Vol. 29 (2023)

Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society [Individual Abstracts]

• 3D Digitization of Yellowstone Wolf Skulls for Research, Education and Outreach (Poster)

  Madeline Jackson, Jonathan Keller, Douglas Smith

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• A Crash Course in Planning Conservation Plantings or Wildlife and Pollinators

  Kenneth Plourde, Heather Brower

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• A Story of Survival - Births, Deaths, and Predation in White-Tailed Deer in North Idaho

  Elizabeth Painter, Chad Bishop, Mark Hurley

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• Assessing Hunting Regulation Complexity in the United States (Poster)

  Marco Salvo, Jonathan Karlen, Jon McRoberts, Swanny Evans, Joshua Millspaugh

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• Beaver Reintroduction and Willow Changes in the Southern Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness

  Rachael Dines, Dr. Dan Tyers, Dr. Bok Sowell, Dr. Doug Smith, Dr. Lauren Walker

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• Behavioral Plasticity in Snowshoe Hare Predator Escape Decisions

  Amanda Emmel, Nate A. Bickford, L. Scott Mills

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• Birth Site Selection by White-Tailed Deer in Northern Idaho (Poster)

  Alicia Wallingford, Dr. Chad Bishop, Dr. Josh Millspaugh, Dr. Sarah Sells, Elizabeth Painter

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• Common Poorwills in Western Montana

  Kate Stone, Mary Scofield

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• Conservation Easements and Leases Mitigate Potential Losses of Grassland Birds in Montana

  Hannah Specht, Kevin Barnes, Allison Begley, Heather Harris, Neil Niemuth, Kristina Smucker, Catherine Wightman, Joshua Millspaugh

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• Conservation Served with a Twist (Poster)

  Krisitna Boyd, Shawna Kelsey

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• Eagle Protection and Offset Program

  Marco Restani, Andrea J. Buffington

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• Effectiveness of Audiomoth Acoustic Recording Devices in Detecting Black-Billed Cuckoo Calls over Varying Distances (Poster)

  Jenna Asnault, Dr. Erim Gomez

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• Elk in The Ruby Mountains (Poster)

  Wyatt Nielsen

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• Energetic Trade-Offs Explain Birth Timing in Grizzly Bears

  Cecily Costello, Lori Roberts, Milan Vinks

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• Entry Level Pay in The Wildlife Profession in The Pacific Northwest and Mountain West (Poster)

  Isabelle Gibbs, Dr. Erim Gomez

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• Evaluating and Mapping Pronghorn Responses to Fences

  Jesse DeVoe, Kelly Proffitt, Joshua Millspaugh

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• Firing Hunting Bullets into Water Reveals Extreme Dissimilarities in Terminal Ballistics

  Michael McTee, Chris N. Parish, Craig Jourdonnais, Philip Ramsey

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• Helena Urban Deer Management, 2008-2023

  Jenny Sika, Kevin Podruzny

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• Identifying Climate Change Refugia for Riparian Zones in Montana

  Kimberly Szcodronski, Alisa Wade, Sarah Burton, Blake Hossack

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• Importance of Individual and Environmental Factors Driving Body Condition in Female Elk

  Nicole Bealer, Mark Hebblewhite

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• Landscape Features Outperform Habitat to Explain Genetic Connectivity of Bighorn Sheep in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

  Elizabeth Flesch, Tabitha A. Graves, Mark J. Biel

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• Leveraging Community Science to Increase Knowledge of Understudied Species in Montana

  Daniel Bachen

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• Leveraging Hunters as Citizen Scientists for Monitoring Statewide Moose Populations

  Nick DeCesare, Kevin Podruzny, Justin Gude

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• Long Term Bee Monitoring Reveals Little Change in Bee Species Richness in Response to Restoration of Intermountain Grassland Sites

  Marirose Kuhlman, Chuck Casper, Skyler Burrows, Philip W. Ramsey, Philip G. Hahn

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• Modeling Prey & Predator - Using Army Cutworm Moth Occurrence to Inform Grizzly Bear Foraging Suitability at Talus Slopes in Glacier National Park

