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.
April 8, 2025
Speck
I have Google Scholar alert set up that sends me notifications whenever a publication includes “white-tailed deer.” Shockingly, I get […]
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August 6, 2024
Fat Does and Big Antlers
I am here again to sing the praises of the best kind of deer – those WITHOUT antlers. I have […]
March 11, 2024
A Bone to Chew
It’s my favorite hunting season and the only one I participate in. That’s right – it’s shed hunting season. While […]
December 25, 2023
Sleigh 🛷 Superstars
Once again the red-clad fat man has made his annual trek around the world. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) […]
July 28, 2023
What are the odds?
Duane recently informed me that the odds of winning the Megamillions jackpot was about 292,000,000 to 1. That didn’t stop […]
December 16, 2022
Christmas Balls
Christmas is on its way! Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon which the entire kid year revolves. If you celebrate this holiday (and even if […]
December 13, 2022
Proven Recipe
Despite the many wonders of the white-tailed deer, antlers ALWAYS cast the longest shadow. We have talked about the formula […]
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 […]
September 10, 2022
Croatia Chronicles – A Universal Species
Duane has fled the country! Don’t worry. He’s not running from the law…or joining a witness protection program. He’s on […]
July 16, 2022
Beauty and Status
“She’s pretty so she doesn’t have to be smart.” This was a tongue-in-cheek text I received from a friend about […]
February 14, 2022
Bad Behavior
Nature is awesome. Everyday you can witness amazing feats just by looking out the window. Birds fly. Plants die and […]
February 8, 2022
A Wicked Migraine
Cumberland Island National Seashore is home to one of my research projects. I reintroduced bobcats on the island back in […]
November 3, 2016
Velvet Smoking Antlers
Velvet will make you stand out in a crowd!
September 22, 2015
Antlers and Onion Rings
Antlers are an ENDLESS source of conversation among hunters, the internet, and chat rooms. So why should we be different?
April 15, 2025
That Little Extra
It appears bugs are my new thing. My handy-dandy Google alert sent another ungulate-insect find to my inbox. This one […]
February 17, 2025
Do I know you?
You run to the grocery store, the post office, or Target and see someone you think you know. Maybe from […]
December 19, 2024
Little Less Conversation
Often when researching a post, I stumble down a rabbit hole on another topic. Fluffy led me to hair pigmentation […]
November 8, 2024
Fluffy
Many of our readers are spending more time in the woods now. As we all know, it takes a little […]
September 25, 2024
Did you pass our quiz?
We had a lot of fun with our 10th Anniversary Quiz. And now we are here to tell you how […]
February 5, 2024
Using Squirrels to Count Deer
A past-time of my neighbor and I is to collect our game camera cards, pull out a favorite libation, and […]
January 22, 2024
Concealed Woodland Danger
If you have read this blog for any length of time, you know how important plants are. You know soil […]
October 20, 2023
15 Minutes
A couple of months ago Ashley Stimpson contacted Duane about the Deer-Forest Study. She wanted to write a piece for […]
August 8, 2023
Gardens and Home Ranges
If you took the time to plant and tend a garden this summer, all your hard work pays off in […]
June 25, 2023
Baby and Bathwater
I have a reminder set on my phone for the first of every month. It simply says, “Dog pills.” My […]
