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June 28, 2018
Contact: Boone and Crocket
Quantitative Wildlife Center, 517-917-0716
Deer with GPS collars, ear
tags in south central Michigan part of MSU research
project
Residents of south central Michigan may be seeing deer with GPS collars or numbered ear tags. These deer are a part of a movement
study by the Boone and Crockett Quantitative Wildlife Center at Michigan State
University. Starting this year and going through 2020, some deer in Clinton,
Ionia, Ingham and Shiawassee counties will be fitted with GPS collars and
uniquely numbered ear tags.
A collaborative effort with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, this study will
provide valuable information on locations of deer, how they move and some of
their behavior. This will help the DNR and other scientists make decisions
about hunting regulations and disease management.
These deer are not from
a privately owned cervid facility.
To
report a collar found on a roadkill or harvested deer, call 517-432-4440. For further
questions, email qwc.mddi@gmail.com, visit www.bcqwc.org/cwd or call 517-917-0716.
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