Program Schedule

October 11, 2022

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Time Session or Presentation Moderator or Presenter
8:30–8:35 AM Welcome & Introductions Sara Holm & Scott Gardner
8:35–12:00 PM PLENARY: Integrating Nutrition into Deer and Elk Management: Why, What, and How? Moderator: Kristin Denryter
8:40–9:10 AM Nutritional Condition, Population Performance, and Animal-Indicated Nutritional Carrying Capacity Tom Stephenson
9:10–9:40 AM Density Dependence, Nutrition, and White-tailed Deer Management in Southern Texas Charles DeYoung
9:40–9:55 AM Break  
9:55–10:25 AM Using Remote Sensed Data to Monitor Mule Deer Population Performance Mark Hurley
10:25–10:55 AM Linking Plant Communities to Large Ungulate Performance: The Importance of Fine-scale Data Rachel Cook
10:55–11:25 AM Using Knowledge Co-Production to Support Integrated Research-Management Partnerships: Recent Successes for Elk Mike Wisdom
10:25–12:00 PM Plenary Panel Discussion Q & A  
12:00–1:00 PM Sponsor Lunch Lounge: Lotek Wireless Inc. – Emerging Technologies in Telemetry Michael Crawford
1:00–2:30 PM State/Province Updates Moderator: Sara Holm
1:00–1:10 PM California Deer and Elk Status Update David Casady
1:10–1:20 PM Colorado State of the Herds Report Andy Holland
1:20–1:30 PM Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) Update Karie Decker
1:30–1:40 PM Nebraska State Update Luke Meduna
1:40–1:50 PM Nevada Deer and Elk Update Cody Schroeder
1:50–2:00 PM Oregon State Update Don Whittaker
2:00–2:10 PM Texas State Update Shawn Gray
2:10–2:20 PM Washington State Report Kyle Garrison
2:20–2:30 PM Status Update for Mule Deer in Saskatchewan, Canada Tom Perry
2:30–2:40 PM Idaho State Update Rick Ward
2:40–2:50 PM Q & A  
2:50–3:30 PM OPEN TIME – recommended time to visit posters  
3:30–3:45 PM Break  
3:45–4:45 PM Nutrition Session Moderator: Brad Burkholder
3:45–4:05 PM Long-term (1870-2010) Retrospective Evaluation of Forage Resources for Elk in North-Central Idaho John Cook
4:05–4:25 PM Nutritional-Landscape Models Link Habitat Use to Condition of Mule Deer Jennifer Merems
4:25–4:45 PM Comparing the Fundamental Nutritional Niches of Mule (Odocoileus hemionus) and White-tailed Deer (O. virginianus) Anna Staudenmaier
4:45–5:25 PM Awards Ceremony & Social  
  Excellence in Elk Country Black Henning
  O.C. Wallmo Award Orrin Duvuvuei

