Fellow in Conservation Biology at the University of Harvard. She initiated and coordinates the bottom-up research consortium EURODEER, to share and study movement data at the distribution range of deer species, under climatic and human-impact large scale gradients. She sits on editorial boards, steering committees and evaluation panels of scientific journals, societies and associations involved in wildlife and conservation studies and policy assessments in Europe and North America. She has been leading or advising fieldwork projects for 20 years on terrestrial mammals, from rodents to large herbivores and carnivores, in a diversity of environments and conservation areas in Europe, North and South America, with a special focus on mountainous and alpine environments. Dr. Cagnacci combines biological research with a deep interest in development and application of technology to address conservation issues and animal ecology questions (biologging). She pioneered the use of GPS (Global Positioning System) to study wildlife in the Alps, and was corresponding editor of a Theme Issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society that became a reference reading on the subject. She collaborates with engineers and Information and Communication Technology scientists to ‘export’ state-of-the-art communication technologies and algorithms to ecology and conservation (e.g. spatial data models to manage and analyze GPS wildlife tracking data, wireless sensor networks, data mining techniques). She has recently developed interest in the application of next-generation sequencing to microbiomes and diet of ungulates, in relation to space use patterns and movement. Dr. Cagnacci has more than 70 peer-reviewed contribution as scientific journal articles and book chapters.

PLENARY SESSION II ∙ 1:30 PM - 2:30 PMTHE "FIRST" FIVE DECADES OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE: LESSONS LEARNEDMike Miller, Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Plenary Speakers


Plenary SpeakersTUESDAY, AUGUST 7

PLENARY SESSION III ∙ 8:00 AM - 9:00 AMSOIL, LAND USE, AND GENETIC POTENTIAL – CONNECTING THE DOTS OF DEER ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENTSteve Demarais, Mississippi State University

PLENARY SESSION IV ∙ 1:30 PM - 2:30 PMDEER ANTLERS: TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AND RECENTLY DEVELOPING PHARMACEUTICALS BASED ON ANTLER’S UNIQUE BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENAChunyi Li, State Key Lab for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, ChinaDr. Li is one of the leading research scientists of deer antler biology in the world. He received his PhD from Medical School of University of Otago New Zealand on stem cells and antler regeneration in 1997, and subsequently was employed as a senior scientist by AgResearch New Zealand to further investigate antler biology. He is currently Executive Director of State Key Lab for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, China. Through years of antler research he came to realize that antlers are a fascinating biomedical research model. Annual renewal of antlers offers unique opportunities to explore how nature has solved the problem of mammalian organ regeneration. Unprecedented growth rate (up to 2.75 cm/day!) of antlers provides a rare system where fast cell proliferation is elegantly regulated without becoming cancerous. The self-differentiation ability of antler stem cells can serve as an invaluable model for generic stem cell research. During the course of investigation, Dr. Li has published over 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals (mainly as the first author or the corresponding author), attended approximately 30 relevant conferences, and co-authored 4 books. A highlight of Dr. Li’s career was his delivery of the plenary lectures in the 1st (Banff, Canada, 2000), the 2nd (Queenstown, New Zealand, 2004) and the 3rd (Changchun, China, 2011) International Symposium on Antler Science and Product Technology; in the 6th (Prague, Czech Republic, 2006), the 7th (Huilo Huilo, Chile, 2010), the 8th (Harbin, China, 2014) and the 9th (Denver, US, 2018, has been invited) International Deer Biology Congress; and in the 5th World Deer Congress (Changchun, China, 2010). He was also invited to give a presentation in the Annual Stem Cell Meeting of Australia Stem cell Society (Canberra, 2008). He thinks that the biggest contribution he has made through these years of antler research is the promotion of the antler model to the biomedical research society. Dr. Li believes his promotion of the antler model has the potential to greatly benefit mankind both in medicine and antler production.


THURSDAY, AUGUST 9

PLENARY SESSION V ∙ 8:00 AM - 9:00 AMINTEGRATING FERTILITY PRESERVATION AND CRYO-BANKING INTO THE CONSERVATION OF RARE AND ENDANGERED DEER SPECIES Pierre Comizzoli, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, DCPierre Comizzoli started his career 25 years ago as a research veterinarian in French Guyana to study the seasonal reproduction of different mammalian species living in the rain forest. His next appointment was in the African Sahelo-Saharan region where he was in charge of health and reproduction monitoring programs for livestock species. These first professional experiences allowed him to acquire a good basic knowledge in the reproductive biology of various animal species. Dr. Comizzoli then completed a PhD in 2000 on in vitro fertilization in bovine and deer species. He characterized a new paternal effect on the early embryo development in both species and produced in vitro the first transferable embryos of red deer and Japanese sika deer. After receiving his PhD, he worked on the implementation of reproductive technologies and Genome Resource Banking for the conservation of wild ungulates at the National Museum of Natural History of Paris. In 2002, Dr. Comizzoli joined the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute at the National Zoological Park in Washington, DC as a staff scientist to develop new cryo-banking projects on gametes and gonadal tissues from rare and endangered species. His comparative research on gamete biology and fertility preservation (mainly using the domestic cat as a model) has been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health for the past 12 years. Interestingly, his studies on germplasm cryobiology and alternate preservation methods in non-traditional animal models build new bridges with human reproductive medicine. Dr. Comizzoli also is integrating reproductive science into conservation projects of wild carnivores and ungulates in Northern Africa as well as in South-East Asia. Specifically, he has coordinated the reproductive monitoring and performed artificial inseminations in different species (including giant pandas, clouded leopards, or Eld’s deer) resulting in the births of healthy individuals that contribute to the sustainability of these rare species. Dr. Comizzoli has published over 95 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. He has received several professional awards including the Smithsonian Secretary’s Research Prize (2008, 2012, and 2015) and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2011) for his innovative work on fertility preservation. More recently, he has received the Innovation Award from the National Research Council of Thailand (2012) for the first Eld’s deer fawn born via in vitro fertilization. In addition to research activities, Dr. Comizzoli has been serving in diverse leadership positions at the Smithsonian Institution. Since 2007 he has been coordinating a Smithsonian-wide initiative to improve the management and use of biomaterial and environmental repositories within the Institution. He has been Director of the Consortium for Science (2014-2015) and is now Senior Program Officer for Science in the Office of the Provost for Museums, Education and Research.

PLENARY SESSION VI ∙ 1:30 PM - 2:30 PMPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS IN ECOLOGICAL MODELS OF PERFORMANCE IN CERVIDSNicholas Tyler, UiT The Arctic University of NorwayNicholas Tyler, (PhD Cambridge University 1987), is a biologist at UiT The Arctic University of Norway (formerly the University of Tromsø) with a special interest in the ecology and ecophysiology of reindeer. He has worked chiefly with wild Svalbard reindeer, high in the Arctic, and with semi-domesticated reindeer, herded by Saami, in sub-Arctic northern Norway.

