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    Thomas S. Mullikin, SCDNR Director South Carolina Senate Confirms Thomas S. (Tom) Mullikin, Ph.D., J.D. as SCDNR Director
    drake wood duck feeding in shallow water Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
    2024 Watson Award winner Mississippi State University’s Dr. W. Daryl Jones Named C.W. Watson Award Recipient
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    79th Annual Conference, October 26, 2025

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    SEAFWA 2025

    79th Annual Conference

    Oct 26 - 29, 2025
    Mississippi
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  • Foundation

    The Foundation for Southeastern Fish and Wildlife Agencies is a 501c3 organization sponsoring cooperative fish and wildlife programs among member states and other entities to address issues of mutual interest and to benefit fish and wildlife resources.

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  1. Wildlife Resources Technical Committee
  2. Furbearer Working Group
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Furbearer Working Group members

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Nate Bowersock
Black Bear and Furbearer Biologist
Missouri Department of Conservation
Nathaniel.Bowersoc@mdc.mo.gov

  • Member
Jay Butfiloski
Wildlife Biologist
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
butfiloskiJ@dnr.sc.gov

  • Member
Default profile photo Jerrod Davis
Wildlife Biologist
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
jerrod.davis@odwc.ok.gov

  • Member
Mike Fies
Furbearer Biologist
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
mike.fies@dwr.virginia.gov

  • Member
Default profile photo Brian Grice
Wildlife Biologist – Furbearer Coordinator
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
Brian.Grice@dcnr.alabama.gov
334-321-1541
  • Member
Default profile photo Parker Hall
Wildlife Services State Director
USDA - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Parker.T.Hall@aphis.usda.gov

  • Member
Jennifer Hogue
Furbearer Biologist/ Manager of Coastwide Nutria Control Program
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
jhogue@wlf.la.gov

  • Member
Dana Karelus
Mammalogist
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Dana.Karelus@tpwd.state.tx.us

  • Member
Default profile photo Michael McCord
Small Game/Furbearer Coordinator
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Michael.McCord@tn.gov

  • Member
Holly Morris
Furbearer and Small Game Project Leader
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
holly.n.morris@wv.gov

  • Member
Juliana Ofalt
Wild Turkey and Furbearer Management Program Coordinator
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Juliana.Ofalt@MyFWC.com
(352) 620-7730
  • Member
Colleen Olfenbuttel
Black Bear and Furbearer Biologist
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
colleen.olfenbuttel@ncwildlife.org
919-920-6302
  • Member
Emily Rushton
Wildlife Biologist
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
emily.rushton@dnr.ga.gov
706-557-3264
  • Member
Blake Sasse
Nongame Mammal & Furbearer Program Coordinator
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
blake.sasse@agfc.ar.gov

  • Chair
Default profile photo Laura Palmer
Furbearer Biologist
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
laura.palmer@ky.gov

  • Vice-chair
Dr. Tina Johannsen
Assistant Chief of the Wildlife Resources Division
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
tina.johannsen@dnr.ga.gov
706-557-3350
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