Education

Ph.D. 2010

University of Connecticut; Natural Resources

M.S. 1989

University of New Hampshire; Wildlife Ecology

B.S. 1985

University of Massachusetts; Wildlife and Fisheries Biology

Experience

1998-Present

Wildlife Division, CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection, Supervising Wildlife Biologist

1994-1998

Wildlife Division, CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection, Wildlife Biologist 2 - Deer/Turkey Project Leader

1990-1994

Wildlife Division, CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection, Wildlife Biologist 1 – Deer Project

Research Interests

Recent projects include a suite of efforts focused on suburban deer management, including human dimensions, immunocontreception evaluation, bowhunting effectiveness, population control and Lyme disease interactions, and deer capturing techniques. I am also involved in the research and management activities for New England Cottontail rabbits, and oversee the developing moose research program in Connecticut.

Publications

Manuscripts

•Kilpatrick, H. J., A. M. LaBonte,  and J. S. Barclay. 2011. Effects of landscape and land-ownership patterns on deer movements in a

suburban community. Wildlife Society Bulletin 35:227–234.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., A. M. LaBonte, and J. S. Barclay. 2010. Use of bait to increase archery deer harvest in an urban–suburban landscape. Journal Wildlife Management 74:714-718.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., A. M. LaBonte, and J. S. Barclay. 2007. Acceptance of deer management strategies by suburban homeowners and bowhunters. Journal Wildlife Management 71:2095-2010.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., A. M. LaBonte, and J. S. Barclay. 2007. Factors affecting bowhunter access in suburban areas. Journal Wildlife Management 71:2103-2105.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., A. M. LaBonte, and J. S. Barclay. 2005. Factors affecting harvest reporting rates for white-tailed deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:974-980.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., A. M. LaBonte, J. S. Barclay and G. Warner. 2004. Assessing strategies to improve bowhunting as an urban deer management tool. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:1177-1184.

•Walter, W. D., H. J. Kilpatrick, and M. A. Gregonis. 2003. Does immunocontraception improve condition of free-ranging female white-tailed deer? Journal of Wildlife Management 67:762-766.

•Kilpatrick, H. J. and A. M. LaBonte. 2003. Deer hunting in a residential community: the community’s perspective. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:340-348.

•Stafford, K. C., III, A. J. DeNicola, and H. J. Kilpatrick. 2003. Reduced abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and the tick parasitoid Ixodiphagus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) with reduction of white-tailed deer. Journal of Medical Entomology 40:642-652.

•Kilpatrick, H. J. and W. A. Stober. 2002. Effects of temporary bait sites on movements of suburban white-tailed deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:760-766.

•Walter, W. D., P. J. Pekins, A. T. Rutberg, and H. J. Kilpatrick. 2002. Evaluation of immunocontraception adjuvants, titer levels, and fecal pregnancy indicators in freeranging deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:908-914.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., A. M. LaBonte and J. T. Seymour. 2002. A shotgun-archery deer hunt in a residential community: evaluation of hunt strategies and effectiveness. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:478-486.

•Walter, W. D., P. J. Pekins, A. T. Rutberg, and H. J. Kilpatrick. 2002. Evaluation of immunocontraception in a free-ranging suburban white-tailed deer herd. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:186-193.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., S. M. Spohr, and K. K. Lima. 2001. Effects of population reductions on home range size of white-tailed deer at high densities. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79:949-954

•Kilpatrick, H. J. and S. M. Spohr. 2000. Movements of female white-tailed deer in a suburban landscape: a management perspective. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28:1038-1045.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., and S. M. Spohr. 2000. Spatial and temporal use of a suburban landscape by female white-tailed. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28:1023-1029.

•Kilpatrick, H. J. and S. M. Spohr. 1999. Telazol-xylazine versus ketamine-xylazine: a field evaluation for immobilizing white-tailed deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 27:566-570.

•Kilpatrick, H. J. and K. K. Lima. 1999. Effects of archery hunting on movement and activity of female white-tailed deer in an urban landscape. Wildlife Society Bulletin 27:433-440.

•Kilpatrick, H. J. and W. D. Walter. 1999. A controlled archery deer hunt in a residential community: cost, effectiveness, and deer recovery rates. Wildlife Society Bulletin 27:115-123.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., S. M. Spohr, A. J. DeNicola. 1997. Darting urban deer: techniques and technology. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25:542-546.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., S. M. Spohr, and G. C. Chasko. 1997. A controlled deer hunt on a state-owned coastal reserve in Connecticut: controversies, strategies, and results. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25:451-456.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., A. J. DeNicola, and M. R. Ellingwood. 1996. A comparison of standard and transmitter-equipped darts to capture white-tailed deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 24: 306-310.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., and P. W. Rego. 1994. Influence of season, sex, and site availability on fisher (Martes pennanti) rest-site selection in the central hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Zoology 72:1416-1419.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., and M. R. Ellingwood. 1993. Bluff Point Coastal Reserve: A Deer Management Dilemma. Northeast Wildlife 50:23-27.

•Midura, A. M., S. M. Beyer, and H. J. Kilpatrick. 1991 An observation of human-induced adoption in piping plovers. Journal of Field Ornithology 62:429-431.

•Kilpatrick, H. J., T. Husband, and C. A. Pringle. 1988. Roosting habitat of the eastern wild turkey in Rhode Island. Journal of Wildlife Management 52:461-463.