Plenary Speakers


FRIDAY, AUGUST 10

PLENARY SESSION VII ∙ 8:30 AM - 9:30 AMIMPACTS OF NUTRITION ON GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION IN FEMALE RED DEER: PHENOTYPIC FLEXIBILITY WITHIN A PHOTOPERIOD-MEDIATED SEASONAL CYCLE Geoff Asher, AgResearch Ltd, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, New ZealandDr. Asher has spent his entire career researching aspects of the biology of cervids, principally Red deer (Cervus elaphus) and Fallow deer (Dama dama), as a farmed animal within the New Zealand pastoral environment. His main focus has been on reproductive biology, including endocrinology, reproductive success and artificial breeding technologies, and he has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers in these areas. His work has also included aspects of nutritional biology, genetics, health, environmental management and venison quality of farmed deer. Since 2001, he has been Project Leader for all farmed deer projects pertaining to general deer biology and venison production systems within AgResearch. This portfolio of work includes over 20 scientists and technicians across AgResearch campuses throughout New Zealand. He is the principle liaison with the executive of Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) based in Wellington, and reports to the DEEResearch Board, an AgResearch/DINZ joint venture governance structure that guides the portfolio of research to improve the financial productivity and environmental footprint of the New Zealand venison industry. Dr. Asher’s interest in deer stems from his youth as a keen hunter, having grown up near the foothills of the heavily forested Tararua, Akatarawa and Rimutaka Ranges near Wellington. He also has a strong interest in geology, having done under-graduate studies in palaeontology at Victoria University of Wellington, and spends much of his spare time either hunting or fossil collecting throughout New Zealand.

Plenary Speakers

Photo courtesy of Dave Hewitt


Field TripDEER MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 ∙ 7:15 AM - 4:30 PMFEE: $50

Spend a full day exploring Rocky Mountain National Park and learning about our cervids, to include Rocky Mountain elk, mule deer, and moose. The tour will follow Trail Ridge Road, the highest continuous motorway in the US, taking you to 3,713m elevation and across the alpine tundra - ensuring spectacular 360-degree views throughout the day. Our tour guides will be local experts who are conducting research studies and guiding management programs. Topics to be experienced will include:

• History and ecology of the elk population, to include impacts on native flora and fauna and current management. • Updates on ongoing research. • History, status and management of chronic wasting disease in RMNP and the surrounding region.• Seeing a vast area of forest impacted by beetle kill and learning about its impacts on our cervids.• Ecology and habitat of moose, briefing on a multi-year study just being initiated.• Local issues with mule deer and elk in and around Estes Park and other area communities.

During the field trip we anticipate seeing large numbers of elk, some mule deer, and, hopefully, a moose or two. Other mammals we may encounter include bighorn sheep, marmots, and pika among other species. Avifauna could include several species of jays and other corvids, woodpeckers, and passerines as well as bald and golden eagles. We hope you join us for this fun and information-packed day in the glorious Rocky Mountains.

This trip has a maximum capacity and is strictly for conference attendees only. Regrettably guests cannot attend. The cost is $50 and includes a bag lunch, water, and snacks. Motor coaches will begin boarding at 7:00am at a designated location on the YMCA Campus.

SPACES STILL AVAILABLE!

Photo courtesy of Scott Christiansen


Technical Sessions & Symposia - MONDAY, AUGUST 611:00 AM - 12:20 PM

ASSEMBLY HALL A ASSEMBLY HALL BPanel Session Symposium-01: Overabundant Deer Management

11:0

0 A

M North American Deer Management - Agency and NGOsModerator: Nick Pinnizotto, National Deer Alliance;

Presenters: Kip Adams, Quality Deer Management Association; Tom Toman, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation; Larry Williams,

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Jason Sumners, Missouri Department of Conservation; Justin Shannon, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Impact of Sika Deer Irruption on Vegetation and Feedback Effect on Life History

Koichi Kaji, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

11:2

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M A Novel Method to Estimate Spatio-temporal Deer Abundance Dynamics by a Bayesian Integrated Population Model

Hayato Iijima, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

11:4

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M Population Control Methods of Sika Deer: Case Studies of Community-based Game Management

Hiromasa Igota, Department of Environmental and Symbiotic Science, Rakuno Gakuen University

12:0

0 PM

History and Management of Sika Deer in MarylandJacob L. Bowman, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware;

David M. Kalb, Virginia Division of Game and Inland Fisheries; Jacob M. Haus, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware;

T. Brian Eyler, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

3:00 PM - 4:20 PMASSEMBLY HALL A ASSEMBLY HALL B

Track: Management 1 Track: Behavior

3:00

PM

Using Low-Depth Genotyping-by-Sequencing for Genomic Analyses in Farmed New Zealand Deer

Suzanne J. Rowe, Ken G. Dodds, Jamie F. Ward, Geoff W. Asher, Tracey van Stijn, Rudiger Brauning, John C. McEwan, Andrew Hess –

AgResearch Limited, Invermay Agricultural Centre

While Males Fight, Females Choose: Male Phenotypic Quality Informs Female Mate Choice in Mammals

Daniel L. Morina, Steve Demarais, Bronson K. Strickland, Jamie E. Larson – Mississippi State University

3:20

PM

Genetic Progress in Farmed Red Deer and Wapiti in New Zealand

James F. Ward, AgResearch Invermay Agricultural Centre, New Zealand

Ecological Drivers of Elk Survival in IdahoJon S. Horne, Mark Hurley, Scott Bergen, Kayte Groth –

Idaho Department of Fish and Game

3:40

PM

Effects of Selective Harvest on Demographic, Genotypic, and Phenotypic Traits in Male White-tailed Deer

Masahiro Ohnishi, Randy W. DeYoung, Charles A. DeYoung – Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Bronson K. Strickland, Department

of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Mississippi State University; Don A. Draeger, Comanche Ranch; David G. Hewitt, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas

A&M University-Kingsville

Catch Me if You Can: Behaviors Used by Male White-tailed Deer to Avoid Detection by Hunters

Stephen L. Webb, Noble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK; Andrew R. Little, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Kenneth L. Gee, Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture, Gene Autry, OK; Steve Demarais, Department of Wildlife,

Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University

4:00

PM

Wildlife Park Oleniy: Reproduction and Management of Cervidae in Central European Russia

Eugene Yu. Likhatskiy, Yuri P. Likhatskiy, and Andrey E. Subbotin*, Wildlife Park Oleniy

* = presenting author


Technical Sessions & Symposia - MONDAY, AUGUST 611:00 AM - 12:20 PM

ASSEMBLY HALL C LONGS PEAK LODGE EAST & WESTTrack: Movement

11:0

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M The Red Desert to Hoback Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Migration: A Case Study in Common Interest as a Basis for Coexistence

Joshua Morse, University of Vermont Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources; Susan Clark, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

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M Stopover Use By a Migratory Ungulate During a Short Distance Migration

Jerrod L. Merrell, Kelley M. Stewart – Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada; Shelly D. Blair,

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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Habitat Selection by Mule Deer Within Migration Corridors in Nevada

Marcus E. Blum, Kelley M. Stewart, Kevin Shoemaker, Thomas Dilts – Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada Reno; Cody Schroeder, University of Nevada Reno and Nevada Department of Wildlife; Mitchell

Gritts, Nevada Department of Wildlife

12:0

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Quantifying the Drivers of Individual Variation in Mule Deer Migration

Maegwin Bonar, Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University, Canada; Charles R. Anderson Jr., Mammals Research Section, Colorado Parks and

Wildlife; George Wittemyer, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University; Joseph M. Northrup, Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate

Program, Trent University, Canada and Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry; Aaron B. A. Shafer, Environmental &

Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University, Canada

3:00 PM - 4:20 PMASSEMBLY HALL C LONGS PEAK LODGE EAST & WEST

Symposium-02: Chronic Wasting Disease Track: Population Estimation 1

3:00

PM

Prions & Prion DiseasesGlenn C. Telling, Colorado State University

Comparing Two State-space Models for Estimating Dynamics of an Elk Population

Lisa J. Koetke, Floyd W. Weckerly – Texas State University

3:20

PM

Chronic Wasting DiseaseEdward A. Hoover, Colorado State University

Adult Female Survival and Population Dynamics of White-tailed Deer in Louisiana, USA

Rebecca M. Shuman, University of Georgia and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Michael J. Cherry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Taylor N. Simoneaux, University of Georgia; Elizabeth A. Dutoit, University of Georgia; John C.

