Deer Publications

Magazine Articles

• Heffelfinger, J.R.  1994.  Take your whitetail sitting down.  Arizona Wildlife Views. September issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R.  1995.  Biking for bucks.  Arizona Wildlife Views. September issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R.  1996.  Of deer horns and chicken lips.  Arizona Wildlife Views.  October issue. 
• Heffelfinger, J.R. and W.S. Richardson.  1996.  Begging bears and panhandling peccaries.  Bajada. Winter issue.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  1996.  Photoperiod disruption of physiological activity of gonadotrophs in the anterior pituitary gland and its effects on antlerogenesis in captive cervids held in polar regions.  Wildlife Society Bulletin (The lighter side).  24:785.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 1997. Big 'Ol Bucks.  Texas Trophy Hunters Association. July/August issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R.  1999.  Taking a look at Wisconsin’s deer management.  Wisconsin Outdoor News, Two-part series October/November issues.
• Heffelfinger, J.R.  2003.  Deer Freaks.  Texas Trophy Hunters Assoc. Magazine.  May/June issue.
• Mule Deer Working Group 2003.  Mule deer: Changing landscapes, changing perspectives.  Mule Deer Working Group, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
• Mule Deer Working Group.  2003. Mule Deer Conservation:  Issues and Management Strategies. J. C. deVos, M. R. Conover, N. E. Headrick, editors Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and Jack H. Berryman Institute, Logan, Utah.  240pp.
• Mule Deer Working Group 2004.  North American Mule Deer Conservation Plan.  Mule Deer Working Group, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2004.  Levi’s first deer.  Mule Deer Magazine.  Winter 2004 issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R.  2005.  Guidelines for Great Glassing.  Mule Deer Magazine.  July/August issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R.  2005.  Hlasove projevy u jelence beloocaseho [Vocalizations in white-tailed deer].  Svet Myslivosti, October issue, Czech Republic.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2008.  The role of genetics in deer management - Part 1:  DNA adds a twist to trophy production.  July/August issue, TRACKS, Texas Deer Association.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2008.  The role of genetics in deer management—Part 2: The realities of genetic manipulation.  Sept/Oct issue, TRACKS, Texas Deer Association.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2008.  The role of genetics in deer management—Part 3:  A practical look at how management schemes affect the gene pool.  Nov/Dec issue, TRACKS, Texas Deer Association.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2009.  Is trophy hunting draining the gene pool?  Spring issue, Fair Chase, Boone & Crockett Club.  Translated into German “Keine Gefahr fϋr Gene”  February 2010 issue of Wild und Hund.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2009. Antlers, Injuries, and Antler Injuries. TRACKS, Texas Deer Association Magazine.  September/October 2009 issue.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2010.  The Ebb and Flow of Trophy Cycles.  Sep/Oct issue, Texas Trophy Hunters Magazine.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2011. Droptines: what makes antlers go south?  March/April issue, Texas Trophy Hunters Magazine.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2012. Tips for Taking Trophies. Jan/Feb issue, Texas Trophy Hunters Association.
• Heffelfinger, J. R., Renee Prive, and David Paetkau.  2012.  Development of genetic markers to identify Coues’, Carmen Mountain, and other whitetails.  The P&Y Ethic. Pope and Young Club, Hatfield, MN.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2012.  Effects of drought on deer.  Texas Trophy Hunters Magazine.  July/August issue
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2012.  Keeping trophy records honest: identifying whitetail x mule deer hybrids.  Fair Chase Magazine.  Winter issue.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2013.  Keep trophy records honest: Maintaining accurate trophy records along the blacktail/mule deer boundary.  Pope & Young Ethic Magazine.  Winter issue.
