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South Dakota Chapter
The Wildlife Society
A Prairie Voice
What’s Inside...
President’s Message
SDTWS and CMPS Joint Annual Meeting Info
NEW….Online registration & membership dues
Executive Board Candidate Biographies
Although most of the state has been experiencing a long, cold
winter, a few nights ago, while kenneling up my dog, I heard the drip-
ping of snow melting off my roof and down the gutter, and I immedi-
ately thought, it’s the January Thaw! Each year, when I am reminded
of this January Thaw, I think back to Aldo Leopold’s Sand County Al-
manac and the January Thaw. “Each year, after the midwinter bliz-
zards, there comes a night of thaw when the tinkle of dripping water
is heard on the land. It brings strange stirrings, not only to creatures
abed for the night, but to some who have been asleep for the winter”.
With the January thaw upon us, at
least for now, it is a reminder that we are
less than one month away from the
SDTWS Annual Meeting! I am happy to
report that the SDTWS Board has been
working very hard to put together another
great meeting, which will be held collaboratively with the Central
Mountains and Plains Section Annual Meeting. President-Elect, Josh
Stafford is putting the finishing touches on what looks to be a great
agenda, with several presentations that speak to our meeting theme
of “Precision Conservation: The Interface of Wildlife, Agriculture,
and People”. This year’s keynote speaker will feature South Dakota
State University President, Barry Dunn. A biography of SDSU’s 20th
president can be found at: https://www.sdstate.edu/office-
president/about-president-dunn
A Message From the President
Nathan Baker
This year’s annual meeting will again feature
a live auction, so if you have items that you would
like to donate, please remember to bring them
along. We will also have a gun to raffle off, as well
as the second year of our photo contest! If you
have some photos that you would like to share,
please consider entering them into the photo con-
test. As a side note, the photo that was selected last year has been
made into a canvas print and will be auctioned off at this year’s meet-
ing.
As this year we are hosting a joint meeting with CMPS, there will
be a SDTWS annual business meeting, as well as a CMPS annual busi-
ness meeting, and I encourage everyone to attend both of these busi-
ness meetings. During the SDTWS business meeting, we will give com-
mittee reports, so committee chairs, please be prepared to give an up-
date to our membership during the annual meeting. We will also be
electing a new president-elect, board member, and secretary/
treasurer. Candidates for these offices and their biographies can be
found later in the newsletter.
Finally, registration is now open for the annual meeting, and can
be completed online through our website at: http://wildlife.org/south
-dakota-chapter/south-dakota-chapter-annual-meeting/. We will also
be registering attendees during the meeting as well.
Hope to see everyone at the Annual Meeting!
Nathan Baker
President – South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society
2017 SDTWS and CMPS
Joint Annual Meeting
Cedar Shore Resort, Oacoma, SD
February 27th – March 1st, 2017.
Call (605) 734-6376 to make your reservation.
“PRECISION CONSERVATION: THE INTERFACE
OF WILDLIFE, AGRICULTURE, AND PEOPLE”.
Joint
Meeting
NEW THIS YEAR
ONLINE REGISTRATION
click HERE
(credit cards accepted).
Please note: The link for online registration works best if
you keep both the SDTWS webpage & the Paypal website up
at the same time, and toggle back and forth until you get eve-
ry option that you want in your “cart” in paypal. If you have
questions please contact Julie DeJong.
Cedar Shore Resort and Convention Center
Oacoma, South Dakota
27 February - 1 March, 2017
MONDAY, 27 FEBRUARY
11:00 1:00 Registration and Lunch
1:00 1:15 Welcome and Introductions
Special Session: Precision Conservation: The Interface of Wildlife, Agriculture, and People
1:15 2:00 Precision Ag Business Planning: A New Approach to Conservation Delivery
Rachel Bush, North Dakota State Coordinator, Pheasants Forever, Inc.