Kilgo, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station; Michael J. Chamberlain, University of Georgia; Karl V. Miller, University of Georgia

3:40

PM

Chronic Wasting Disease in the Republic of KoreaHyun Joo Sohn, Animal & Plant Quarantine Agency

Seeing Spots: An SCR Model to Estimate Spatial and Temporal Variation in Fawn Survival and Recruitment

Kristin N. Engebretsen, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia; Michael J. Cherry, Virginia Tech; L. Mike Conner,

Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center; Elina P. Garrison, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Karl V. Miller, Richard B. Chandler – Warnell School of

Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

4:00

PM

Thirty Years of Chronic Wasting Disease in WyomingMary E. Wood, Wyoming Game and Fish Department


Technical Sessions & Symposia - TUESDAY, AUGUST 79:00 AM - 10:20 AM

ASSEMBLY HALL A ASSEMBLY HALL BTrack: Management 2 Symposium-04: Advances in Cervid Species Research

9:00

AM

From Ridiculed to Recognized: 23 Years of Urban Deer Research and Management on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

David W. Henderson, Community Services Associates, Inc., Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head; Robert J. Warren, School of Forestry and Natural Resources (Professor Emeritus), University of Georgia; Charles Ruth, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

A New Paradigm for Huemul ConservationJo Anne M. Smith-Flueck, Laboratorio de Teriogenología, “Dr. Héctor H. Morello” Facultad Ciencias Agrarias-Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Werner T. Flueck, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; V. Martin Izquierdo, Department of Conservation and Environmental Education, Argentine National Park Administration; Valerius Geist,

Faculty of Environmental Design, The University of Calgary; Miguel Escobar, Foundación Shoonem, Comodoro Rivadavia; Gabriel Bauer, Argentine National Park Administration

9:20

AM

Strategic Use Of Deer Management Cooperatives In Landscape Conservation Planning

Hunter P. Pruitt, Mark D. McConnell, Gino D’Angelo and Bynum B. Boley – Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia;

Brian P. Murphy, Quality Deer Management Association

Acoustic Parameters of Vocalizations in Neotropical DeerPatricia Black-Decima, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad

Nacional de Tucumán (UNT); Alejandra Hurtado, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (UNT); Mirta Santana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (UNT); José Mauricio Barbanti Duarte,

Nucleo de Pesquisa e Conservacao de Cérvideos (NUPECCE), Faculdade de Ciencias Agrárisa e Veterinarias, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

9:40

AM A Comparison of White-tailed Deer Harvest Rates on

Public Versus Private Land; the Impact of Age and SexJacob M. Haus, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware;

Joseph E. Rogerson, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife; Justin R. Dion, Jacob L. Bowman – Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware

A New Species of Dwarf Deer (Cervidae: Previously in the Genus Pudu Gray 1852)?

Javier Barrio, Director of the Mammal Research Division, CORBIDI, Lima 33, Peru

10:0

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Managing White-tailed Deer at the Intersection of Ecosystem Restoration, Game Management and Endangered Species Conservation

Elina P. Garrison, Cory R. Morea, Rebecca M. Shuman – Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Richard B. Chandler, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural

Resources, University of Georgia; L. Mike Conner, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center; Karl V. Miller, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University

of Georgia; David B. Shindle, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Michael J. Cherry, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech

Ecology and Conservation of the Huemul: Reinterpreting Hypothesis and Evidence

V. Martín Izquierdo, PN Los Alerces, APN, Chubut, Argentina; Werner T. Flueck, CONICET, Argentina; JoAnne Smith-Flueck, Laboratorio de Teriogenología, “Dr. Héctor H. Morello” Facultad Ciencias Agrarias-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Cinco Saltos, Río Negro, Argentina; Gabriel Bauer, PN Los Alerces, APN, Chubut, Argentina; Ricardo E. Gürtler, Laboratory of Eco-Epidemiology, Ciudad Universitaria, Facultad de Ciencias

Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

11:00 AM - 12:20 PMASSEMBLY HALL A ASSEMBLY HALL B

Track: Management 3 Symposium-04: Continued

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Social Dominance Increases Pelleted Feed Consumption by White-tailed Deer in South Texas

Emily H. Belser, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; David G. Hewitt, Timothy E. Fulbright, Charles

A. DeYoung – Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University; Thomas W. Boutton, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University; David B. Wester, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University; Don

A. Draeger, Comanche Ranch, Carrizo Springs, TX

Conservation Status of the Cervidae Family for Central AmericaFausto A. Elvir-Valle, Fundación en Ciencias para el Estudio y Conservación de la

Biodiversidad de Honduras; José F. Moreira-Ramirez, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche, México; Iveth S. Henriquez-Ortiz, Investigador Independiente; Adolfo Artavia-Rodriguez, Investigador Independiente; Ricardo Moreno,

Fundación Yaguará Panamá, Investigador Asociado al Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales y National Geographic Emerging Explorer; Arnulfo Fitoria,

Investigador Independiente; Héctor O. Portillo-Reyes, Fundación en Ciencias para el Estudio y Conservación de la Biodiversidad de Honduras

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Linking White-tailed Deer Density, Nutrition, and Vegetation in a Stochastic Environment: Deer Foraging and Nutrition

David G. Hewitt, Timothy E. Fulbright, Charles A. Deyoung, Kory R. Gann, Donald J. Folks, Ryan L. Darr, Kent M. Williamson, Lucas W. Garver, David B. Wester – Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-

Kingsville; Don A. Draeger, Comanche Ranch, Carrizo Springs, TX

The Next Frontier for Recovering Endangered Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus): How to Avoid Recurrent Misdiagnoses of Health Status

Werner T. Flueck, National Council of Scientific and Technological Research, Buenos Aires; Argentine National Park Administration, Bariloche, Argentina; Swiss Tropical and Public

Health Institute, University Basel; Jo Anne M. Smith-Flueck, Laboratorio de Teriogenología "Dr. Héctor H. Morello", Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Univ. Nac. Comahue, Cinco Saltos;

DeerLab

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Linking White-tailed Deer Density, Nutrition, and Vegetation in a Stochastic Environment: Vegetation Responses

Timothy E. Fulbright, Charles A. Deyoung, David G. Hewitt, Whitney J. Gann, Eric D. Grahmann, David B. Wester, Brandi L. Felts, Lindsey M. Phillips – Caesar Kleberg

Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Don A. Draeger, Comanche Ranch, Carrizo Springs, TX

