The National Deer Association is seeking three qualified, self-motivated, and outgoing individuals to serve as a DMAP Biologists to:

• Educate landowners and assist Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) staff with facilitation of the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) in Arkansas.
• Follow and implement the DMAP standard operating procedures set forth by the AGFC to achieve the DMAP goals and targets set for each county in their respective region.
• Assist with the implementation of the AGFC’s White-tailed Deer Strategic Management Plan.
• Provide harvest recommendations, management plans, and habitat management recommendations on lands enrolled in the DMAP program.
• Solicit enrollment, provide regional updates, maintain all applicable databases, and serve as the primary point of contact for the DMAP program in their region.
• Provide guidance to landowners on deer population and habitat management, conducting deer population and research surveys or other data collection efforts to meet DMAP enrollment requirements.
• Work with private landowners to establish and support wildlife management cooperatives in Arkansas.
• Conduct habitat management trainings for private landowners, understand federal and state private lands financial assistance programs, and help coordinate private land assistance programs with AGFC staff to help hunting clubs implement habitat improvement projects.
• Promote hunter recruitment (R3) and mentoring initiatives from both NDA and AGFC.
• Participate in projects to promote wildlife conservation, conservation education and Arkansas’s hunting heritage.
• Increase awareness of NDA by recruiting new members and sponsors.
• Promote NDA programs and conservation partner programs.