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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Wildlife Habitat and Damage Management EducationMajor Program

907

Total Hours

Contributed.

8062

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

3

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

36

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of people who increased knowledge of wildlife habitat, management, or damage identification or control

554

Number of people who implemented one or more practices related to wildlife habitat, management, and/or damage

164

Number of acres impacted by practices relating to wildlife habitat, management or damage

7404

Number of people who shared information or advocated that native wildlife has a value and purpose.  

106

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2024 Managing Deer Damage in Crops and CWD Update

Crop production accounts for 85% of the land use in the river counties of far Western Kentucky. Additionally, more than 11,000 acres of Wildlife Management Areas are located in Carlisle, Hickman, and Fulton Counties (Public Land Search, KDFWR website). Recognizing the need to balance wildlife conservation with minimizing crop damage, Extension Agents in Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman Counties organized a wildlife management meeting to address deer management challenges and a Chronic Wasting Disea...

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