• Brown, D. E., and J. R. Heffelfinger.  Fantails of yesteryear.  Arizona Wildlife Views.  March/April Issue.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2014.  Historic native Texans and deer.  Texas Trophy Hunters Magazine.  May/June issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R.  2014.  Kaibab Plateau: The history of the country's most famous herd (Part 1).  Mule Deer Magazine.  May/June issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R.  2014.  Kaibab Plateau: Transition from quantity to quality (Part 2).  Mule Deer Magazine.  July/August issue.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2014.  Deer parks in Medieval times.  Tracks Magazine.  July/August issue.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2014. South American whitetails.  Tracks Magazine.  September/October issue.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2014.  The Gift of Venison.  Tracks Magazine.  November/December issue.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2015.  Fertility Control and Mule Deer Population Management.  Mule Deer Working Group Fact Sheet #14.  Mule Deer Working Group, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Boise, ID, USA.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2015. Deer Parasites: its what's on the inside that counts. Mule Deer Foundation Magazine. March/April issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R.  2015.  Dinosaur Deer. Mule Deer Magazine.  May/June issue.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2015.  Cactus Bucks.  Mule Deer Magazine.  July/August issue.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2016.  Fact and Fallacy of historical whitetail translocations.  Deer & Deer Hunting Magazine.  June issue.  
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2016.  The glorious spike.  Deer & Deer Hunting Magazine. August issue. 
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2016. The Origin of Mule Deer.  Mule Deer Foundation January/February issue.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2018. Mule Deer Antler Development.  Mule Deer Working Group Fact Sheet #27.  Mule Deer Working Group, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Boise, ID, USA.  
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2018.  Whitetail x Mule Deer Hybridization.  Mule Deer Working Group Fact Sheet #30.  Mule Deer Working Group, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Boise, ID, USA. 
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2018.  Black-tailed Brethren.  Mule Deer Foundation March/April issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2019. Mapping and Managing Migrations Mule Deer Foundation January/February issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2019.  Elliot’s Tiny Trophy. Texas Trophy Hunters Magazine January/February issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2019.  Can we combat CWD? Mule Deer Foundation July/August issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2019 Are deer passing bovine tuberculosis to hunters? NRA Hunter Leadership Forum. November 15, 2019.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2020. The Art and Science of Mule Deer Management. Mule Deer Foundation Magazine. September/October issue.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2020. Anatomy of an Antler. Mule Deer Foundation Magazine, July/August issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.E. 2020. What Covid-19 teaches us about CWD.  2021. NRA Hunter Leadership Forum. April 29, 2020
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2020.  Using teeth to age mule deer.  Mule Deer Working Group Fact Sheet #35.  Mule Deer Working Group, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Boise, ID, USA.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2021. Are Mule Deer a Hybrid Species? Mule Deer Foundation Magazine, July/August issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2021. First positive CWD cases in Idaho remind hunters to take precautions. NRA Hunter Leadership Forum. November 24, 2021. 
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2021. Can you catch Covid-19 from deer? NRA Hunter Leadership Forum.  December 6, 2021.
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2022. Covid-19 virus discovered in mule deer for the first time.  TheMeatEater.com April 11, 2022.
• Heffelfinger, J. R. 2022. Deer Fangs. Texas Trophy Hunter Magazine. March/April issue.
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2022. Why Senate's consideration of $70M bill combatting Chronic Wasting Disease is vital. Hunter Leadership Forum. May 31, 2022.
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2022.  Lead ammo and wildlife: Separating science from advocacy.  TheMeatEater.com September 1, 2022.
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2022. What's in a name?  The enigmatic pronunciation of Coues' white-tailed deer. Arizona Wildlife Views January-February 2022. 
• Heffelfinger, J.R. 2023. Federal funding approved to battle Chronic Wasting Disease. Hunter Leadership Forum January 2, 2023.

Scientific Manuscripts

• DeYoung, C. A., J. R. Heffelfinger, S. P. Coughlin, and S. L. Beasom.  1988.  Accuracy of track counts to estimate white-tailed deer abundance.  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 42:464-469.   
• DeYoung, C. A., J. R. Heffelfinger, S. L. Beasom, and S. P. Coughlin.  1989.  Classifying male white-tailed deer from a helicopter.  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 43:292-296.   
• DeYoung, C. A., F. S. Guthery, S. L. Beasom, S. P. Coughlin, and J. R.  Heffelfinger.  1989.  Improving estimates of white-tailed deer abundance from helicopter surveys.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 17:275-279.    
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  1989.  Effects of intensive coyote control on post-rut mortality of male white-tailed deer.  M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, USA. 102pp.   
• Heffelfinger, J. R., S. L. Beasom, and C. A. DeYoung.  1990.  Effects of intensive coyote control on post-rut mortality of male white-tailed deer.  Proc. of a Symposium:  Managing Wildlife in the Southwest. The Arizona Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.  Pp. 35-45.   