2:00 2:30 Ranching for Conservation: Sustaining Biodiversity, Livelihoods, & Communities Dusty
Downey, Audubon Rockies
2:30 3:00 Bryan Jorgensen - TBD
3:00 3:15 BREAK
3:15 4:00 A First Look at the Distribution, Status, and Future Role of South Dakota’s Native
Grasslands and Woodlands’
Pete Bauman, Range Extension Specialist, South Dakota State University Extension
4:00 5:00 What Nature is Worth: An Anthropological Inquiry.
Fredrick Errington, Trinity College and Deborah Gwertz, Amherst University
5:00 5:30 Social
5:30 Supper
6:30 Fundraising Auction
8:00 10:00 Social
TUESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY
8:00 8:30 Committee meetings (This is scheduled time to allow for standing and special committees to
meet if desired.)
8:30 10:00 Central Mountains and Plains Business Meeting
10:00 10:15 Break (Rolls and Coffee)
10:15 12:00 Annual Chapter Business Meeting
12:00 1:00 Luncheon
1:00 1:20 Highlights from the second South Dakota Breeding Bird Atlas Eileen Dowd Stukel and
Nancy Drilling
1:20 1:40 Breeding biology of northern saw-whet owls (Aegolius acadicus) in northwestern South
Dakota Nancy Drilling and Charlie Miller
1:40 2:00 Working lands habitat on saline soils: new programs and partnerships on marginal acres
Sam Fryman, Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist, Pheasants Forever
2:00 2:20 Using technology to guide deer management decisions in South Dakota Andy Lindbloom
2:20 2:50 Ungulate Migrations in Wyoming: Incorporating New Science into Wildlife Policy and
Management Bob Lanka, CMPS Representative to Council, The Wildlife Society, and
Statewide Wildlife and Habitat Management Supervisor, Wyoming Game &Fish
3:00 3:20 BREAK
Session One: Contributed Papers
3:20 3:40 Prevalence of Yersinia pestis from small mammal fleas in Lower Brule, SD: comparisons
to host blood using lateral flow tests for the presence of F1 antibodies Lauren P. Maestas
and Hugh B. Britten
3:40 4:00 Characteristics of successful puma kill sites of elk in the Black Hills, South Dakota Chad P.
Lehman, Wildlife Biologist, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, Christopher T. Rota, Mark A.
Rumble, and Joshua J. Millspaugh
4:00 4:30 Decoding the historical echos and the invisible metrics of the fall flights of wild ducks Ken-
neth F. Higgins
5:00 6:00 Social
6:00 7:00 Supper
7:00 8:00 Keynote Speaker – “Agriculture and its Externalities: Irony and Paradox.”
Dr. Barry Dunn – President of South Dakota State University.
8:00 8:30 Award Presentations
WEDNESDAY, 2 MARCH
Session Two: Contributed Papers
8:00 8:20 Distribution and Habitat Selection of Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) in the Northern Great
Plains Emily L. Mitchell, Tammy L. Wilson, Donelle Schwalm, and Jonathan A. Jenks
8:20 8:40 The Hazards of Disease: Strain-Specific Consequences of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
Bighorn Sheep Epidemics Brandi L. Felts, Daniel P. Walsh, E. Frances Cassirer, Thomas E.
Besser, and Jonathan A. Jenks
8:40 9:00 Brood rearing resource selection of Greater Sage-Grouse on the eastern fringe of their
range Lindsey Bischoff, Jonathan Jenks, Andrew Gregory, Travis Runia
9:00 9:20 Effects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Physiology and Reproductive Characteristics of
Captive Adult Female and Fawn White-Tailed Deer Elise Hughes Berheim, Jonathan A.
Jenks, Jonathan G. Lundgren, Eric S. Michel, and William F. Jensen
9:20 9:40 Evaluation of Gamebird Production in Roundup© Ready Alfalfa used for Seedbed Prepa-
ration during Perennial Grassland Conversion on State Game Production Areas in East-
ern South Dakota Neal Martorelli and Joshua Stafford
9:40 10:00 BREAK
10:00 10:20
10:20 10:40
10:40 11:00
11:00 11:20
11:20 11:40
11:40 12:00 Present Student and Open Presentation Awards
Gun Raffle Drawing
Closing Comments and Adjourn Meeting
Contributed Posters:
Bridging Wildlife Nutrition and Disease: Serochemical Evidence of Pneumonia Progression and Recov-
ery in Bighorn Sheep Spencer A. Carstens, Brandi L. Felts, David Knudsen, E. Frances Cassirer, Daniel P.
