The Department of Natural Resources and Michigan United Conservation Clubs have teamed up to host a day-long symposium on The Science of White-Tailed Deer Management. The symposium will be held on Monday, Sept. 29, at the Comfort Inn Suites, Hotel and Conference Center, 2424 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant.

The event will feature guest speakers from wildlife management agencies from Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, along with professors from Wisconsin, New York, and Michigan State University. Topics will include mandatory deer registration, antlerless deer harvest strategies, chronic wasting disease (CWD) impacts, deer/wolf relationships, urban deer issues, and mandatory antler restrictions. Dr. Michael W. Miller, a nationally-known CWD expert from the Colorado Division of Wildlife will be speaking at the symposium.

In addition, there will be a panel discussion on the human dimensions of deer management, including the economic impact of hunting and the relationship of deer and agriculture. Registration begins at 9 a.m. There is a $25 fee that includes lunch.

For more information or to register, please visit www.mucc.org, or call Evan Peterson at 517-346-6488.