Closing Panel Discussion

12:0

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Linking White-tailed Deer Density, Nutrition, and Vegetation in a Stochastic Environment: Population Dynamics

Charles A. Deyoung, David G. Hewitt, Timothy E. Fulbright*, Nathan S. Cook, Robin N. Donohue, David B. Wester – Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M

University-Kingsville; Don A. Draeger, Comanche Ranch, Carrizo Springs, TX


Technical Sessions & Symposia - TUESDAY, AUGUST 79:00 AM - 10:20 AM

ASSEMBLY HALL C LONGS PEAK LODGE EAST & WESTSymposium-03: Management of Chronic Wasting Disease Track: Population Estimation 2

9:00

AM Chronic Wasting Disease Management in Missouri:

Successes, Roadblocks, and Lessons LearnedBarbara J. Keller, Charles Anderson, Jasmine Batten –

Missouri Department of Conservation

Population Demographics of Mule Deer: Adult Female and Juvenile Survival in a Temperate Region

Nathan J. Jackson, Kelley M. Stewart – University of Nevada-Reno; Darren A. Clark, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; Michael J. Wisdom, U.S. Forest Service

9:20

AM

A Measured Response: The Challenges Associated with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Communications

M. Cory Gray, Keith A. Stephens, Jennifer R. Ballard, Christopher R. Middaugh – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

A Synopsis of an 8 Year Evaluation of a Population of Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) on the Mojave National Preserve, California USALevi J. Heffelfinger, Kelley M. Stewart, Anthony P. Bush, Cody J. McKee – Department of

Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada Reno; Neal W. Darby, Mojave National Preserve, National Park Service; Vernon C. Bleich, Department of Natural

Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada Reno

9:40

AM Chronic Wasting Disease in West Virginia: A Brief Assessment of Disease

Management and Monitoring, “Now and Down the Road”Jim Crum, Richard Rogers – West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Effect of Male Age Structure on Demography and Breeding Behavior in White-tailed Deer

Duane R. Diefenbach, USGS, Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Pennsylvania State University; Gary L. Alt, Lagunitas, CA; Bret D. Wallingford, C. S. Rosenberry – Pennsylvania Game Commission; E. S. Long, Seattle Pacific University

10:0

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Responding to a Chronic Wasting Disease Outbreak in Wild Deer in Minnesota: Opportunities and Challenges

Louis Cornicelli, Michelle Carstensen – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Migration Behavior, Body Condition, and Sex Differences in Survival of Mule Deer

Cody A. Schroeder, Kelley M. Stewart – University of Nevada Reno, Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

11:00 AM - 12:20 PMASSEMBLY HALL C LONGS PEAK LODGE EAST & WEST

Track: Disease 1

11:0

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Modeled Impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease on White-tailed Deer Populations in a Semi-Arid Environment

Aaron M. Foley, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Kingsville and East Foundation; David G. Hewitt, Charles A. DeYoung, Randy W.

DeYoung – Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Kingsville; Matthew J. Schnupp, King Ranch Inc.

11:2

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Learning from Others: Modeling the Growth andSpread of Chronic Wasting Disease in an Emergent Area

Jonathan D. Cook, Sonja A. Christensen, David M. Williams, William F. Porter – Boone and Crockett Quantitative Wildlife Center, Michigan State University

11:4

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M Analysis of Allelic Variation in Prion Protein Gene of Texas Mule DeerGael A. Sanchez, Randall W. DeYoung, Damon L. Williford, David G. Hewitt, Timothy E. Fulbright, Humberto Perotto-Baldivideo – Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Louis A. Harveson, Sul Ross State University; Shawn S. Gray, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

12:0

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Hunter Proximity To Chronic Wasting Disease and Perceived Risk In Arkansas

Cory Gray, Jennifer R. Ballard – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission; Don White, Jr.*, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Arkansas Forest Resources Center, University of Arkansas; Christopher R. Middaugh, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission



Technical Sessions & Symposia - TUESDAY, AUGUST 73:00 PM - 4:40 PM

ASSEMBLY HALL A ASSEMBLY HALL BTrack: Management 4 Track: Genetics

3:00

PM

Preliminary Development of an Un-baited Camera Survey for Estimating White-tailed Deer Densities

James T. Johnson*, University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources; Michael J. Cherry, Virginia Tech, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Conservation; L. Mike Conner, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center; Richard B. Chandler, Michael T. Biggerstaff – University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and

Natural Resources; Charlie H. Killmaster, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division; William D. Gulsby, Auburn University, School of Forestry

and Wildlife Sciences; Karl V. Miller, University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Tails With a Dark Side: Whitetail- Mule Deer Hybridization in North America

James R. Heffelfinger, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ

3:20

PM Application of N-Mixture Models for Aerial

Surveys of Wildlife: A Comparison StudySonja A. Christensen, David Williams, William Porter –Department of

Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University

Mothers and Others: Compensatory Role of Allosuckling in Rearing Offspring in a Group of Farmed Red Deer

Jitka Bartosova, Ludek Bartos, Dominika Formanova-Vankova, Jorga Drabkova, Ludmila Svecova, Adam Dusek, Jan Pluhacek, and Radim Kotrba – Institute of Animal Science

3:40

PM

Comparison of Aerial Survey Methods for Elk (Cervus canadensis) in Arizona

Kirby D. Bristow, Mathew J. Clement, Michelle L. Crabb, Larisa E. Harding*, Esther S. Rubin – Wildlife Research Branch, Arizona Game and Fish Department

The Red Deer Cervus elaphus Reference Genome CerEla1.0Nóra Á. Bana, Anna Nyiri – Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, National Agricultural

Research and Innovation Center, Hungary; János Nagy, Game Management Center, Kaposvár University, Hungary; Krisztián Frank, Tibor Nagy, Viktor Stéger, Mátyás Schiller – Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center,

Hungary; Péter Lakatos, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Hungary; László Sugár, Department of Game Biology and Ethology, Kaposvár University,

Hungary; Péter Horn, Department of Animal Breeding Technology and Management, Kaposvár University; Endre Barta, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center and University of Debrecen; László Orosz*, National Agricultural Research and Innovation

Center and Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

4:00

PM

Camera Trap as a Tool for Monitoring the Sika Deer Density After Culling in the Forest, Japan

Chizuru Yayota, Kansai Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan; Teruki Oka, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute,

Japan; Toru Koizumi, Tama Forest Science Garden, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan

Camouflage Patterns are Highly Heritable But Predictability Varies Among Three Populations of White-tailed Deer

Colby Henderson, Eric Michel, Steve Demarais, Bronson Strickland – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University

4:20

PM A Quest for Life Must be Heard: Striving Towards Hangul Survival

Mukesh Thakur and Lalit Kumar Sharma – Zoological Survey of India; Sathyakumar, S., Wildlife Institute of India

Photo courtesy of George Andrejko


Technical Sessions & Symposia - TUESDAY, AUGUST 73:00 PM - 4:40 PM

ASSEMBLY HALL C LONGS PEAK LODGE EAST & WESTSymposium-05: Does Knowing About Deer Behavior Help

3:00

PM

Benefits of a Bottom-Up Approach to Understanding Disease Dynamics and Management in Deer: Studying