Walsh, Thomas E. Besser, and Jonathan A. Jenks
THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY
Founded in 1937 as The Society of Wildlife Specialists, The Wildlife Society has
evolved into an international nonprofit organization of professional wildlife ecologists
and managers. Members number over 10,000 from 40 different countries, and include
administrators, biologists, conservation officers, educators, managers and researchers.
The objectives of TWS are to:
1. Promote sound stewardship of wildlife resources and the environments upon which
wildlife and humans depend;
2. Undertake an active role in preventing human-induced environmental degradation;
3. Increase awareness and appreciation of wildlife values; and
4. To seek the highest standards in all activities of the wildlife profession.
SOUTH DAKOTA CHAPTER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY
The South Dakota Chapter of TWS (SDTWS) was initiated on February 19, 1966 with
56 charter members. SDTWS is affiliated with the Central Mountains and Plains Sec-
tion, one of eight subdivisions of TWS. The full membership of SDTWS meets annu-
ally in the spring to exchange scientific information through presented papers, debate
current issues in wildlife management and land use, and conduct chapter business. The
chapter’s Executive Board of Directors, consisting of President, Past-President, Presi-
dent-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer, and two standing board members meet at least 4 times
each year to discuss issues that don not require full chapter approval. The chapter also
communicates with its members through a newsletter, The Prairie Voice, published within 30 days of Execu-
tive Board meetings. SDTWS has a current membership of 171 people interested in the welfare of South Da-
kota wildlife.
South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society
2017 Executive Board Elections
Information on candidates for President Elect, Secretary/Treasurer, and
Executive Board Member is presented below. If you are not able to at-
tend the 2017 SDTWS annual meeting at the Cedar Shores Resort, an ab-
sentee ballot is included in this edition of A Prairie Voice.
Candidate for President Elect—Alex Solem
Personal Data: I was born in Worthington, MN and currently reside in Huron, SD
with my wife and 2 year old son. I thoroughly enjoy training and hunting with my
4 year old yellow lab, Miley, and introducing my son to the outdoors any way
possible.
Education: I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from
South Dakota State University in 2010. I earned my Master’s Degree from South
Dakota State University in 2013. My Master’s degree project was “Development
of sustainable harvest strategies for cellulosic-based biofuels: harvest effects on
game bird production.”
Employment: I am currently an Upland Game Resource Biologist with the South
Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks. My primary responsibilities in-
clude monitoring, researching, and evaluating populations of upland game species
in South Dakota. My research has focused on the impacts of landuse changes and
large scale habitat characteristics on various populations of upland game species.
I have investigated the impact of spent lead shot on ring-necked pheasants and
evaluated various methods of habitat management for the benefit of pheasants.
Over my career, I have gained experience working with GIS, private landowners,
big game species, and migratory birds.
Memberships and Affiliations: Delta Waterfowl Board Member (Puddle Jumpers
Chapter), Beadle County Sportsmen’s Club, Pheasants Forever Board Member
(Heartland Chapter), SD Chapter of the Wildlife Society (Board Member), SD
Grasslands Coalition, and Ducks Unlimited.
Candidate for Secretary/Treasurer — Jacquie Ermer
Personal Info: I’m originally from Albany, MN and grew up on a dairy farm with
3 brothers and a sister. I have lived in Webster area with my husband for about
12 years. We are blessed with 2 young kids, a yellow lab, and a little property to
manage for wildlife.
Education: I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Moorhead State Uni-
versity in 1996 and a Master’s Degree in Wildlife Sciences from South Dakota
State University in 2000. My Master’s degree project focused on using fecal line
transects to determine population trends in coyote and fox.
