Published Books and Papers: (back to top)

Aoude, A. and R.E. Danvir. 2002. Using Range Manipulations to Increase Pronghorn Carrying Capacity. Proceedings of the20th Biennial Pronghorn Antelope Workshop, Kearney, NE.

Bromley, C. and E.M. Gese. 2001. Surgical Sterilization as a method of Reducing Coyote Predation on Domestic Sheep. Journal of Wildlife Management. 65(3):510-519.

Bromley, C. and E.M. Gese. 2001. Effects of Sterilization on Territory Fidelity and Maintenance, Pair Bonds and Survival Rates of Free-Ranging Coyotes. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 79:386-392.

Daggett, D. 1995. Beyond the Rangeland Conflict – Toward a West that Works. Copubl. By Grand Canyon trust, Flagstaff, AZ. and G. Smith, Layton, UT. 104 p.

Danvir, R.E., W.J. Hopkin, G.E. Simonds, B. Teichert, S.L. Kearl, J.F. Kimball, R.M. Welch, A. Aoude, and J.P. Haskell. 2005. Sagebrush, Sage Grouse and Ranching: A Holistic Approach. Transactions of the 70th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. Published by The Wildlife Management Institute, Washington DC, USA.

Danvir, R.E. and M.E. Ritchie. 2002. Environmental and Density Dependent Effects on Population Dynamics of Utah Mule Deer. Submitted, Ecological Applications.

Danvir, R.E. 2002. Sage Grouse Ecology and Management in Northern Utah Sagebrush-Steppe. Deseret Land and Livestock Wildlife Research Report No. 1

Danvir, R.E. and S.L. Kearl. 1996. A Holistic Approach to Managing Wildlife and Big Game Movements with Livestock: The Lost Creek Foundation. Proc. Of Symposium, Sharing Common Ground on Western Rangelands. U.S. Forest Service Gen. Tech. Report INT-GTR-343. Ogden, UT.

Danvir, R.E. 1996. Environmental and Density Dependent Effects on Utah Pronghorn Population Dynamics. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Pronghorn Antelope Workshop, Lake Tahoe, CA.

Homer, C.G., T.C. Edwards, Jr. and R.D. Ramsey. 1993. Use of Remote Sensing Methods in Modelling Sage Grouse Winter Habitat. Journal of Wildlife Management 57(1):78-84.

Leal, D.R. and J.B. Grewell. 1999. Hunting for Habitat - A Practical Guide to State-Landowner Partnerships. Political Economy Research Center. Bozeman, MT. 68 p.

McMurrin, J. 1991. The Deseret Live Stock Company: A Brief History, 1891-1991. Woodruff, UT: Deseret Land and Livestock.

Ritchie, M.E., M.L. Wolfe and R.E. Danvir. 1994. Predation of Artificial Sage Grouse Nests in Treated and Untreated Sagebrush. Great Basin Naturalist, Vol. 54 (2):122-129.

Ritchie, M.E. and M.L. Wolfe. 1994. Sustaining Rangelands: Application of Ecological Models to Evaluate the Risks of Alternative Grazing Systems. Pp. 328-336, In: Sustaining Ecological Systems, USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rept. RM-247. Ft. Collins, CO.

Shields, W.F. 1968. The Woodruff Bison Kill. Salt Lake City, UT:University of Utah Anthropological Papers No. 99. Misc. Paper 21. 10 p.

Simonds, G.E. 1995. Matching Cattle Nutrient Requirements to a Range’s Forage Resource. In: Intermountain Cow Symposium. Twin Falls ID: College of Southern Idaho. 87 p.

Squibb, R.C., R.E. Danvir, J.F. Kimball, S.T. Davis and T.D. Bunch. 1991. Ecology of Conception in a Northern Utah Elk Herd. Proc. Of Elk Vulnerability Symposium. Montana State University, Bozeman, 330 p.

United States General Accounting Office. 1998. Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives. Forest Service-Barriers to Generating Revenue or Reducing Costs. GAO/RCED-98-58 Forest Service. U.S. General Accounting Office. Washington, D.C.

Wilson, G. 2000. Sage Grouse Use of Burns and Range Plantings in Northern Utah Sagebrush-Steppe. Utah Division of Wildlife-Utah Foundation for Quality Resource Management Research Report.

Wolfe, M.L., M.E. Ritchie and R.E. Danvir. 2000. Managing for Cattle and Wildlife on Deseret Ranch. Pp. 37 In: Ecolgical Society of America (ESA) Abstracts Communicating and Advancing Ecology, 85th Annual Meeting ESA, Aug. 6-10, 2000, Snowbird, UT.

Wolfe, M.L., G.E. Simonds, R.E. Danvir and W.J. Hopkin. 1995. Integrating Livestock Production and Wildlife in a Sagebrush-Grass Ecosystem. Proc. Of Symposium, Ecosystem Disturbance and Wildlife Conservation in Western Grasslands. U.S. Forest Service Gen. Tech. Report RM-GTR-285. Ft. Collins, CO.

Yoakum, J.D. and B. O'Gara. (In Press). Management Plans for Private Lands: Deseret Land and Livestock, UT. Pp. 39-46 In: Ecology and Management of Pronghorn Antelope. The Wildlife Management Institute.

Current and Ongoing Research Topics: (back to top)

Effects of multiple herbivores (cattle, big game and jackrabbits) on production and species composition of sagebrush communities on Deseret L&L. Principle investigators: Drs. M.E. Ritchie (Syracuse University) and M. L. Wolfe (Utah State University).

Applying behavioral principals to reduce sagebrush cover with domestic sheep grazing on Deseret L&L. Principal investigators: Drs. F. Provenza, Neil West, and Juan Villaba (Utah State University).

