Section I. Biology and Ecology Chapter 1. Origin, Classification, and Distribution James R. Heffelfinger and Emily K. Latch Chapter 2. Historical Trends in Black-Tailed Deer, Mule Deer, and Their Habitats William F. Jensen, Vernon C. Bleich, and Donald G. Whittaker Chapter 3. Physical Characteristics Levi J. Heffelfinger and James R. Heffelfinger Chapter 4. Digestive Physiology and Nutrition Kevin L. Monteith, Tayler N. LaSharr, Chad J. Bishop, Thomas R. Stephenson, Kelley M. Stewart, and Lisa A. Shipley Chapter 5. Modeling Population Dynamics of Black-Tailed and Mule Deer Paul M. Lukacs and J. Joshua Nowak Chapter 6. Diseases and Parasites Margo J. Pybus, Mary E. Wood, Karen A. Fox, and Brandon A. Munk Chapter 7. Carnivore-Prey Relationships Mark A. Hurley, Charles R. Anderson Jr., Tavis D. Forrester, and Justin A. Gude Chapter 8. Competition with Other Ungulates R. Terry Bowyer, Kelley M. Stewart, James W. Cain III, and Brock R. McMillan Section II. Ecoregion Habitats and Population Dynamics Chapter 9. Northern Forest Ecoregion Justin D. Gilligan, Darren A. Clark, Ethan S. Lula, Thomas A. Perry, Andrew B. D. Walker, and Laura B. Wolf Chapter 10. Coastal Rainforest Ecoregion DeWaine H. Jackson, Karin R. McCoy, Scott M. McCorquodale, Sara J. K. Hansen, Sean R. Pendergast, and David S. Casady Chapter 11. Intermountain West Ecoregion Kelley M. Stewart, Brian F. Wakeling, Justin M. Shannon, Cody Schroeder, Donald G. Whittaker, and Gary Bezzant Chapter 12. Great Plains Ecoregion Andrew J. Lindbloom, Peter J. Bauman, Melissa A. Foster, Lloyd B. Fox, Shawn S. Gray, Levi J. Heffelfinger, Luke R. Meduna, and Scott D. Stevens Chapter 13. California Chaparral and Oak Woodlands Ecoregion David S. Casady, Julie K. Garcia, and Kenneth E. Mayer Chapter 14. Southwest Deserts Ecoregion Orrin V. Duvuvuei, James R. Heffelfinger, Paul R. Krausman, Shawn S. Gray, and Carlos H. Alcalá-Galván Chapter 15. Colorado Plateau Shrubland and Forest Ecoregion Eric J. Bergman and Chad J. Bishop Section III. Population Management Chapter 16. Population Monitoring J. Joshua Nowak, Mark A. Hurley, Paul M. Lukacs, Daniel Walsh, and C. Leann White Chapter 17. Harvest Management Donald G. Whittaker, A. Andrew Holland, A. J. Lindbloom, and Thomas W. Keegan Chapter 18. Human Dimensions Terry A. Messmer, Edward B. Arnett, Steven R. Belinda, Kenneth E. Mayer, and Rob Southwick Section IV. Habitat Management Chapter 19. Conflict Management Brian F. Wakeling, Orrin V. Duvuvuei, Justin M. Shannon, Annette Roug, Chad Wilson, and Sara J. K. Hansen Chapter 20. Threats to Habitat Function Edward B. Arnett, Steven R. Belinda, Shawn Gray, Mike Ielmini, Brian Logan, Matt Pieron, and Ian Tator Chapter 21. Habitat Improvement and Water Supplementation Randy T. Larsen, Paul R. Krausman, Nicole Nielson, Jill Randall, Daniel D. Summers, and Covy D. Jones Chapter 22. Migration Matthew Kauffman, Rhiannon Jakopak, Lucas Olson, Anna Ortega, Jill Randall, Gabe Rozman, Jodi Berg, Scott Bergen, Julie K. Garcia, Evan Greenspan, Mark A. Hurley, and Cody Schroeder Section V. The Future Chapter 23. Challenges and Opportunities for the Future Conservation of Black-Tailed and Mule Deer Paul R. Krausman and James R. Heffelfinger