Employment: I am currently a Regional Terrestrial Resources Supervisor with
the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks. My primary responsi-
bilities include overseeing the wildlife and habitat programs in the northeast re-
gion, implementing management plans, and developing season recommendations.
Memberships and Affiliations: SD Chapter of the Wildlife Society, The Wildlife
Society, and a family membership with Pheasants Forever and Rocky Mountain
Elk Foundation. I also serve as Promoter on Altar Society at my local church.
Candidate for Executive Board —Brian Pauly
Personal Data: I was born in Sauk Centre, MN, and currently reside in Woon-
socket, SD, with my wife and family. Family comes first of course, but I enjoy
spending as much time as I can hunting and fishing.
Education: I received a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources Management
from the University of Minnesota, Crookston in 2009. I earned my Master’s De-
gree from South Dakota State University in 2014, for the work I did studying
ring-necked pheasant reproductive ecology in winter wheat fields in Presho, SD.
Employment: I am currently a Private Lands Biologist with the South Dakota
Department of Game, Fish, and Parks. My primary responsibilities are to admin-
ister the Wildlife Partners Program to private landowners in South Dakota. I as-
sist private landowners with habitat management guidance and enrollment in var-
ious cost-share programs and opportunities.
Memberships and Affiliations: Delta Waterfowl member, Ducks Unlimited mem-
ber, Pheasants Forever member, 4-H Shooting Sports coach, SD Chapter of the
Wildlife Society member, SD Grasslands Coalition member.
SDTWS Board Officer Ballot - 2017
President – Vote for one:
Alex Solem
_________________________________
Secretary/Treasurer – Vote for one:
Jacquie Ermer
_________________________________
Executive Board Member – Vote for one:
Brian Pauly
________________________________
If you are unable to attend the South Dakota Chapter of The
Wildlife Society Meeting, please complete this absentee ballot and
return it by February 20th, 2017 to:
Nathan Baker, SDGFP,
20641 SD Hwy 1806,
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
2017 PHOTO CONTEST
Keep those camera’s handy
this year. The Executive
committee has once again de-
cided to host a photo contest for the 2017
annual meeting. We need your photos….and
they can be submitted anytime during the
year.
Entry fee: $5 per photo—no limit on number
of entries
Size: 8x10 attached to 10x12 black
cardboard / foam board mat
Photos can be submitted prior to the meeting to any board
member or can be brought to the annual meeting
Winner will be chosen by popular vote at 2017 Annual Meeting &
receive 50% of the entry fees.
The winning photo will be displayed on the SDTWS website and
will be made into a canvas to be auctioned off at 2018 annual
meeting.
Executive Board Meeting
November 8th, 2016
Board Members Present:
President: Nathan Baker, Past President; John Kanta, President elect: Josh Stafford, Secretary/Treasurer: Julie DeJong, Board members: Alex Solem (via phone) and Ben Lardy
Secretary/Treasurer’s Report
Approval of minutes from last executive board meeting (11/08/16)
Approval of treasurers report, Motion to approve: Josh Stafford, Sec-ond: Alex Solem, All in favor
Old Business
2017 Annual Meeting - Theme : “PRECISION CONSERVATION: THE INTERFACE OF WILDLIFE, AGRICULTURE, AND PEOPLE”
Keynote Speaker - Barry Dunn. Discussion held concerning specific arrangements for speaker travel and timing
Meeting Registration Fees—Most the same as 2016 Meeting –since coinciding with CMPS. Reducing General 1 day and Student/Retiree to $35.00. Leftover coolers priced at $20 on registration form. Meals the same price for better selections
Final Review of Annual Meeting Checklist—Board meeting set for Feb-ruary 26th at 7 pm . Reserve room for meeting - Baker