Applying behavioral principals to reduce sagebrush cover with domestic cattle grazing on Deseret L&L. Principal investigators: Dr. F. Jocelyn Provenza. (Utah State University).

Effects and Management of Herbivory: (back to top)

Savory, A. 1988. Holistic Resource Management. Island Press. Washington, D.C. 564 p.

Graduate theses resulting from research at Deseret L&L: (back to top)

Aoude, A. 2002. The Effect of Rangeland Treatments on the Diversity of Plants and Animals. M.S. Thesis. Utah State University. Logan, UT. 100 p.

Beck, E.W. 1994. The Effect of Resource Availability on the Activity of White-tailed Prairie Dogs. M.S. Thesis. Utah State Univesrsity, Logan, UT. 36 p.

Billaux, A. 1996. Foraging Ecology of Sage Grouse Chicks in Relation to Vegetation. M.S. Thesis. Utah State university, UT. 83 p.

Bromley, C. 2000. Coyote Sterilization as a Method of Reducing Predation on Domestic Lambs. M.S. Thesis. Utah State University, Logan UT. 52 p.

Clegg, K. 1994. Density and Feeding habits of Elk and Deer in Relation to Livestock Disturbance. M.S. Thesis. Utah State University, Logan, UT. 41p.

Homer, C. 1992. Use of Remote Sensing to Model Sage Grouse Winter Habitat in Rich County, Utah. M.S. Thesis. Utah State University, Logan UT.

Hunnicutt, M. 1992. Use of LANDSAT Imagery and Geographical Information Systems in the Assessment of Rangelands. M.S. Thesis. Utah State University, Logan, UT. 71p.

McMurrin, J. 1989. The Deseret Live Stock Company: A Brief History, 1890-1940. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Utah, SLC, UT.

Moroge, M.E. 1998. Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Small Mammals. M.S. Thesis. Utah State University, Logan UT.

Washington-Allen, R. 2002. Retrospective Ecological Risk Assessment of Rangeland Health Using Multi-Spectral Satellite Imagery. Ph.D Dissertation. Utah State University, Logan, UT.

Popular articles: (back to top)

Hedges, C. 1995. Partnership for Profit. The Deseret Ranch weds wildlife and livestock. Spring, Vol. 3, number 2. Range Magazine, Range Education Foundation. Denver, CO.

McIntosh, M. 1998. Speed! There's no better place to hunt than Utah's Deseret ranch. Sep-Oct, Vol. 27, issue 5. Sporting Classics Magazine, LiveOak Press. Columbia, SC.

Moulton, K. 2003. A Passion for Birding. (Describes a birding trip to Deseret Ranch). In: The Salt Lake Tribune. May 20, 2003.

Van Zwoll, W. 2000. An Unusual Alliance. Property lines are not boundaries to some Utah ranchers. Winter, Vol. 5, number 4. Mule Deer Magazine, Mule Deer Foundation. Reno, NV.

Van Zwoll, W. 1997. Cowboy Elk. Wise and responsible stewardship benefits wildlife and hunter alike. Nov-Dec, Vol. 23, number 6. Safari Magazine, Journal of Safari Club International. Tucson, AZ.

Van Zwoll, W. and P. Johnston. 1994. Elk and Cattle:It Can Work. Wildlife, cattle and the land all prosper on Utah's Deseret Ranch. Winter, Vol. 11, issue 1. Bugle Magazine, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Missoula, MT.

Wharton, T. 1996. The history of Wildlife Management in Utah. Private landowners support wildlife. The Salt Lake Tribune, special publication. Salt Lake city, UT.

Wise, J.J. 1998. Deseret Ranch: Where the Cow and the Antelope Play. Pp. 11 In: The Herald Journal. May 8, 1998. Logan UT.

Presentation Abstracts and Unpublished Reports: (back to top)

Danvir, R.E., R. A. Wharff, S.L. Kearl and K. Clegg. 1997. A Holistic Approach to the Management of Big Game. Presented at the 1997 annual meeting, Utah Wildlife Society.

Danvir, R.E., S.L. Kearl, R.A. Wharff and K. Clegg. 1997. Adaptive Management Approach to Emergency Supplemental Deer Feeding. Presented at the Mule Deer Foundation Workshop, Sacramento, CA.

Danvir, R.E., R.A. Wharff, K. Clegg, R.C. Squibb and M.L.Wolfe. 1999. Influence of Weather and Body Condition on Elk Reproductive Performance in Northern Utah. Proc. Western States Deer and Elk Workshop, Salt Lake City, UT.

Danvir, R.E., M.E. Ritchie, and M.L. Wolfe. 1999. Adaptive Deer Management at Deseret Land and Livestock Ranch, Utah. Proc. Western States Deer and Elk Workshop, Salt Lake City, UT.

Danvir, R.E. 2001. Winter and Breeding Season Ecology of a Northern Utah Sage Grouse Population. Deseret Land and Livestock Ranch Research Report.

Danvir, R. E. 2002. A Corporate and Community Approach to Managing Wildlife:The Deseret Experience. Proc. Annual Meeting of the North American Wildlife Society, Bismarck, ND.

Danvir, R.E. 2006. Understanding Mule Deer. Deseret Land and Livestock Educational Paper.

Mangus, D.L. 2007. Reducing Reliance on Supplemental Winter Feeding in Elk: An Applied Management Experiment at Deseret Land and Livestock Ranch. Presented at 2007 BEHAVE Consortium, Midway, UT USA.

Wilson, G., J. Clark. K. Clegg and R.E. Danvir. 2006. The effects of time-controlled grazing and range treatments on sage grouse habitat use and demographics in Northern Utah shrub-steppe. Presented at the Sage and Sharp-tailed Grouse Workshop, Spearfish, South Dakota, USA.