Offal Wildlife Watching: How Do Hunters' Provisions Impact Scavengers?
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$473,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Recipient Type
Public College/University
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2022
End Date
June 2025
Project Overview
This is a citizen-science project driven by hunters. We'll recruit hunters statewide and provide remote cameras to deploy at field-dressed deer gut piles to study scavengers, hunter provisioning, and CWD.
Project Details
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2023 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2022, Chp. 94, Art. , Sec. 2, Subd. 03g
Appropriation Language
$473,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to recruit hunters statewide and use remote cameras at field-dressed deer gut piles to study the impacts of these offal resources on scavengers and other wildlife.
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$473,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.
Measurable Outcome(s)
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Project Manager
First Name
Joseph
Last Name
Bump
Organization Name
U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Street Address
1420 Eckles Ave, 277 Coffey Hall
City
St. Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55108
Phone
(612) 624-1234
Email
bump@umn.edu
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