EP 419: Mule Deer Biology Series – Montana
The Rich Outdoors
Cody Rich
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2020
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to another episode of the mule deer biology series. In these episodes of Muley Monday we are interviewing biologists across the west to discuss how mule deer are managed, issues impacting mule deer populations and what we as hunters can do to be active participants in mule deer management.
In this week’s episode, Jaden sits down with Montana biologist, Jay Kolbe. Jay has been a biologist in Montana for 25+ years in different areas and has a wealth of knowledge to share about how Montana manages mule deer. From how Montana got to having such long general season to buck to doe ratios to case studies on how special management units affect deer populations within the state, Jay and Jaden cover the gambit of topics in this super informational podcast.
Show Notes:
Introduction – 1m 17s
MT’s Mule Deer Management Overview – 3m 44s
Population Densities & Winters – 16m 35s
Hunt & Season Change Process – 20m 37s
270 Case Study & CWD – 23m 43s
Fire Effects & Age Class Management – 38m 40s
Public Inquiries & Deer Expectations – 52m 41s
BMA – Block Management Program – 58m 10s
Your Feedback Matters – 65m 13s
You can find this episode and all Muley Monday’s exclusively on The Rich Outdoors Patreon feed.
Stay tuned for more of these conversations with biologists regarding mule deer and mule deer management across the west as we hope to get folks on from states like Colorado, Nevada, and others.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the rich outdoors where we break down the tips tactics tactics, and strategies of hunting's great |
| 0:14.4 | to not only help you become better hunters but to motivate and inspire you between |
| 0:18.9 | hunting adventures. For more about us including additional resources on our, and links to everything we cover in the interview, |
| 0:25.5 | check out the rich outdoors.net. Hey guys, welcome to another Mule Monday. It's Jayden Bales here working on this biology series |
| 0:45.6 | that we're doing for Muldir management |
| 0:48.4 | across the West. |
| 0:49.2 | And today I've got a special guest from Montana here. His name is Jay Colby. He runs, he's the |
| 0:56.4 | biologist for Region 4, correct? One of them. One of the biologists for Region 4 here |
| 1:00.6 | in Montana and we're gonna sit down here and talk a little bit |
| 1:03.4 | about meal deer management some of the issues in Montana and hopefully have a |
| 1:09.1 | good conversation about about these stinky meal deer that Cody likes to give me shit about. |
| 1:15.0 | So anyway, Jay, thanks for driving down from White Sulphur Springs. |
| 1:18.3 | I appreciate you coming in and BS them with me. |
| 1:20.8 | You bet. |
| 1:21.4 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:22.4 | Yeah. So what's your background pre-biologists? Like, where did you come from? Did you grow up hunting? Is that all part of your background as well, lay it on me. |
| 1:33.0 | Yep, definitely grew up hunting, you know, from the time I could walk, |
| 1:37.2 | whether it's squirrels and grouse to where I could start hunting deer |
| 1:40.8 | when I was about 12. Had family in Montana ended up |
| 1:46.1 | coming out here immediately after high school and started working doing wildlife work. |
| 1:50.3 | Took me another 10 years to get my degree, but I have always kind of worked in |
| 1:55.1 | a while. |
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