Mule Deer Days

[robby denning]

Mule Deer Days was a recent event in Rock Springs, Wyoming, hosted by the Muley Fanatics Foundation, Wyoming, game and fish, in partnership with Monteith Shop. I attended along with. @ntrlbrnhunter

It was a conservation event, but what was different about it as we had direct access to some of the research biologists who’ve been working on the D. E. E. R. Research project by Monteith Shop. We recorded some podcast while we were down there with the presenters, and I’ll be posting them here over the next few weeks. Hit the watch button upper right, as I’ll be posting them on this thread and you’ll get a notification.

It’s also scheduled for next year in March so if you can get to Rock Springs…

Seminars we attended:

@Jaden Bales

 

[Travis Hobbs]

I’m glad we went @robby denning

It was a very cool event and a great opportunity to ask questions and learn from some of the best mule deer scientists in the game- The Monteith Shop.

I also appreciated Wyoming Game and Fish having some seminars and talking about securing mule deer migration corridors. Some of the information we are getting out of GPS collar’s regarding migration is game changing and it pleases me to see Wyoming very engaged and pro-actively working on these corridors in a variety of ways.

I also have never attended an event where they gave a live seminar on field quartering and caping deer. That was cool!

A very informative, cool event. I’m definitely planning to return next year!

 

[robby denning]

The 1st of 4 podcasts from the event is up

HBMD: Mule Deer Days - Rokslide

Robby, along with Rokslide member, Travis Hobbs, gives a podcast recap of Day 1 at the 1st annual Mule Deer Days in Rock Spring, Wyo ing.

www.rokslide.com

 

[CorbLand]

3 more? Could you all hurry up and post them. They make work tolerable.

We also need to know how long Travis has been growing that wind checker on his chin for?

 

[Travis Hobbs]

I think the last time I had a bald chin was in like 2002

 

[CorbLand]

I think the last time I had a bald chin was in like 2002

Ah, a fellow high school beard grower.

I had a job for about 4 months in 2014 that required me to be clean shaven. Other than that I have had some form of facial hair since ~2007.

 

[Travis Hobbs]

Hahaha you know it!

 

[venado mula]

Age and Nutrition grow big bucks. There are NO genetics, genetics come from nutrition. Finally all the work and convincing is coming to fruition.

 

[Travis Hobbs]

Age and Nutrition grow big bucks. There are NO genetics, genetics come from nutrition. Finally all the work and convincing is coming to fruition.

Absolutely. It’s very interesting how deep rooted the “genetics” argument is in hunting culture.

 

[venado mula]

Absolutely. It’s very interesting how deep rooted the “genetics” argument is in hunting culture.

It really is stark. It is something, in my opinion, that should be corrected because it has a direct focus on quality of habitat and not just saying it's the deer in that area when in fact it's the nutrition inside the habitat and the ability to survive 4+ years within that quality habitat that give that area a better quality animal.

 

[dirtytough]

Thanks for taking the time to go down there and report on the info.

 

[Fatcamp]

Did I miss it or did they talk about antler size and genetics?

I got that they were talking about the weight of does based on feed.

 

[realunlucky]

Did I miss it or did they talk about antler size and genetics?

I got that they were talking about the weight of does based on feed.

They talked about how the nutrition of the mother at birth played the bigger role than genetics.

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[Fatcamp]

They talked about how the nutrition of the mother at birth played the bigger role than genetics.

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In antler size? I'll have to listen again.

 

[LBennington]

I really enjoyed this podcast. It is nice to see some of this information getting passed along to hunters, and giving us an opportunity to increase our education about mule deer herds.

 

[Plainsman79]

There’s been quite a few studies done in the whitetail world about how important the health of the mother is during pregnancy through nursing and how that directly effects antler growth of her sons. The best way for a doe to get and stay healthy is through quality habitat.

It’s been mentioned awhile ago that the whitetail guys are decades ahead of the mule deer guys, but I think we can definitely learn from them.

Facts and Myths About Deer Antler Genetics

Good intentions aside, will our attempts to manipulate DNA for personal gain by targeting specific bucks have negative implications on deer antler genetics?

www.deeranddeerhunting.com