Dr james c kroll biography sample

Theses and Dissertations Directed:

Deer use of gut piles in Northeastern Michigan forest habitats. M.S. Thesis. John Varnell (2011 completion)

Economic analysis of private white-tailed deer management and breeding. M.S. Thesis. James Hudiburgh (2011 completion)

Using animal-mounted video cameras to study whitetail behavior. M.S. Thesis. Andy McCrady (2011 completion)

Using infrared-triggered cameras to census bobcat (Lynx rufus) in east Texas. M.S. Thesis. 2006,  Matthew Symmank (co-major professor).

Landscape Level Analysis of Rutting Behavior in White-tailed Deer. M.S. Thesis. 2004. Charles Anderson.

Monitoring Changes in Landscape Patterns of the Angelina National Forest, East Texas.  (Doc, Dissert.). 2000. Qingzhou Li.

Estrus Synchronization and Timed Artificial Insemination in Captive White-tailed Deer. (Thesis) J. D. Sellers, 1998.

Effects of Estrus Synchronization on Breeding of Captive White-tailed Deer. (Thesis). A. J. Smalling, 1998.

Prediction of Diet Quality Parameters of White-tailed Deer via Near  Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) Fecal Profiling. (Masters Thesis). Scott E. Showers, Co-Operative with Texas A&M. 1997.

Infrared-Triggered Cameras For Censusing White-Tailed Deer. (Thesis). R. W. Browning, 1995.

A Computerized Data Collection System For Studying Activity of White-tailed Deer. (Thesis). R. G. Skinner. 1994.

Movement and activity patterns of white-tailed deer on East Texas. (Thesis). D. E. Evans.  1992.

Response of native vegetation to fertilization in East Texas pine plantations. (Thesis). R. J. Bane.  1992.

Evaluation of supplemental forages for the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in East Texas. (Doc, Dissert.). 1991. B. J. Higginbotham.

Analysis of an optimum sustained yield management program for white-tailed deer in the southern mixed pine-hardwood forest. (Thesis). W. B. Goodrum. 1990.

Genetic implications of intensive white-tailed deer management. (Doc.       Dissert.).  1989. W. A. Wall.

The hunting club as a management unit. (Thesis). C. Evans. 1989.

Seasonal shifts in home range utilization by white-tailed deer. (Thesis). W. R. Green. 1988.

The potential for interspecific resource competition between white-tailed deer and feral hogs in the Post Oak Savannah Region of Texas. (Doc. Dissert.). G. K. Yarrow. 1987.

Habitat structure and bird species diversity in seedtree and clear-cut regeneration areas in East Texas. (Thesis). S. B. Hall. 1987.

Wood duck nest site selection in East Texas. (Thesis). M. E. May. 1986

Foraging activity of white-tailed deer in East Texas. (Doc. Dissert.). 1984. R.L. Rayburn.

A freshwater inventory of wetland plant communities on Sam Rayburn Reservoir using remote sensing. 1981. S. G. Head.

Invertebrate abundance and diversity in young southern pine-hardwood forests. 1980. R. S. Bounds.

Colony site selection by red-cockaded woodpeckers in East Texas. (Thesis). 1980. B. A. Locke.

Avian diversity in various age pine forests in East Texas. (Doc. Dissert.). 1978. R. M. Whiting.

Factors affecting summer activity of white-tailed deer, with consideration of track and spotlight counts. 1978. R. G. Braden.

Operational characteristics of commercial exotic big game hunting ranches in the U.S. (Thesis). 1975. J. R. Attebury.

Thermal ecology of the plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) in East Texas, with consideration of evolutionary trends in Geomyidae. (Thesis) R. D. Montgomery. 1975.

Internships Directed:

Turtle Lake Club, Hillman, Michigan (1 student annually)
Alico, Inc., Frost Proof, Florida (2 students)
Muy Grande Ranch, Gaylord, Michigan (1 student)
Riser Ranch, George West, Texas, (1 student)
4-Canyon Ranch, Uvalde, Texas (3 students)

Publications, Books:

Food Source Management for Whitetails, Intermedia Press. 203 pp. (Co-author)

Solving the Mysteries of Deer Movement, College of Forestry,  178 pp., (Co-author)

Aging and Judging Trophy Whitetails,  College of Forestry  204 pp. (best-seller status), 3 eds

Managing Quality White-tailed Deer, (Chapter) Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA

Amazing Whitetails,  (Introduction), Biggs Publishing, Ft. Worth, TX

Deer, Stackpole Books, (3 chapters) Harrisburg, PA

The Art and Science of Patterning Whitetails,  2nd Edition, College of Forestry 224 pp.

The Southern Food Plot Manual, College of Forestry 138 pp

The Role of Insectivorous Birds in Forest Ecosystems. Academic Press, N.Y. (Co-edited)

A Practical Guide to Producing and Harvesting White-tailed Deer.  
Arthur Temple College of Forestry Publ..  691 pp. (best-seller status) 6 eds

A Dictionary of Science. Hammond-Barnhart Publ., New York, N.Y. 1983 
740 p.p. (Co-authored)

Publications, television programs:

2004-present: North American Whitetail Television. Outdoor Channel. Golden Moose Award.
2007 Journal of the Texas Trophy Hunters. Mens Outdoor Recreation Channel.
2007 The Cattle Channel. RFD Television Journal of the Texas Trophy Hunters. Outdoor Channel. Golden Moose Award (Chronic Wasting Disease)
1978 Outdoor Magazine (PBS), Outstanding Television Program Award
1975-76 KTRE Television, Wildlife Heritage weekly program

Publications, internet:

2011 Dr. Deer.com. On-line education and deer management assistance.
2007 DeerChannel.com. Live narrated video from whitetails.

