The Deer-Forest Blog

We hear stories all the time about hunters avoiding or targeting radio-collared deer. Find out what we have learned about hunter behavior.

For deer living on public land, their days are numbered, right? Is surviving the hunting season on public land impossible for deer?

We have a lot of creature comforts to help us survive winter weather. But what about the creatures? How do deer ride out a winter storm?

Here we show you how Clover Traps work. Why are they called “Clover Traps”? Well, we explain why the obvious answer is wrong.

How do you catch a deer? Put salt on it’s tail? There are easier ways and we will show you what they are.

The hunting seasons are over. So now what do deer have to worry about to survive? Turns out, not much. But there is always something interesting!

In a previous post we warned you that not all buck home ranges are 1 square mile. Home range size depends on where a deer lives in Pennsylvania and you may be surprised by how much home range size varies.

Almost 15 years ago PA conducted one of the largest fawn studies in North America. We are repeating that study but taking advantage of new technology.

Conventional wisdom holds 1 square mile is the size of a buck’s home range. Is it true? And what about doe?

The bucks that survive rifle season do something in common. We show you one of their secrets that we discovered.

It is the eve of the traditional rifle deer season. Every year in Pennsylvania, well over a million deer and deer hunters take part. What are the odds of deer and deer hunters making it through the next 2 weeks?

How quickly do deer understand it’s deer season and not bear season? We show you a doe that knows deer hunter behavior.