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Acknowledgments This book would not have been possible without the contributions of many people . I would like to express my sincere appreciation to numerous wildlife biologists , researchers, and assistants; behind their polished final reports are many frustrating and difficult hours afield. Bob Miles and George Andrejko (Arizona Game and Fish Department), Ted Noon (University of Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Lab), Clay McCulloch, John Moreguard (USFWS), Yar Petryszn (University of Arizona), Dan Robinett (National Resource Conservation Service), Beth Williams (University of Wyoming), Tom Thorne (Wyoming Game and Fish Department ), Gerald Day, Roger Drummond, Joe and Marisa Cerreta, and John Holcomb made available high-quality photos. Randy Babb produced superb illustrations to help enliven and explain the text. Robert and Dolores Heffelfinger offered constant support and encouragement throughout all phases of this project. Kent and Gerianne Hummel provided computer hardware and technical support that proved crucial to completing this book. Todd Rathner helped me focus on the big picture more than once. Eldon “Buck” Buckner opened some important doors and lent unwavering and aggressive support for this book from the minute he saw it. Darius Semmens, Craig Wissler, Todd Black, and Anne Gondor offered their considerable GIS expertise and time to generate the deer distribution maps. Scott Weiss, Flagstaff and Tucson Chapters of The Mule Deer Foundation, Buck Buckner, Arizona Chapter of Safari Club International, Pat Juhl, Bob Jacobs, Tony Abbott, and especially Todd Rathner came through with critical financial assistance for publication. Their commitment to the dissemination of information and deer conservation in general is to be applauded. A huge thanks to Francisco “Paco” Abarca, Ian Alcock, Karen Alexy, Bruce Anderson , Lou Bender, Gene Beaudoin, Vern Bleich, Tim Bone, Clay Brewer, Tom Britt, Dave Brown, George Bubenik, Dave Cagle, Neil Carmony, Rogelio Carrera, Matt Cronin, Gerald Day, Susan Flader, Art Fuller, Valerius Geist, John Goodwin, Barry Hale, Jon Hanna, Wally Haussamen, Annette Heffelfinger, John Heffelfinger , Robert Heffelfinger, Bob Henry, Larry Holland, Harry Jacobson, Phil Jenkins, Paul Krausman, Raymond Lee, William Longhurst, Steven Lukefahr, Keith McCaffery , Clay McCulloch, Ted McKinney, Danny Mead, Karl Miller, Amber Mu- nig, Ted Noon, Richard Ockenfels, John Olsen, Carl Olson, Jefferson Reid, Gene Rhodes, Gerardo Sánchez-Rojas, Joan Scott, Harley Shaw, Norm Smith, Wendell Swank, Pamela Swift, Brian Wakeling, S. David Webb, Darrel Weybright, Gary White, and others for their helpful review of parts of the manuscript and for sharing previously unpublished information. The book improved incrementally with the addition of each of their thoughtful comments. A special thanks goes to Dave Brown and Neil Carmony for instilling in me their indomitable skepticism. Nancy Reis, Cristina Jones, Paul Greer, Pat Devers, Annemarie Grace, and Antonio T. helped round up and copy publications, and their assistance is appreciated. Improvements in deer distribution maps were made by Carlos Alcalá-Galván, Sergio Alvarez, Scott Bailey, Bob Barsch, Chad Bishop, Randy Botta, Gene Byrne, Dave Cagle, Jorge Cancino, Rogelio Carrera, Joaquin Contreras, Mike Cox, Mark Elkins, John Ellenberger, Steve Flinders, Brad Fulk, Art Fuller, Bill Glasgow, John Goodwin, Ed Gorman, Barry Hale, Joe Hall, Jon Hanna, Ian Hatter, Bob Henry, Bill Jensen, Rolf Johnson, Tom Keegan, William Longhurst, Lee Luedeker, Carl Lutch, Enrique “Indio” Marquez-Muñoz, Ken Mayer, Kathleen McCoy, John McGehee, Philip Merchant, John Millican, Jerry Nelson, Les Rice, Russ Richards, JoeSacco,MikeShaw,DanSmith,BillyTarrant,MikeWelch,DarrellWeybright,Joe Williams, and Clayton Wolf. Bob Miles lent consistent support for this book from its inception and frequently provided intellectual grease to keep the project moving forward. David Bertelsen, Clay McCulloch, George Montgomery, Pete Petrie, Joan Scott, Kim Stone, Thomas Hulen, and especially Phil Jenkens assisted greatly in sorting through thorny issues related to southwestern plant identification and taxonomy. Jay Villemarette at Skulls Unlimited prepared skulls for photographing. The summary of the management of deer throughout the southwestern states and Mexico would not have been possible without all the help and information I received from Francisco Abarca, Carlos Alcalá-Galván, Vern Bleich, Randy Botta, Clay Brewer, Rogelio Carrera, Lou Cornicelli, Mike Cox, Steve Cranney, John Ellenberger , Barry Hale, Jim Karpowitz, Scott Lerich, Pat Mathis, Gerry Mulcahy, and Darrel Weybright. We are all indebted to hunters who support wildlife research and management by purchasing outdoor equipment and licenses, and also by supplying vital information and biological samples through questionnaires and check stations. All who enjoy watching deer have the deer hunter to thank for decades of contributions to habitat acquisition, protection, management, and wildlife law enforcement, making the American system of wildlife conservation the...

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