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.
January 25, 2023
You can’t kill’em
A wise man once told me “You can’t kill’em if you aren’t there.” Indeed, placing yourself in the woods instead […]
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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 […]
December 10, 2015
The Annual Deer Harvest
A comment in Jeannine’s last post caught my attention. I have to write about it.
January 29, 2015
Will Hunters Harvest Collared Deer?
We hear stories all the time about hunters avoiding or targeting radio-collared deer. Find out what we have learned about hunter behavior.
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 […]
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 […]
November 2, 2022
Playing the Lottery – Part 2
I was sitting in my daughter’s tree stand this week (it’s really my tree stand that is named for her, […]
October 5, 2022
Persuasion
It’s that time of year. Duane and I are here to remind you about the impacts of lead ammunition on […]
September 15, 2022
Croatia Chronicles – A Fluke
In the latest report, our Foreign Correspondent relates palate preferences and unseen hitchhikers. I hate liver. But my parents love […]
September 14, 2022
Croatia Chronicles – Members Only
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation has governed wildlife management in the US for over a century. The first […]
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 […]
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 […]
March 8, 2022
How Long Do Things Last?
My daily shaver is a straight razor made sometime around 1800 by William Greaves in Sheffield, England. Greaves launched his […]
