Elk, Deer Research Honored by B&C

A big-game research program in northeast Oregon is the recipient of the Boone and Crockett Club's inaugural Conservation and Stewardship Award. The Starkey Project, established in 1989 by the U.S. Forest Service, is one of the most comprehensive field research programs in history.

Research trials in an enclosed 25,000-acre working landscape measure the effects of timber management, livestock grazing and recreation on elk and deer populations. Results help guide resource-management decisions across the West. Boone and Crockett's new award recognizes Starkey's development of "applied science" for effective, science-informed management.