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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Branden on May 16, 2009, 01:51:57 PM

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Post by: Branden on May 16, 2009, 01:51:57 PM: Lets say you spot a deer with a radio collar. Obviously somebody is doing a study on it. How can you find out who is doing the study? And if you can find out will they give you the info from it?
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on May 16, 2009, 02:03:56 PM: Call the WDFW regional office and ask for contact information for the district wildlife biologist for the county where you saw the deer. They will know who has conducted radio telemetry studies of deer in that area in the past decade; it is very helpful to note all identifying marks (species, sex, color of transmitter and neck band, ear tags - colors and numbers).

Keep in mind radio collars last a lot longer than batteries - that collar can easily be 10+ years old on a deer, sheep or goat, 20+ years on an elk. Some herds have been studied several times during that interval (i.e., Chelan Co. mule deer), so you may not be able to determine which study the deer is from unless you can see some identifying mark.
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Post by: Houndhunter on May 16, 2009, 03:31:48 PM: if its a buck right on, now you just need to find the frequency :chuckle:
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Post by: Armadillo on May 17, 2009, 08:47:49 PM: how visible are the radio collars? what color are they
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Post by: luvtohnt on May 18, 2009, 08:20:30 AM: As doublelung saud call the regional office. But they may tell you about a study but they will NEVER give you info on the pattern of the deer or locations they have tracked them too. Unless they have a final report done, then they may just tell you to read the report and you may find minimal information in the report.. I would be shocked if they give you any info other than what they are studying.

Brandon
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Post by: Hillbilly270 on May 18, 2009, 08:48:11 AM: Quote from: Armadillo on May 17, 2009, 08:47:49 PM
how visible are the radio collars? what color are they

If you look really hard you might see it on this deer.
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Post by: jackelope on May 18, 2009, 09:35:29 AM: :chuckle:

ooooh ooooh i found it.
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Post by: stickhunter on May 18, 2009, 09:42:29 AM: Wow that is a nice buck
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Post by: Hacksaw on May 18, 2009, 08:27:49 PM: I thought writing a nice letter and sending numerous photos to the Region 6 WDFW office would be a great way to get some feedback on this bear:

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi244.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg19%2Fjrotter%2FYogi-1.jpg&hash=9bfd6eb39c9d41af59b87ac0f2e970ce50b6ceba)

I did not ask for specific information, only general questions about what type of study was being conducted. I provided some fairly specific information that I thought might interest the biologist in charge. This is the response I recieved:

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From: TeamMontesano
To: $%#&#*!%@msn.com
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: Radio-Collared Bear

I have referred your email to Warren Michealis who is doing a study on black
bears in Capitol Foresst. He should be getting in touch with you shortly.

Team Montesano
(360) 249-4628

I am still waiting to here from you Warren. Thanks for taking two minutes to send an email to a interested sportsman and wildlife supporter. :(

Branden, I hope you have better luck getting some info about the deer. I'd hate to screw up a good study of wildlife, but I should have tried to kill that bear I guess (notice the date on the photo :o).
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Post by: spin05 on May 19, 2009, 08:31:05 AM: my nieghbor shot a moose with one.It had the bioligist name and phone right on it.I told him to call.Turns out they just tranquilized that one 6 days eirlier from the middle of I-90.They told him he cant eat it until 2 weeks are up.So he had to throw it all out and they issued him a new tag.
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Post by: tonymoe on May 19, 2009, 01:24:13 PM: Quote from: spin05 on May 19, 2009, 08:31:05 AM
my nieghbor shot a moose with one.It had the bioligist name and phone right on it.I told him to call.Turns out they just tranquilized that one 6 days eirlier from the middle of I-90.They told him he cant eat it until 2 weeks are up.So he had to throw it all out and they issued him a new tag.

my hunting partner used to hunt the lick creek rifle elk, he shot a collared spike about 6 years ago and the wardens almost beat him back to camp and asked for the collar?
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on May 19, 2009, 01:26:13 PM: Hillbilly now that was FUNNY