Behavior to Test Mechanistic HypothesesEric M. Schauber, Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, and Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University; Marie I. Tosa, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University; Lene J.Kjær, Technical University of Denmark,

National Veterinary Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; Clayton K. Nielsen, Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory and Department of Forestry, Southern Illinois University

3:20

PM What Can Genetic Relatedness Tell Us About Social Behavior,

CWD Transmission, and Management Alternatives?Daniel A. Grear, USGS National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, WI

3:40

PM Scaling Up Fine-Scale Deer Behavior to Pathogen

Transmission Within and Across The LandscapeEric Wal Vander Wal and Quinn Webber – Wildlife Evolutionary Ecology Lab,

Memorial University of Newfoundland

4:00

PM Utilizing Animal Movement and Network Models to Understand

Disease Transmission and SpreadMeggan E. Craft, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine,

University of Minnesota, St Paul; Evelyn H. Merrill*, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada

4:20

PM Incorporating Behavior and Social Associations into

Modeling Transmission and Disease SpreadPaul C. Cross, USGS, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center; Kezia Manlove, Utah State University, Department of Wildland Resources; Angela Brennan, USGS, Wyoming

Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit, University of Wyoming

Photo courtesy of David Hewitt


Technical Sessions & Symposia - THURSDAY, AUGUST 99:00 AM - 10:20 AM

ASSEMBLY HALL A ASSEMBLY HALL BTrack: Endangered Deer Symposium-06: International Perspectives on Deer Conservation

9:00

AM Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Florida Key Deer Population Abundance

Israel D. Parker, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute; Roel, R. Lopez, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute and Texas A&M University; Forrest East, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute; Matthew Crawford, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute; Nova J.

Silvy, Texas A&M University

White-tailed Deer Management Continuum in the USA: A History of Slippery Slopes and Potential Diminishing Returns

Greg Simons, Wildlife Systems and Wildlife Consultants

9:20

AM

A New Species of Dwarf Deer (Cervidae: Previously in the Genus Pudu Gray 1852)

Javier Barrio, Director of the Mammal Research Division, CORBIDI, Lima 33, Peru

Historical Perspective and Current State Deer Conservation and Sport Hunting in Japan

Masahiro Ohnishi, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

9:40

AM

Composition of Chinese Water Deer’s Digestive Tract MicrobesMin Chen, Endi Zhang, Na Guo – East China Normal University, School of Life

Sciences, Shanghai, China

Historical Perspective and Current State of Deer Conservation and Sport Hunting in Mexico

Trinidad Benavides Garcia, Asociacion Nacional de Ganaderos Diversificados y Criadores de Fauna (ANGADI)

10:0

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M White-tailed Deer Conservation and Management in the U.S.Steve Demarais, Harry A. Jacobson, Bronson K. Strickland – Deer Ecology and Management Laboratory, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University

11:00 AM - 12:20 PMASSEMBLY HALL A ASSEMBLY HALL B

Track: Management 5 Symposium-06: Continued

11:0

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M White-tailed Deer Neonate Survival in the Functional Absence of Predators

Justin R. Dion, Jacob M. Haus – Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware; Joseph E. Rogerson, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife; Jacob

L. Bowman, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware

White-tailed Deer Population Recovery in Private Lands in MexicoJ. Alfonso Ortega-S., Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-

Kingsville; Jorge G. Villarreal G., Consejo Estatal de Flora y Fauna de Nuevo Leon

11:2

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M Localized Management For Reducing Agricultural Damage Caused By White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) In Minnesota

Gino J. D’angelo, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia; Veronique St. Louis, Ryan G. Tebo –

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

White-tailed Deer Management Challenges in MexicoE. Alejandro Lozano-Cavazos, Departamento de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Universidad

Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo, Coahuila, México

11:4

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Can Passive Camera Grids Effectively Monitor Activity Patterns of White-tailed Deer?

Michael T. Biggerstaff, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia; Michael J. Cherry, College of Natural Resources and

Environment, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; L. Mike Conner, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway; Richard B. Chandler, Warnell School

of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia; Charlie H. Killmaster, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division;

James T. Johnson, Karl V. Miller – Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Sika Deer Management in Japan: Hunting as Resource Management and Culling for Ecosystem Management

Hiroyuki Uno, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Hokkaido Research Organization

12:0

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Mule Deer Movement and Crop Use in the Texas Panhandle Laura S. Warner, Levi J. Heffelfinger, David G. Hewitt, Randy W. DeYoung,

Timothy E. Fulbright, Louis A. Harveson, Warren C. Conway, Shawn S. Gray, and Dana J. Wright – Texas A&M University-Kingsville



Technical Sessions & Symposia - THURSDAY, AUGUST 99:00 AM - 10:20 AM

ASSEMBLY HALL C LONGS PEAK LODGE EAST & WESTTrack: Disease 2 Track: Space Use 1

9:00

AM

New World Screwworm Impacts on the Endangered Florida Key DeerJared T. Beaver, Department of Biology, Center for Energy, Environment and

Sustainability, Wake Forest University; Israel D. Parker, Brian L. Pierce – Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, Texas A&M University; Kate Watts, National Key Deer Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Nova J. Silvy, Department of Wildlife and

Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University; Roel R. Lopez, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, Texas A&M University

Forest Restoration, Wildfire and Habitat Selection by Female Mule DeerTanya M. Roerick, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico

State University, Las Cruces, NM; James W. Cain III*, USGS, New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

9:20

AM Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Affects Abundance and Distribution of

Free-Ranging Deer PopulationsSonja A. Christensen, David Williams, and William Porter –

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University

Responses of Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) to Recent Wildfires and Habitat Treatments on the Kaibab Plateau, Arizona

Kirby D. Bristow, Mathew J. Clement, Larisa E. Harding* – Wildlife Research Branch, Arizona Game and Fish Department

9:40

AM

Persistent Transmission of Bovine Tuberculosis from White-tailed Deer to Cattle in Michigan, USA: Mitigation Strategies and Needs

Kurt Vercauteren, Michael Lavelle – USDA/APHIS/ Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center; Henry Campa, III, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan

State University

Driven to Mate: Male White-tailed Deer Alter Resource Selection During Breeding Season to Mirror Female Use of the Landscape

Andrew R. Little, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia; Stephen L. Webb, Noble Research Institute, LLC; Brad S. Cohen, David B.

