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.
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
June 14, 2022
Get a Dog
Like Christmas, tax season, and my birthday, it comes every year. The annual event that I am referring to is […]
April 13, 2021
If Momma Ain’t Happy
With the spring equinox behind us, longer warmer days are in our future. Daffodils are in bloom, the peepers are […]
February 16, 2021
The Real Does of the Deer Forest Study: Maternity Ward
Doe 12866, heavy with fawn, has made her way to State College after an all night trek. The only plausible […]
December 21, 2020
Drooling for Evidence
Picture this: a death is reported to authorities, but they find only 1 bone, can’t interview anyone about what happened, […]
August 3, 2020
Triplets in July?
That calls for some math!
June 1, 2020
Momchalant
New moms can be a bit over the top.
May 18, 2020
Tough Love
If momma isn’t happy…
March 2, 2020
Winter Babies
Those aren’t snowflakes on their back.
August 3, 2018
Fawn are cute but…
I never thought I’d do two fawn survival studies in my career.
May 2, 2018
Fawns, Predators, and Deer Populations – what’s the bottom line on fawn survival?
We just completed a second fawn survival study, as well as a study of their predators. And we are going to tell you everything!
April 28, 2018
Bunches, Heaps, and Gobs of Fawns
From the corn fields of South Dakota to the forests of Pennsylvania, fawn survival has been studied for over four decades.
July 11, 2016
Fawn Wars: The Forest Strikes Back
If fawns could use the force I imagine they’d tell predators, “I am not the fawn you are looking for.”
August 27, 2015
Fawn Survival Update
10 weeks is a milestone for a deer. How many were able to celebrate?
July 29, 2015
Another Race Almost Over – Fawn Survival Update
Just as we ‘ran a race’ to catch as many fawns as possible during the fawning season, fawns have been in a race of their own.
June 19, 2015
The Race Is Over – Fawn Capture Update
Believe it or not, the end of the fawning season is here. So how did the crews fair in the race to catch them?
June 4, 2015
Fawns on the Run
It has been about a week into the critical 3-week period of fawns dropping (does giving birth), but we didn’t seem to be finding any fawns. Until today.
May 18, 2015
First Fawn Capture!
The crew captured the first fawn of the year – and the project – on Saturday on Rothrock State Forest.
December 22, 2014
New! Fawn Survival Study
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.
March 28, 2024
Decades in the Making
In September 2014, we published our first blog post. Ah, the good old days when getting blog ideas was easy. […]
March 14, 2024
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 24-9
———————————————————————————- From the Northern Crew: Greetings from the North. First a Haiku: Spring is on the wayTraps are moving, deer […]