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Time Session or Presentation Moderator or Presenter
8:30–8:35 AM Welcome to Day Two Sara Holm & Kristin Denryter
8:35–9:55 AM Deer Session 1: Demography Moderator: Christine Found-Jackson
8:35–8:55 AM Comparing Fecal DNA Mark-Recapture to Mark-Resight for Estimating Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Abundance on Winter Range in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Andi Stewart
8:55–9:15 AM Post-Capture Mortality in Eastern Sierra Mule Deer Populations Nicholas Shirkey
9:15–9:35 AM Demographic Performance of a Large Herbivore: Effects of Winter Nutrition and Weather Nathan Jackson
9:35–9:55 AM Open Time  
8:35–9:55 AM Elk Session 1: Nutrition Moderator: Josh Bush
8:35–8:55 AM Factors Influencing Predictions of Understory Vegetation Biomass from Visual Cover Estimates Deborah Monzingo
8:55–9:15 AM Forage Quality and Quantity in Migratory and Resident Mule Deer Summer Ranges Elizabeth Schuyler
9:15–9:35 AM Assessing the Effects of Fire Severity on Elk Forage Quality and Quantity in West-Central Montana Lauren Snobl
9:35–9:55 AM Open Time  
9:55–10:10 AM Break  
10:10–11:50 AM Deer Session 2: Movement Moderator: Julie Garcia
10:10–10:30 AM Mule Deer and Anthropogenic Change: Effects of Agricultural Encroachment on Movement, Morphology, and Population Performance Levi Heffelfinger
10:30–10:50 AM A Population Perspective on Spring Migration Mule Deer Tatum Del Bosco
10:50–11:10 AM Idaho’s Big Game Projects & Priorities: Putting Science into Action Jessie Shallow
11:10–11:30 AM Migrational Behavior and Its Influence on Survival During a Short Distance Migration Jerrod Merrell
11:30–11:50 AM Quantifying the Impacts and Assessing the Permeability of a Divided Four-Lane Highway on Migratory Mule Deer Daniel Taylor
10:10–11:50 AM Elk Session 2: Nutrition/Disease/Management/Genetics Moderator: Carrington Hilson
10:10–10:30 AM The Role of Supplemental Feeding on Winter Elk Aggregation and Methods for Assessing Disease Risk William Janousek
10:30–10:50 AM Management of Multiple Migration Routes for Mule Deer and Elk across Idaho Scott Bergen
10:50–11:10 AM Behavioral Disparity in a Partially Migratory Elk Herd on a Sympatric Winter Range Madeline Trottier
11:10–11:30 AM Genetic Diversity and Connectivity of Tule Elk Herds in Northern California’s Interior Coast Range Tom Batter
11:30–11:50 AM Balancing CWD Risk and Public Expectations: An Experiment in a Mule Deer Special Management Area in Western Montana Rebecca Mowry
12:00–1:00 PM Sponsor Lunch Lounge: Mule Deer Foundation – Meet the MDF Staff Randy Morrison
12:00–1:00 PM 2021 WAFWA Deer & Elk Business Meeting Jim Heffelfinger
1:00–2:40 PM Deer Session 3: Disease Moderator: Brandon Munk
1:00–1:20 PM Open Time  
1:40–2:00 PM Implication of Prion Disease Across Geographic Populations: A Case Study Examining Wild North American Deer Emily Wright
1:40–2:00 PM Risky Business: Relating Risk of Direct Contact with Disease Risk Maria Dobbin
2:00–2:20 PM Individual-Based Modelling of Chronic Wasting Disease Kelsey Gritter
2:20–2:40 PM Characterization of the Prion Protein Gene in Axis Deer and Implications for Susceptibility to Chronic Wasting Disease Matthew Buchholz
1:00–2:40 PM Elk Session 3: Harvest Management Moderator: Alex Heeren
1:00–1:20 PM Harvest Management and Chronic Wasting Disease Prevalence Trends in Western Mule Deer Herds Anne Hubbs
1:20–1:40 PM Bull Elk Survival, Vulnerability, and Antler Size in a Partially Migratory Population Hans Martin
1:40–2:00 PM Using Hunter Submitted Antler Measurements to Estimate Age of Elk in Nevada Cody McKee
2:00–2:20 PM Using Nutritional Indices, Population Estimates, and Harvest Data to Manage Elk on a Large Private Ranch in Northeastern New Mexico Lance Bernal
2:20–2:40 PM Comparison of Harvest Statistics and Deer Management Programs in the Eastern and Western U.S. Kip Adams
2:40–3:00 PM Break  
3:00–4:20 PM Deer Session 4: Genetics & Habitat Moderator: David Casady
3:00–3:20 PM Odocoileus Rex and the Evolution of Mule Deer Jim Heffelfinger
3:20–3:40 PM Analysis of a Gamete Recognition Protein Called Zonadhesin Reveals Unique Insight into the Hybridization of Deer Species in North America Emma Roberts
3:40–4:00PM Trade-offs in Forest Disturbance Management for Plant Communities and Mule Deer in Northwest Montana Teagan Hayes
4:00–4:20 PM Habitat Selection by Partially Migratory Mule Deer in Northwest Montana Collin Peterson
3:00–4:20 PM Elk Session 4: Predation & Disease Moderator: Mario Klip
3:00–3:20 PM Assessing the Impacts of the Recovering Mexican Wolf Population on Elk Behavior Zack Farley
3:20–3:40 PM Influence of Mexican Wolves on Elk Resource Selection Cara Thompson
4:00–4:20 PM Surveillance for an Emergent Hoof Disease in Elk in the U.S. Pacific West Supplemented by Metagenomic Analysis Margaret Wild
3:40–4:00PM Lessons Learned from Initial Surveillance for Treponeme-Associated Hoof Disease in Elk in California Emma Lantz
4:20–4:30 PM Closing Remarks Sara Holm & Kristin Denryter

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