Stone, Gino J. D’angelo, Karl V. Miller – Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

10:0

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A Headache From Our Past? Cranial Abscess Disease and a Legacy of Translocating White-tailed Deer

Bradley S. Cohen, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia; Emily H. Belser, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural

Resources, University of Georgia, and Caesar Kleburg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Kingsville; Shamus P. Keeler, Southeastern Cooperative

Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia; Michael J. Yabsley, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of

Georgia, and Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia; Karl V. Miller, Daniel B. Warnell

School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Modeling Individual Deer Variation in Resource Selection to Improve Management and Demographic Outcomes

Stephen L. Webb, Noble Research Institute, LLC

11:00 AM - 12:20 PMASSEMBLY HALL C LONGS PEAK LODGE EAST & WEST

Track: Conservation and Restoration Track Physiology 1

11:0

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M Habitat Selection By Columbian White-tailed Deer Along The Lower Columbia River

Jon D. Heale, Lisa A. Shipley, Daniel H. Thornton – Washington State University, School of the Environment; Paul M. Meyers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Nutrition and Ontogeny Influence Weapon Development in a Long-lived Mammal

Bronson K. Strickland, Phillip Jones, Stephen Demarais, Guiming Wang and Chad Dacus – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Mississippi State University

11:2

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Cryptic Genetic Population Subdivision and Conservation in Elk (Cervus elaphus) Translocated from Elk Island National Park (Alberta,

Canada) to Tennessee and North Carolina, USALisa I. Muller, University of Tennessee, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries;

Jennifer L. Murrow, University of Maryland, Environmental Science and Policy Program; Jason L. Lupardus, National Wild Turkey Federation; Joseph D. Clark, USGS Southern

Appalachian Research Branch, University of Tennessee; Bradley F. Miller, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Association and Possible Role of Immune System with/in Antler Regeneration

Datao Wang, Hengxing Ba, and Chunyi Li* – Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

11:4

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M Identification of Interactive Molecules between Antler Stem Cells and Niche Components Using an In Vitro Coculture System

Hongmei Sun, Datao Wang and Chunyi Li* – Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun

12:0

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Genetic Basis of Extreme Antler Phenotypes in White-tailed DeerSpencer J. Anderson, Department of Environmental & Life Sciences, Trent University,

Canada; Steeve D. Côté, Julien H. Richard – Département de biologie and Centre d’études nordiques, Université Laval, Québec, Canada; Aaron B. A. Shafer, Department of

Environmental & Life Sciences, Trent University, Canada


Technical Sessions & Symposia - THURSDAY, AUGUST 93:00 PM - 4:40 PM

ASSEMBLY HALL A ASSEMBLY HALL BSymposium-08: Wild-Harvested Venison as a Coupler Track: Space Use 2

3:00

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Use of Wild Harvested Meat in Sweden: Bush Meat as a Modern Way of Subsistence

Göran Ericsson, Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden; Fredrik Widemo, Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden and Swedish Association for Hunting and Wildlife Management; Camilla Sandström,

Department of Political Science, Umeå University, Sweden

Determining The Impact of Free-ranging Livestock on Tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus) in Wanglang National Nature Reserve, SW China

Weichi Li, Sheng Li* – Peking University

3:20

PM

Long-Term Trends in Public Attitudes Toward Hunting in Sweden: Coupled to Venison

Göran Ericsson, Per E Ljung, and Anders Kagervalli - Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå,

Sweden; Camilla Sandström, Department of Political Science, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Shawn J. Riley, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State

University, East Lansing, MI, USA

Seasonal Diet and Habitat shifts of Kashmir Musk Deer in Temperate Kashmir Himalayas

Riyaz Ahmad, Wildlife Trust of India, and Nature Conservation Foundation, Karnataka, India; Yash Veer Bhatnagar, Charudutt Mishra – Nature Conservation Foundation,

Karnataka, India, and Snow Leopard Trust, Seattle, WA

3:40

PM

Predominance of Venison in a System of Sharing and Consuming Wild-Harvested Meat

Amber D. Goguen, Shawn J. Riley – Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University; Göran Ericsson, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Environmental

Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

In Search of Does: Male White-tailed Deer Exhibit Unique Movement Patterns During the Breeding Season

Ashley M. Jones, Steve Demarais, Garrett M. Street, Bronson K. Strickland – Mississippi State University; William T. McKinley, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

4:00

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Wildlife Governance and Venison Sharing: Coupling Humans and Nature

John F. Organ, USGS, Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Program, Reston, VA; Shawn J Riley, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University;

Göran Ericsson, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden; Amber D. Goguen, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University; Shane Mahoney, Conservation Visions, Canada

Behavioral and Spatial Response of the European Roe Deer to Supplementary Feeding Management

Nathan Ranc, Paul Moorcroft – Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University; Tobia Sforna, Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology-Research and Innovation Centre, and Life Science Department, University of Trieste;

Whitney Hansen, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University; Federico Ossi , Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology-Research and Innovation

Centre; Priscilla Bonanni, Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology-Research and Innovation Centre, and University of Rome; Alessandro Brugnoli, Enrico Ferraro –

Associazione Cacciatori Trentini, Italy; Francesca Cagnacci1,2 Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, and Department of Biodiversity and

Molecular Ecology-Research and Innovation Centre

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Long-term Spatial Expansion Patterns of a Reintroduced Persian Fallow Deer Population: Projections and Reality

Mia Maor, Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Hila Shamoon, The Steinhardt Museum

of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, Israel; Amit Dolev, Science Division, Nature and Parks Authority, Jerusalem, Israel; Shirli Bar-David, Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology,

Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; David Saltz*, Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert

Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and Science Division, Nature and Parks Authority, Jerusalem, Israel



Technical Sessions & Symposia - THURSDAY, AUGUST 93:00 PM - 4:40 PM

ASSEMBLY HALL C LONGS PEAK LODGE EAST & WESTSymposium-07: Influence of Predators on Deer in North America Track: Physiology 2

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Understanding and Managing Predation Influences on White-tailed Deer Populations

John C. Kilgo, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station

Body Temperature Patterns Vary with Pregnancy and Condition in Moose (Alces alces)

Daniel P. Thompson, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Kenai Moose Research Center, and Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, Wildlife, Fisheries

and Ecological Sciences Building; Perry S. Barboza, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, Wildlife, Fisheries and Ecological Sciences Building; John. A. Crouse, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Kenai Moose Research Center; Thomas

J. Mcdonough, Oriana H. Badajos – Alaska Department of Fish and Game; Andrew M. Herberg, Department of Natural Resources Science and Management, University of

Minnesota-Twin Cities

3:20

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White-tailed Deer Population Dynamics Following Recovery of a Large Carnivore

Rebecca M. Shuman, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia and Division of Hunting and Game Management, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Michael J. Cherry*, Department of

Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Taylor N. Simoneaux, Elizabeth A. Dutoit – Warnell School of Forestry and Natural

Resources,University of Georgia; John C. Kilgo, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station; Michael J. Chamberlain, Karl V. Miller – Warnell School of

Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Temporal Resolution of the White-tailed DeerEryn M. Watson, Bradley S. Cohen, David A. Osborn – Warnell School of Forestry and

Natural Resources, University of Georgia; Michele Barletta, Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine; Krista B. Mitchell, Kathern E. Myrna, Taylor M. Treen – Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University

of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine; Karl V. Miller, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

3:40

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Understanding the Complexities and Impact of Wolf Predation on a Declining Moose Population and Meeting the Management Challenges

Glenn D. DelGiudice, Forest Wildlife Populations and Research Group, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and

Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota; William J. Severud, Tyler R. Obermoller –Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota

The Selenium Distribution in Velvet Antler of Sika DeerYinghua Peng, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Special Economical Animals, Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Taicheng Duan, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ying Liu, Xinhui Wang, Min Yang – State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Special Economical Animals, Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Xiaohui Wang, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese

Academy of Sciences

4:00

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Direct and Indirect Effects of Predators on Elk PopulationsScott Creel, Department of Ecology, Montana State University

What Can Red Deer Antlers From 1953-2012, Late Pleistocene Reindeer Antlers And Chalk Sedeiments Tell Us About Our Environment?

