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WELCOME to the south-central Michigan white-tailed deer research project WEB SITE. This web site is designed to educate and inform people about the complex issues related to white-tailed deer research and management in south-central Michigan.

 

We are estimating survival of deer by age class (fawn through adult), assessing cause-specific mortality (causes of death), and considering various aspects of deer-habitat relationships. We plan to use our data to help answer the following questions:

• What vegetation types (such as upland deciduous forest, conifers, agricultural areas) are available on our study area, and of these, what vegetation types are deer selecting to use? 
  
• How much space (home range) does each deer use, and how are cover selection and space related to survival, cause-specific mortality, and the age of deer? 

Certainly, we can use our data to answer these and many more questions about deer ecology in south central Michigan. Our increased knowledge and understanding of deer ecology in the agro-forest ecosystem of south central Michigan will help guide the management of this wildlife species.

 

HOW CAN YOU BE INVOLVED?

• If you harvest a deer with ear-tags or a radio-collar, please check-in your deer at the Waterloo State Game Area check station:
  13578 Seymour Road, Grass Lake, Michigan 49240
  
  
• Request updates, seek additional information, and ask questions about the project:
  Jordan Pusateri Burroughs, Wildlife Outreach Specialist
  MSU - Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
  (517) 355-4478
  pusater3@msu.edu

 

CLICK HERE for information on deer hunting in Michigan

 

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Website Design: Jordan Pusateri Burroughs
Maps: Brent Rudolph

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