The Deer-Forest Blog

How did our readers think rain affected deer movements in October? And what did the deer do?

We’re adding pictures! Check it out.

Its spring! The hap-hap-happiest time of year. Mother Nature has forgiven us for whatever we did to tick her off and we are all being rewarded for enduring her wrath.

The deer think so. Read on to find out what they have been doing.

When we get the call that a radio-collar is sending out a mortality signal, the crew and I immediately feel both excitement and trepidation.

I have always found this job to be exciting—who wouldn’t enjoy the adrenaline rush that comes with racing up to a trapped deer and wrestling it to the ground? But it has been even more exciting in the past month.

What has past research discovered about the moon and deer movements? And what do our readers think? Read on to find out!

How you think deer respond to the moon, weather, and hunting? Here’s your chance to let us know.

It seems that spring is finally here! And you know what that means: Babies!

After a long, cold, snowy, icy winter, many of us are on the verge of insanity. Our cabin fever finally breaks the first sunny 40+ degree day. Freedom can be a bit overwhelming. What should we do first? Where should we go? Do we have to go back to our 4-walled prison?

Does and fawns are seen and even trapped together in the winter. Everyone knows its mom and her bouncing bundles from last spring. But as usual things aren’t always as they seem in the deer world.

Checking the weather has become as much a part of my daily routine as brushing my teeth or, well, breathing.