Assignments—Moderators – Solem/Stafford. Registration, set up si-lent auction and photo contest – DeJong. Set up on-line registration with new form - DeJong. Compile and print agendas – Stafford. Print registration and silent auction forms – Baker. Reserve rooms for male and female undergrads - Baker. Reserve room for speaker Bryan Jorgensen – Stafford/Baker. Print raffle tickets – Boyd Schultz. Presentation Evaluations – Baker/Stafford. Lanyards and nametags, raffle bucket – Solem. Banners – Kanta. Cash box - DeJong
SDTWS Board Member Candidates Needed
President-Elect – one nominee so far: Alex Solem
Board Member – one nominee so far: Brian Pauly
Secretary/Treasurer – one nominee so far: Jacquie Ermer
New Business
Review Draft Annual Meeting Agenda—Some revisions yet to be made for CMPS and additional speakers
Meet with Kathi at Cedar Shore Resort to make final arrangements for Annual Meeting—Decided on meals and snacks
Review Award Nominations
Wildlife Professional of the Year (2 candidates). Motion to approve: Stafford. Second: Kanta. All in favor
Citizens Wildlife Award (2 candidates). Motion to approve: Lardy. Second: Stafford. All in favor
M.S. Wildlife Student Scholarship (1 candidate). Motion to approve: Kanta. Second: DeJong
Ph.D. Wildlife Student Scholarship—No nominations for this award. Will send out an additional request
TWS Student Chapter Board Membership Dues. Support from State Chapters to pay for student officer dues. Board tabled for now until more information is gathered concerning possible monetary amount and interest
Mountain Lions in SD Film Project. Request from Clark DeHart for a letter of support for project. Board decided not to send a letter of support as the project does not meet the SDTWS mission
Treasurer’s Report for annual meeting. Discussed time frame and de tail required by by-laws, and switching to a calendar year report.
Wifi Hotspot (Purchase). Would be used for credit card registration pay ments at Annual Meeting since wi-fi was overloaded at Cedar Shores during registration. Stafford will check into pricing and options
January SDTWS Newsletter. Annual Meeting Information. Board Mem ber Candidate Bios. Draft Agenda. Other items?
Meeting adjourned 3:18 pm
Motion to adjourn: Stafford. Second: Kanta. All in favor
All current and new TWS members will soon have online access to
the latest wildlife science published in The Journal of Wildlife Management, Wildlife Monographs ,and the Wildlife Society Bulle-tin. Click here to check it out
The Wildlife Society News
Saving monarchs by identifying where they’re born
Popular Articles on the TWS website
For the latest TWS News Center
http://wildlife.org/learn/news-center/
Check it out...
SDTWS website.. Click Here
SDTWS is on Facebook!
Click here to join the group! Facebook is a great way to share infor-
mation, post events, to stimulate discussions on environmental issues or
other topics of interest.
SDTWS Membership : Join or Renew online… Click Here
Contact Chuck Pyle at goosemansd@hotmail.com if you have events, pictures, or
topics you would like posted to the site.
House bill reintroduced to permanently reauthorize LWCF
Bumble bee to receive ESA listing
President Nathan Baker
SD Game, Fish & Parks
20641 SD Hwy 1806
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
(605) 223-7709
Past-President John Kanta
SD Game, Fish & Parks
4130 Adventure Trail
Rapid City, SD 57702
(605) 394-2391
President-Elect Josh Stafford
SDSU
NPB138 Box 2140B
Brookings, SD 57007
(605) 688-5759
Secretary-Treasurer Julie DeJong
304 North Cherry Street
Lennox, SD 57039
(605) 214-1779
Board Member Ben Lardy
Pheasants Forever
43899 133rd St
Webster, SD 57274
(605) 461-8249
Board Member Alex Solem
SD Game, Fish & Parks
895 3rd Street SW
Huron, SD 57350
(605) 353-7319
SDTWS Executive Board 2015
Northern Great Plains Working Group Representative: Rocco Murano, 353-7185
The South Dakota Chapter TWS Objectives are:
To develop and promote sound stewardship of wildlife resources and of the environment upon which
wildlife and humans depend.
