About the Deer-Forest Study
Pennsylvania forests face many challenges - invasive plants, insect outbreaks, soil acidity, tree diseases, and even deer. This study is being conducted to better understand the role of deer in the context of all these challenges and to help Pennsylvania’s forest and wildlife managers better manage deer and the forest.
November 18, 2022
Shift or Shrink?
There have been a number of blogs on how deer respond to the rifle season. There is my favorite, Hillside […]
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November 14, 2022
Dreams
Fall is here and with it comes dreams of finding and harvesting a deer with big antlers. Yes, I’m here […]
November 2, 2022
Playing the Lottery – Part 2
I was sitting in my daughter’s tree stand this week (it’s really my tree stand that is named for her, […]
October 26, 2022
Playing the Lottery – Part 1
What’s the chances a buck lives 3 years? When you radiocollar a deer to monitor movements and survival you need […]
October 13, 2022
Rainbow
My first opportunity this year to participate in the archery season was this morning. A light frost was blanketing the […]
October 5, 2022
Persuasion
It’s that time of year. Duane and I are here to remind you about the impacts of lead ammunition on […]
September 23, 2022
Croatia Chronicles – Perspective
Duane has returned to his domestic duties stateside. He offers one last report from his travels: Probably the greatest benefit […]
September 16, 2022
Croatia Chronicles – Left or Right Brain
One of the more engaging presentations at the Deer Biology Congress was a study of aggressive behavior in red deer […]
September 15, 2022
Croatia Chronicles – A Fluke
In the latest report, our Foreign Correspondent relates palate preferences and unseen hitchhikers. I hate liver. But my parents love […]
September 14, 2022
Croatia Chronicles – Members Only
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation has governed wildlife management in the US for over a century. The first […]
September 13, 2022
Croatia Chronicles – Scraping the Surface
With hunting season right around the corner, the rut is on everybody’s mind. The rut is a topic often covered […]
September 11, 2022
Croatia Chronicles – A Cure
On location reporting from the 10th International Deer Biology Congress (IDBC) in Osijek, Croatia, Duane submitted a report on antlers and […]