Zygmunt Giżejewski, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; Agnieszka Nawrocka, Józef Szkoda†, Jan Żmudzki –The National

Veterinary Research Institute, Poland; Aleksandra Fattebert*

4:20

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Technical Sessions & Symposia - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1010:00 AM - 11:40 AM

ASSEMBLY HALL A ASSEMBLY HALL BTrack: Nutrition Symposium-09: An Old Concept with New Uses

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A Comparison of Nutritional and Foraging Ecology of Sympatric Mule and White-tailed Deer

Stephanie L. Berry, Lisa A. Shipley*, – School of the Environment, Washington State University Ryan A. Long, University of Idaho; Chris O. Loggers, Colville National Forest, U.S. Forest Service

Windows of Nitrogen and Minerals Affect Carrying Capacity of Migratory Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)

Perry S. Barboza, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University; Lindsay van Someren, Department of Biology & Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks;

Keith W. Oster, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University; David D. Gustine, National Park Service, Grand Teton National Park and USGS Alaska Science

Center; Heather E. Johnson, USGS, Alaska Science Center

10:2

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Digestive Plasticity of Roe Deer in Response to Changes in Diet Energy and Diet Quality

Andreas König, Technical University of Munich, Wildlife Biology and Management Unit

Animal-Indicated Nutritional Carrying Capacity: A Nutritional Approach To Assessing The Capacity For Population Growth

Kevin L. Monteith, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology,

University of Wyoming

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Changes in the Rumen Microbiome of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Over the Course of the Year

Sarah-Alica Dahl, Andreas König – Technical University of Munich, Wildlife Biology and Management Unit, Freising, Germany

Description and Prediction of Carrying Capacity from Habitat Selection Across Bioclimatic Gradients

Garrett M. Street, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University; Arthur R. Rodgers, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, Ontario

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry; Tal Avgar, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph; John M. Fryxell, Department of Integrative Biology, University of

Guelph

11:0

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Estimating Carrying Capacity of Roosevelt Elk Herds Using State-Space Models and Variation in Strength of Density Dependence

Floyd W. Weckerly, Lisa J. Koetke –Department of Biology, Texas State University; Adam Duarte, Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and

Wildlife, Oregon State University

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Technical Sessions & Symposia - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1010:00 AM - 11:40 AM

ASSEMBLY HALL C LONGS PEAK LODGE EAST & WESTTrack: Predation

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Tradeoffs Between Forage and Predation Risk in Central New MexicoJacob H. Kay, New Mexico State University, Department of Fish Wildlife and

Conservation Ecology; James W. Cain III, USGS, New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, New Mexico State University, Department of Fish Wildlife and

Conservation Ecology; Stewart G. Liley, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish

10:2

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Where to Forage When Afraid: Does Risk-Averse Behavior Compromise Use of the Foodscape?

Samantha P. H. Dwinnell, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming, and Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming; Hall Sawyer, Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc.; Jill E. Randall, Wyoming Game and Fish Department,

Pinedale Regional Office; Jeffrey L. Beck, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Wyoming; Jennifer Sorensen Forbey, Department of

Biological Sciences, Boise State University; Gary L. Fralick, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Jackson Regional Office; Kevin L. Monteith, Haub School of Environment

and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming, and Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming

10:4

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Intraspecific Temporal Resource Partitioning at White-tailed Deer Feeding Sites: Implications for Differential Predation Risk

David B. Stone, Bradley S. Cohen, James A. Martin, Thomas J. Prebyl – Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia; Charlie Killmaster, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division; Karl V. Miller, Warnell

School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

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Effects of Calf Predation and Nutrition on Elk Vital Rates in New Mexico

Nicole T. Quintana, Stewart Liley – New Mexico Department of Game and Fish; James W. Cain III, USGS, New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University;

James W. Pitman, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish

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Chronology of Reproductive Investment Determines Predation Risk Aversion in a Felid-Ungulate System

Daniel A. Crawford, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia; Michael J. Sherry, College of Environment and Natural Resources,

Virginia Tech; Brian D. Kelly, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia; Elina P. Garrison, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute,

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; David Shindle, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Richard B. Chandler, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural

Resources, University of Georgia; L. Mike Conner, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center; Karl V. Miller, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources,

University of Georgia


P-01

Benzimidazole Resistance in a Farmed Red Deer Herd and in Red Deer, Roe Deer and Sheep Populations Grazing in the Nearby AreaGábor Nagy, Department of Animal Nutrition, Kaposvár University; Ágnes Csivincsik, Institute of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Kaposvár University; Attila Zsolnai, Research Institute for Animal Breeding, Nutrition and Meat Science; László Sugár*, Department of Game Biology and Ethology, Kaposvár University

P-02Challenges and Opportunities to Conserve the Critically Endangered Hangul Cervus hanglu hangluRiyaz Ahmad, Rahul Kaul, Mansoor Nabi Sofi, and Mayukh Chatterjee – Wildlife Trust of India

P-03

Effects of Lysine and Methionine Supplementation on Fattening and Blood Protein Metabolites in Fallow Deer (Dama dama)Francisco Ceacero, Mechie A. Clar-Serrano, Radim Kotrba, Veit Ny – Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague; Ondrej Faltus, VVS Verměřovice s.r.o., Czech Republic

P-04

Environmental Influences on Ages Estimated from Tooth Replacement and WearOscar Cortez Jr., King Ranch Inc. and Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Aaron M. Foley*, Charles A. DeYoung, Randy W. DeYoung, and David G. Hewitt – Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Matthew J. Schnupp, King Ranch Inc.

P-05Evaluating a Novel Method to Estimate Deer Densities in Forested HabitatsMeghan J. Camp, Lisa A. Shipley, and Daniel H. Thornton – School of the Environment, Washington State University

P-06

Fluorosis Confirmed in an Endangered Patagonian Huemul Deer Population Resulting from a 2008 Volcanic EruptionV. Martin Izquierdo, Argentine National Park Administration, Department of Conservation and Environmental Education; Werner T. Flueck, National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Buenos Aires; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University Basel; Argentine National Park Administration and DeerLab; Jo Anne M. Smith-Flueck, DeerLab and Laboratorio de Teriogenología "Dr. Héctor H. Morello", Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Univ. Nac. Comahue; Gabriel Bauer, Argentine National Park Administration, Department of Conservation and Environmental Education

P-07

Genetic Variability of the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) in the Carpathian BasinLászló Sugár, Department of Game Biology and Ethology, Kaposvár University; Krisztián Frank, Department of Animal Breeding Technology and Management, Kaposvár University and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center; Norbert Bleier, Institute for Wildlife Conservation, Szent István University; Kinga Szepesi, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center; Péter Horn, Department of Animal Breeding Technology and Management, Kaposvár University; László Orosz, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center and Department of Genetics, Eötvös Loránd University; Viktor Steger, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center

P-08Influences Of Fuel Reduction Logging On The Nutritional Ecology Of Deer In Northeastern WashingtonIver T. Hull, Stephanie L. Berry, Lisa A. Shipley – School of the Environment, Washington State University; Chris O. Loggers, Colville National Forest, U.S. Forest Service, Kettle Falls, WA

P-09Knowledge of Foraging Behavior Influences Estimates of Forage Resources for Columbian Black-tailed DeerAmy C. Ulappa, School of the Environment, Washington State University, and Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University; Lisa A. Shipley*, School of the Environment, Washington State University; Rachel C. Cook