To undertake an active role in preventing human-induced environmental degradation.
To increase awareness and appreciation of wildlife values.
To seek the highest standards in all activities of the wildlife profession.
To aid in the achievement of these objectives,
the South Dakota Chapter proposes to:
Provide opportunities for better liaison among individual members, their Section, and The Society.
Evaluate and respond to the principles involved in proposed or enacted societal actions that could affect
wildlife or its habitats.
Recognize and commend outstanding professional achievements in maintenance, restoration and en-
hancement of habitats for wildlife.
Focus the aims and objectives of The Society and the Central Mountains and Plains Section upon profes-
sional wildlife needs, problems, and events in local situations.
Encourage communication between members and nonmembers to facilitate understanding and effec-
tiveness of research and management of wildlife resources. Evaluate the principles involved in proposed or enacted public or private actions that could affect wildlife and to make these evaluations known to the public and public officials.
SDTWS—Standing Committee Chairs *
Audit – Mark Norton, 773-3096
Awards - Nathan Baker 223-7709
Conservation Review - Paul Coughlin, 773-4194
Education & Information - Laura Hubers, 947-4521
Membership – Chuck Pyle, 353-5753
Program – Nathan Baker 223-7709
Nominations and Elections – Nathan Baker 223-7709
Resolutions & Public Statements – Vacant
SDTWS - Special Committee Chairs *
Arrangements – Mark Norton, 773-3096 & Tom Kirschenmann, 352-1874
Certification – Troy Grovenburg, 688-5064
Chapter History - Corey Huxoll, 773-4195
Energy - K C Jensen, 688-4781 & Silka Kempema, 773-2742
Fee Hunting & Ownership of Wildlife - Andy Lindbloom, 223-7709
Fund Raising – VACANT
Grassland Issues - Lee Erickson, 347-4952
Missouri River Issues – Nathan Baker, 223-7709
Newsletter – Jennifer Briggs, 256-2974
Website - Charlene “Charlie” Bessken, 222-9445
Public Lands -, Dennis Mann, 939-8156, Eddie Childers, 433-5263
Tribal Fish & Wildlife - Mike Gutzmer, 402-910-3533
Wetlands – Randy Meidinger, 380-0380
Wildlife Diseases - Steve Griffin, 394-6786
Wildlife Diversity - Eileen Stukel, 773-4229, Silka Kempema, 773-2742
Workshop – Travis Runia, 353-8477 & Casey Heimerl, 773-4345
*Please see the Committees webpage at SDTWS to find the list of
Committee members and email contact information.
SOUTH DAKOTA CHAPTER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY
Application for Membership Renewal or click Here for Online Application
Name _______________________________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________________
City ________________________________________ State _____________ Zip ___________
Telephone (indicate home or work) ________________________________________________
E-mail Address (for newsletter delivery) ____________________________________________
Please Note:
SDTWS’s newsletter, A Prairie Voice, is all-electronic. Therefore, an e-mail address must be provided above in order to receive it (paper copies will be provided only to individuals who do hot have a computer,internet access, or an email address).
Please Check One: _____ New Member* _____ 2017 Dues Renewal
* If you did not pay your dues in 2016, you will be considered a new member as per the SDTWS Bylaws.
Employer ____________________________________________________________________
Sponsor’s Name ______________________________________________________________
Send the completed application/renewal form and a check for $10.00 (regular), $6.00 (student) to:
Julie DeJong
304 North Cherry Street
Lennox, SD 57039
(605) 214-1779
Regular Dues: $10.00
Student Dues: $6.00
Life Membership dues are prorated by age as follows:
Age 20 to 35: 25 x annual dues ($10 x 25 = $250)
Age 36 to 45: 20 x annual dues ($10 x 20 = $200)
Age 46 to 65: 17.5 x annual dues ($10 x 17.5 = $175)
Age 66 to 75: 12.5 x annual dues ($10 x 12.5 = $125)
Age 76 and over: Free
For more information on becoming a life member, contact Chuck Pyle (605) 353-5753.
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