Deer Ecology and Management

7:45 a.m.    Registration

8:00    White-tailed deer in North America: past, present and future

9:00    Population dynamics, predators, and diseases of the White-tailed Deer

10:30    Break

10:45    Food habits of the White-tailed Deer

12:15    Lunch (Included)

1:15 p.m.    The senses of the White-tailed Deer as related to foraging behavior, predator avoidance, and habitat selection

2:15    Break

2:30    Biology and behavior of deer

3:30    Antler growth, genetics and culling

4:30    What is  Quality Deer Management, and why you should care

8:00 a.m.    Habitat management - timber management

9:45    Habitat management - food plots

11:15    BreakTime

11:30    Inventorying and monitoring deer populations to achieve deer management and forest management objectives

12:45    Adjourn