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.
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 […]
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November 22, 2023
Don’t be Late for your Date!
I’ve found game cameras are the most fun when you use the video feature. Rather than getting snapshots in time, […]
November 17, 2023
Crash and Burn?
We recently provided an update of bucks leading up to the peak of the rut. If you don’t want to […]
November 3, 2023
Farther and Faster
Whether you are driving ,hunting, or just deer watching, changes in deer behavior are making people’s lives more exciting every […]
October 25, 2023
Cold Wet Winds of Change-The Verdict
Before our 15 minutes of fame, I was tackling the burning question of cold front passage and deer movements. [Note […]
October 18, 2023
Cold Wet Winds of Change
I always get questions about how deer respond to weather. We have tried to address this in many different ways […]
August 16, 2023
Better than the Lottery
There is an ongoing debate in my house. Well, there are a lot of ongoing debates in my house, and […]
July 5, 2023
A Walk in the Woods
Summer is a great time to get outside. Pennsylvania is full of hiking opportunities. Sometimes even deer take a hike. […]
May 18, 2023
Pieces of the Puzzle
Springtime has always been a favorite for me. Even though we didn’t have much of a winter, I can’t wait […]
May 8, 2023
House Hunting
Doe 16601 was an adult at time of capture. So 2018 was not her first fawning season. We know from […]
May 1, 2023
It’s a trap!
Homo sapiens – we are a complex species. And that’s putting it mildly. Modern humans burst on to the scene […]
April 24, 2023
The Human Shield
It’s been a minute since we’ve visited one of our deer. And with the fawning season approaching, we decided to […]
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 […]
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 […]
March 7, 2023
Snowstorm
Nothing drives people to the grocery faster than the prediction of a snowstorm. But those have been almost nonexistent this […]
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 […]
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 […]
August 17, 2022
What the h*ll is that?!?!?
For nearly a decade, the Brown/Fleegle dynamic duo have bonded over weird and “wonderful” wildlife diseases. Imagine opening an email […]
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 […]
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 […]
March 28, 2022
Art
Finding beauty in nature isn’t hard to come by. Looking out my window right now I could name a hundred […]
August 30, 2021
Free Ranging and…Organic?
If you read this blog, you are probably a deer fan. Deer are known as the ghost of the forest. […]
August 16, 2021
The Dog Barked
A few weeks ago, we sent out a call. And, of course, you answered! Many readers of the blog responded […]