• Sullivan, J. B., C. A. DeYoung, S. L. Beasom, J. R. Heffelfinger, S. P. Coughlin, and M. W. Hellickson.  1990.  Evaluation of bias in the proportion of white-tailed deer fawns sighted from helicopters.  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 44:202-205.    
• Sullivan, J. B., C. A. DeYoung, S. L. Beasom, J. R. Heffelfinger, S. P. Coughlin, and M. W. Hellickson.  1991.  Drive-netting deer: incidence of mortality.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 19:393-396.  
• Heffelfinger, J. R., and R. J. Olding.  1998.  The increasing complexity of deer management: is more better?  Pages 51-61 in J. C. deVos, Jr. ed. Proceedings of the Western States Deer and Elk Workshop, Rio Rico, Arizona.  224pp.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2000.  Status of the name Odocoileus hemionus crooki (Mammalia:  Cervidae).  Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113:319-333.  
• Noon, T. H., S. L. Wesche, J. R. Heffelfinger, A. Fuller, G. A. Bradley, and Carlos Reggiardo.  2002.  Hemorrhagic disease in deer in Arizona.  Journal of Wildlife Diseases 38:177-181.
• Heffelfinger, J. R., C. Brewer, C. H. Alcalá-Galván, B. Hale, D. L. Weybright, B. F. Wakeling, L. H. Carpenter, and N. L. Dodd.  2006.  Habitat guidelines for mule deer:  Southwest Deserts Ecoregion.  Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
• Mason, J. R., L.H. Carpenter, M. Cox, J.C. deVos, J. Fairchild, D.J. Freddy, J.R. Heffelfinger, R.H. Kahn, S.M. McCorquodale, D.F. Pac, D. Summers, G.C. White, and B. K. Williams.  2006.  The Case for Standardized Ungulate Surveys and Data Management in the Western United States.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 34: 1238-1242.
• Bowman, J. L., H. A. Jacobson, D. S. Coggin, J. R. Heffelfinger, and B. D. Leopold.  2007. Survival and cause-specific mortality of adult male white-tailed deer managed under the quality deer management paradigm. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 61:76-81.  
• Latch, E. K., J. R. Heffelfinger, J. A. Fike, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr.  2009.  Species-wide phylogeography of North American mule deer: cryptic glacial refugia and post-glacial recolonization.  Molecular Ecology 18:1730-1745.
• Latch, E. K., E. M. Kierepka, J. R. Heffelfinger and O. E. Rhodes, JR. 2011.  Hybrid swarm between divergent lineages of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus).  Molecular Ecology 20:5265–5279.   
• Lutz, D. W., J. R. Heffelfinger, S. A. Tessmann, R. S. Gamo, and S. Siegel. 2011. Energy Development Guidelines for Mule Deer. Mule Deer Working Group, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, USA.  
• Monteith, K. L., R. A. Long, V. C. Bleich, J. R. Heffelfinger, P. R. Krausman and R. T. Bowyer.  2013.  Effects of harvest, culture, and climate on trends in size of horn-like structures in trophy ungulates.  Wildlife Monographs 183:1–28.   
• Latch E. K., D. M. Reding, J. R. Heffelfinger, C. H. Alcalá-Galván, O. E. Rhodes, Jr.  2014.  Range-wide analysis of genetic structure in a widespread, highly mobile species (Odocoileus hemionus) reveals the importance of historical biogeography.  Molecular Ecology 23:3171-3190. 
• Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 2017. Recommendations for Adaptive Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in the West. WAFWA Wildlife Health Committee and Mule Deer Working Group. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2018.  Inefficiency of evolutionarily relevant selection in trophy ungulate hunting.  Journal of Wildlife Management 82:57-66.  
• Heffelfinger, J. R.  2018.  Obstacles to evolutionary consequences of ungulate trophy hunting: Reply to Kardos et al: Journal of Wildlife Management 82:892-895. 
• Mitchell, C. D., V. C. Bleich, R. T. Bowyer, J. R. Heffelfinger, K. M. Stewart, and P. A. White 2021.  A Call for More Nuanced Dialogues about Trophy Hunting. Journal of Wildlife Management 85:418-422.