P-10

Landscape Genetic Analysis of Mule Deer to Guide Management for Chronic Wasting DiseaseGael A. Sanchez, Randall W. DeYoung, Damon L. Williford, David G. Hewitt, Timothy E. Fulbright and Humberto Perotto-Baldivideo – Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Louis A. Harveson, Sul Ross State University; Shawn S. Gray, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

P-11Red Deer in Belarus: Insight from Genetic Structure for Management PolicyAndrei N. Faibich, Scientific and Practical Centre for Wildlife Resources Management, Belarus; Vasili S. Pankratov, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Belarus

P-12The Brief Story of the IBDCLászló Sugár, Department of Game Biology and Ethology, Kaposvár University

Posters


P-13The Efficacy of Zolvix Plus® (monepantel + abamectin) and a Combination of Abamectin and Oxfendazole in Young Farmed New Zealand DeerKate J. Griffiths, Kevin E. Lawrence, Ian Scott, William E. Pomroy – School of Veterinary Science, Massey University

P-14

The Next Frontier for Recovering Endangered Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus): How to Avoid Recurrent Misdiagnoses of Health StatusWerner T. Flueck, National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Buenos Aires; Argentine National Park Administration, Bariloche, Argentina; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University Basel; Jo Anne M. Smith-Flueck, Laboratorio de Teriogenología "Dr. Héctor H. Morello", Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Univ. Nac. Comahue, Cinco Saltos; DeerLab

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Tooth-loss Syndrome (TLS) in Deer and Implications on Diet of Endangered Patagonian Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus)Jo Anne M. Smith-Flueck, Laboratorio de Teriogenología, “Dr. Héctor H. Morello” Facultad Ciencias Agrarias-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Cinco Saltos, Río Negro, Argentina; Werner T. Flueck, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Río Negro, Argentina; Laura B. Borrelli, Laboratorio Microhistología, Instituto Nacional Tecnología Agropecuaria, EEA, Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina

P-16WAFWA Mule Deer Working Group Products and ProgressWAFWA Mule Deer Working Group, WAFWA Headquarters, Boise, ID; presented by Orrin Duvuvuei, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, NM

STUDENT POSTERS

P-17Are There Costs of Shifting Migration Linked to Parasitism?Jacalyn Normandeau, Evelyn Merrill – University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Susan Kutz, University of Calgary, Canada; Mark Hebblewhite, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

P-18

Does the Petal Fall Far from the Rose? Revealing the Ontogeny and Population Consequences of Ungulate MigrationRhiannon P. Jakopak, Kevin Monteith – Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming

P-19

Effects of Habitat Selection and Predation on Cause-specific Mortality of White-tailed Deer Fawns in the Appalachian Mountains of Georgia, USAAdam C. Edge, Cheyenne J. Yates, Gino J. D’angelo, Andrew R. Little – Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia; Charlie H. Killmaster, Kristina L. Johannsen – Game Management Section, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources; David A. Osborn, Karl V. Miller – Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

P-20

Fraying And Bark Stripping By Axis Deer (Axis axis) Across A Gradient Of Habitat Use In A Palm Tree Savanna Of North-Eastern ArgentinaNazareno Sobral Zotta, Lucía I. Rodriguez Planes, Gabriela Nicosia, Laboratory of Eco-Epidemiology, Department of Ecology, Genetics and Evolution, Universidad de Buenos Aires-IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA); Aristóbulo Maranta, Parque Nacional El Palmar, Administración de Parques Nacionales; Ricardo E. Gürtler, Laboratory of Eco-Epidemiology, Department of Ecology, Genetics and Evolution, Universidad de Buenos Aires-IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA)

P-21Grudge Match of the Century: Investigating Potential Direct Competition Between Mule Deer and ElkMatthew M. Hayes and Kevin L. Monteith – Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming and Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources

P-22

Impacts of Free-ranging Livestock on Spatio-temporal Patterns of Forest Ungulates, Southwestern ChinaWeichi Li, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing; Xiaoli Shen, State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing; Chunping Luo, Wanglang National Nature Reserve, Pingwu, Sichuan; Sheng Li, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing

Posters



P-23

Panhandle Mule Deer: A Survey of Body Condition and Size, Reproductive Output, and Antler GrowthLevi J. Heffelfinger, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Laura S. Warner, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David G. Hewitt, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Shawn S. Gray, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; Warren C. Conway, Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University; Timothy E. Fulbright, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Randall W. DeYoung, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Loius A. Harveston, Borderlands Research Institute, Sul Ross State University

P-24

Population Modeling, Space-Use, and Cause-Specific Mortality of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the North Georgia MountainsCheyenne J. Yates, Adam C. Edge, Gino J D’angelo, Andrew R. Little, – Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia; Charlie H. Killmaster, Kristina L. Johannsen, – Game Management Section, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources; David A. Osborn, Karl V. Miller – Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

P-25

Spatial Mortality Risk for Elk (Cervus elaphus) in a Multi-Predator Community in the Rocky Mountains, Alberta, CanadaKara M. MacAulay, Eric G. Spilker, Jodi E. Berg, and Evelyn H. Merrill – Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta

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The Lasting Effects of Winter: Carryover Effects of Severe Winter Conditions on Reproduction of Mule DeerTayler N. Lasharr*, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming; Samantha P.H. Dwinnell*, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming; Gary L. Fralick, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Jackson Regional Office; Rusty C. Kaiser, U.S. Forest Service, Big Piney Ranger District; Mark Thonoff, Bureau of Land Management, Pinedale Field Office; Jill Randall, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Pinedale Regional Office; Kevin L. Monteith, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, and Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming

P-27

The Waiting Game: Assessing Behavioral Differences Among Migratory Elk in Response to Risk from Multiple PredatorsMitchell J. Flowers, Evelyn H. Merrill – Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada; Mark Hebblewhite, W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana

P-28

Understanding the Relative Roles of Nutrition and Predation in Regulating Sympatric Mule Deer and Elk in a High-Desert EcosystemKatey Huggler, Matthew M. Hayes – Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, and Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources; Patrick Burke, Mark Zornes, Daniel Thompson – Wyoming Game and Fish Department; Kevin L. Monteith, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources

P-29White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Movements And Habitat Use In An Intensively Cultivated LandscapeMiranda C. Reinson, Nate Bickford, Dustin H. Ranglack – Department of Biology, University of Nebraska at Kearney

Posters


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THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTERKurt Vercauteren4101 Laporte AvenueFort Collins, CO 80521P: 970-266-6037E: [email protected]/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/programs/nwrcThe USDA National Wildlife Research Center is one of the world’s leading research facilities devoted to developing methods for managing wildlife damage. The Center focuses on issues related to agriculture, property damage, disease, human safety, invasive species, and endangered species. Its scientists are committed to finding innovative solutions.

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFEMitch Lockwood4200 Smith School RoadAustin, TX 78744P: 512-389-4363E: [email protected] Parks and Wildlife is responsible for the management and conservation of the natural and cultural resources of Texas and to provide hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. TPWD is recognized as a national leader in implementing effective natural resources conservation and outdoor recreational programs by relying on the best available science to guide our conservation decisions.

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