Publications, videos:

Winchester Presents Dr. Deer, 3 DVD series, 13 shows

Whitetail Antlers. Intermedia, Inc. 70 minute DVD

Food Source Management for Whitetails. Intermedia, Inc. One Hour DVD

Dr. Deer’s Whitetail World, DeerChannel.com. DVD (Vols. 1-4)

Building Your Own Whitetail Paradise, DeerChannel.com DVD (3 hours)

A Practical Guide to Producing and Harvesting White-tailed Deer: Vol. 4, Scoring Trophy Whitetails.  Produced by Institute for White-tailed Deer        Management and Research. 1995

A Practical Guide to Producing and Harvesting White-tailed Deer:  Vol. 3, Record-Keeping.  Produced by Institute for White-tailed Deer Management and Research. 1994

A Practical Guide to Producing and Harvesting White-tailed Deer: Vol. 2, Aging and Judging Trophy Whitetails.  Produced by Institute for White-tailed Deer Management and Research. 1993

A Practical Guide to Producing and Harvesting White-tailed Deer: Vol. 1, Food Plots and Supplemental Feeding.  Produced by Institute for White-tailed Deer Management and Research. 1993

Managing Trophy White-tailed Deer. P.B.S.’ Outdoor Magazine Series. (Note: this program won the best television program of the year by the Outdoor Writers of America) (co-authored)

Producing and Harvesting Trophy Whitetails. Wildlife Heritage and Sportsman’s Prod. 1988. 1 hour.

Publications, journals and symposia:

Symmank, M, C. Comer and J. C. Kroll. 2011. Using infrared-triggered cameras to monitor activity of forest carnivores. Southeastern Naturalist. in press, (accepted 7-28-2011.)

Koerth, B. H., J. C. Kroll. 2010. White-tailed deer antler research: A response to Demarais and Strickland. J. Wildlife Manage. 74(2):198-202.

Symmank, M, C. Comer and J. C. Kroll. 2009. Using infrared-triggered cameras to census bobcat (Lynx rufus) in east Texas. SEAGFA Proc. (in press).

Unger, D., J. Kroll, I-Kaui Hung, J. Williams, D. Coble and J. Grogan. 2008. A standardized, cost-effective and repeatable remote sensing methodology to quantify forested resources in Texas. So. J. Appl. For. ( in press)

Koerth, B. H. and J. C. Kroll. 2008. Antler development in free-ranging white-tailed deer. J. Wildl. Manage. (in press)

Raines, J., J. Grogan, I-Kaui Hung and J. Kroll. 2008. Assessment of Landsat TM Band Combinations for Forest Cover Classification in East Texas. S. J. Appl. For. (in press)

Showers, S. E., J. W. Stuth, J. C. Kroll, and B. H. Koerth. 2006. Predicting diet quality of white-tailed deer via fecal profiling.  J. Range Manage.59:300-307.

Hung, I., Williams, J. M., Kroll, J. C., and Unger, D. R. 2004. Forest landscape changes in east Texas from 1974 to 2002. in Proc. 4th Southern For. & Natur. Res. GIS Conference, Athens, GA 16-17 Dec., 2004.

Koerth, B. H. and J. C. Kroll. 2000. That New Car Smell: Deer Response to Traditional and Non-Traditional Scents in Mock Scrapes. 23rd Annual Meeting Southeast Deer Study Group, Wilmington, NC.

Koerth, B. H, J. C. Kroll, and H. A. Jacobson. 1999. Using remote cameras in deer management. Deer 101: Deer Management from the Ground Up Symposium. Texas Agricultural Extension Service and Texas A&M University Department of Wildlife & Fisheries  Sciences. College Station, Texas. (accepted)

Koerth, B. H. and J. C. Kroll. 1999. Harvest management strategies for white-tailed deer.  Pages 79-87 in N. Wilkins, ed., Deer 101: Deer Management from the Ground Up. Texas Agricultural Extension Service and Texas A&M University Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences. College Station, Texas.

Koerth, B. H., and J. C. Kroll. 1999. Bait type and timing for infrared-triggered camera counts of deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin.

Kroll, J.C.  1999. Building your own 'deer factory': Improving the cover on your hunting land. North American Whitetail.  July. Vol. 18, No. 3, pages 29-33.

Kroll, J. C., and B. H. Koerth. 1998. To cull or not to cull: A really good question! Pages 72-79 in D. Rollins, editor, The Role of Genetics in White-tailed Deer Management Symposium. Texas A&M University and the Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society. College Station, Texas.

Randel, R. R., J. C. Kroll, A. J. Smalling, J. D. Sellers, and B. H. Koerth. 1998. Infusing new genes: Natural or artificial insemination? Pages 37-39 in D. Rollins, editor, The Role of Genetics in White-tailed Deer Management Symposium. Texas A&M University and the Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society. College Station, Texas.

Showers, S., J. Stuth, B. H. Koerth, and J. C. Kroll. 1997. Prediction of Dietary Crude Protein of White-tailed Deer via NIRS Technology. 20th Annual SE Deer Study Group, Charleston, SC.

Jacobson, H. A., J. C. Kroll, R. W. Browning, B. H. Koerth, and M. H. Conway. 1997. Infrared-triggered cameras for censusing white-tailed deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25:547-556.

Koerth, B. H., C. D. McKown, and J. C. Kroll. 1997. Infrared-triggered camera versus helicopter.