October 4, 2024
October 4, 2024
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Investigations of Ungulate Life History Traits Informs Management
Investigations of Ungulate Life History Traits Informs Management
Dr. Eric Michel
Research Scientist, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Abstract
Abstract
In Minnesota, deer hunting is engrained in its culture and can be highly controversial. Although state agencies are tasked with managing resources for public use, they must consider the views of multiple stakeholders. Therefore, agency biologists must base their decision-making process on information gained from current research. My talk will focus on how the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources uses a population model to help inform harvest recommendations for white-tailed deer and the research they are conducting the help inform that population model.Â
Biosketch
Biosketch
Dr. Eric Michel is the Ungulate Research Scientist with the Farmland Wildlife Populations and Research Group in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Eric works with two other Research Biologists to develop research and monitoring projects designed to inform the deer population model and prairie/farmland habitat management efforts in relation to deer and elk. His current projects include assessing fawn survival, movements, and habitat use in the farmland region, using camera traps to monitor deer populations in the forest region, administering a statewide deer hunter observation survey, assessing deer exposure to neonicotinoid pesticides, and investigating the life-history characteristics of elk in northwestern Minnesota.
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