  Erik Peterson, Dr. John S. Waller, Dr. Charles Robbins, Dr. Dan Thornton

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• Montana Citizen Botany Pilot Study (Poster)

  Kenda Herman

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• Montana Wildlife and Transportation Partnership Project Program

  Tom Martin, Stephanie Adams, Lauri Hanauska-Brown, Dwayne Kailey, Ken McDonald, Deb O’Neill, Kylie Paul, Bill Semmens, Deb Wambach

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• Montana Wildlife and Transportation Planning Tool

  Mike Eidum, Elizabeth Fairbank, Brian Klapstein, Brian Andersen, Justin Gude, Andrew Jakes, Adam Messer, MT Gabe Priebe, Paul Sturm

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• Moose Overwintering Habitat Use on Monument Ridge, Wyoming (Poster)

  Deirdre Replinger, Hannah Specht, Cody Lane

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• Natural Resources Conservation and Wildlife Hazard Assessement on Malmstrom Air Force Base

  Roberta Anderson

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• Neon in Montana Data and Resources to Understand Changing Ecosystems (Poster)

  Jarrett Jamison, Marie Faust

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• Non-Lethal Approaches to Monitoring Bees: Photos and Edna (Poster)

  Tabitha Graves, Annie Colgan, Rich Hatfield, Amy Dolan, Rebecca Newton, Wendy Velman, Nicole Hupp, Erica Gustilo, David Pilliod, Stephen Spear

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• Policy, Predators and The Public Trust

  Brian Wakeling

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• Population Dynamics of Parnassius Clodius Butterflies Under a Changing Climate

  J. Simone Durney, Dr. Diane Debinski, Dr. Stephen Matter

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• Predicted Habitat and Movement Corridors for Grizzly Bears in Western Montana

  Sarah Sells, Cecily Costello, Paul Lukacs, Lori Roberts, Milan Vinks

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• Predicted Habitat Suitability for Biodiversity to Support Landscape Planning Processes

  Bryce Maxell, Braden Burkholder, Daniel Bachen

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• Preliminary Assessment of Bat Species Richness and Forage Activity in Anthropogenic and Naturally Occurring Water Sources

  Colleen Piper, Black Hossack, Lisa Eby

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• Range Condition and Vegetative Response to 42 Years Of Grazing Management on the Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area

  Ryan Rauscher, Gary Olson

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• Recommendations for Unbiased Population Monitoring of Dusky Grouse in Montana

  Elizabeth Leipold, Katharine Banner, Claire Gower, Lance McNew

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• Roadside Surveys for Calling Amphibians in Montana

  Alexis L. McEwan, Daniel A. Bachen

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• Snapping Turtle Nesting Near Prairie Streams in Montana

  Lauren Ryter, Kayhan Ostovar

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• Switching Sagebrush Types Influences Survival of Sage Grouse Broods in Grazed Landscape (Poster)

  Emma Grusing, Kyle Cutting, Andrea Litt, Bok Sowell

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• The Importance of Supporting Bumble Bees in The Early Spring

  Erica Gustilo

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• The Role of Climate in Declines of a Once Common Pollinator and Methods and Tools for Projecting Future Change

  Will Janousek, Tabitha A. Graves

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• Using Animal Movement Data to Uncover Hidden Links Between Long-Billed Curlews and Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs

  Andy Boyce, Andrew Dreelin, Paula Cimprich

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• Using Radio Collar Activity Data to Detect Date of Parturition in Grizzly Bears

  Lori Roberts, Cecily Costello, Milan Vinks

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• When Every Bird Counts - Maximizing Survey Efforts for the Elusive Black Swift

  Lisa Bate, Amy Seaman, Chris Hammond

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• Whitebark Pine and Clark’s Nutcracker Abundance in Glacier National Park

  Vladimir Kovalenko, Lisa Bate, Jeffrey Doser, Cara Nelson, Diana Six

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• Yellowstone Safe Passages - A Community Approach to Addressing Wildlife-Vehicle Conflicts in Montana’s Upper Yellowstone Watershed

  Daniel Anderson

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