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 14, 2022
Dreams
Fall is here and with it comes dreams of finding and harvesting a deer with big antlers. Yes, I’m here […]
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November 4, 2020
Smoke and Mirrors
It is no secret that not everyone likes antler point restrictions (APRs). However, they are supported by about 60% of […]
November 2, 2020
Who Run the World
(Does)
October 31, 2019
Little Fish, Big Pond
For yearling males, it’s best to find a new pond. Some haven’t quite got the message.
May 12, 2020
How many antler rubs are there in the world?
[And more importantly, is it important?]
December 24, 2015
Disappointment and Delight
The importance of monitoring deer fates during the hunting season cannot be understated. With the deer seasons nearly over, what happened?
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 […]
May 25, 2022
The stick or the carrot?
I was perusing the latest issue of the Wildlife Professional in search of an interesting topic for the blog. The […]
April 13, 2022
Latent States
Those of you in a certain demographic may remember the SAT. A standardized test used to evaluate your college readiness […]
April 21, 2021
Trapping Facts and Figures
We receive many questions about our deer trapping efforts. So we decided to celebrate the close of the 2021 trapping […]
November 10, 2020
Magic!
Deer management, in the condensed version, has 3 steps: Identify goals and objectives Collect data to assess deer population and […]
August 2, 2019
Sex Age Kill
Film noir masquerading as a population model
Change and Structure
Strap in for a low speed, unthrilling ride into 2 population estimation methods
March 12, 2018
March Madness
The field has been announced. But who will come out on top?
February 27, 2018
To Kill a Buck
36% of yearlings and 80% of adult bucks are legal to harvest, but are they?
January 8, 2018
Wired to Podcast
Wired to Hunt invited us to do a podcast!
