April 13, 2022 – The National Deer Association (NDA) April Beer and Deer Webinar will feature special guest Dr. John Kilgo, a research wildlife biologist with the USDA Forest Service. Supporters can tune in today, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. EST for this month’s episode: Coping with Coyotes by Managing Doe Harvest. To register for this, and other NDA Beer & Deer webinars, please visit the Beer & Deer webpage at DeerAssociation.com.
“Dr. Kilgo has been heavily involved in wildlife biology and research his entire career and offers a lot of knowledge and experience to our listeners,” said NDA President and CEO, Nick Pinizzotto. “Coyotes have become a common sight for hunters and land managers across the United States. Understanding how they affect deer populations and how this impact can be managed is incredibly important, and Dr. Kilgo has a lot to offer on the subject.”
Kilgo has been with USDA Forest Service since 1997, serving as a research biologist and ecologist at the Southern Research Station. He earned his Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Georgia, M.S. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Florida and B.S. in Biology from Wofford College.
His current research is focused on coyote-deer dynamics in the Southeast. His other work has looked at assessing territoriality in wild hog sounders, with implications for success of whole-sounder trapping; Relationships between foraging habitat quality and population fitness of red-cockaded woodpeckers at the Savannah River Site; and chronology of wild turkey gobbling in South Carolina.
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About the National Deer Association
Formally launched on November 10, 2020, the National Deer Association is a non-profit deer conservation group that leads efforts to ensure the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting. Formed by combining the strengths of two long-serving, successful organizations, the National Deer Association has a combined 38 years of action that has changed deer management for the betterment of hunting and protected North America’s most vital and admired game species for future generations. Visit DeerAssociation.com or follow @deerassociation on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.