Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Alabama
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

In Alabama, the white-tailed deer is the highest priority wildlife species from a state management focus. Given the importance of the species, a scientifically defensible, data-driven basis for Alabama deer management decision-making by ADCNR is a fundamental expectation of stakeholders. The ability of ADCNR to make data-informed decisions would be greatly enhanced if multiple data sources can be integrated into formal population-estimation and projection models to better monitor deer herd size and population structure. This research is being undertaken through partnership with researchers at Auburn University and biologists at ADCNR. By integrating data from diverse sources, we may be able to improve precision of deer population parameters which will scale up to improve efficiency and defensibility of harvest decisions.