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Forest Management for White-Tailed Deer

Location TBD

Forest Management for White-Tailed Deer

March 27, 2025 | 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

This workshop will dive into the habitat requirements of white-tailed deer and how to incorporate their needs into forest management plans. Through a combination of presentations and field tours, we will cover:

  • Basic deer ecology, including habitat requirements and how those requirements vary seasonally
  • How to use silvicultural treatments to increase forage production and where/when they are appropriate
  • Where and how to incorporate cover to meet the year-round needs of deer
  • How to account for deer home range size within forest management plans
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WORKSHOP DETAILS

Registration available this coming winter. To be notified when registration opens, join our mailing list!

Registration Fee

TBD

Registration Deadline

TBD

Cancellation Policy

Requests received prior to the registration deadline will be granted a full refund. No refunds will be granted to requests received after the registration deadline. To receive a refund, a request must be made to the Wisconsin Forestry Center.

Target Audience

This workshop is designed for professional foresters. It counts toward the Forest Management for Wildlife Certificate.

Workshop Agenda

Draft agenda will be available Spring 2025. View a previous workshop agenda.

Continuing Education Credit

The workshop counts towards the Forest Management for Wildlife Certificate program and we will be seeking pre-approval for the following:

 

               

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS

Additional Instructors TBA

Mike Demchik

Professor of Silviculture, UW-Stevens Point

Michael Demchik is a professor of forestry at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He teaches a wide range of courses at UWSP and is involved in research that addresses using silviculture to reach landowner goals. He is particularly obsessed with developing methods to teach students to mark timber better, faster, and with more confidence in their decisions. He has had several jobs across federal, state, and private natural resource management in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

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