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.
November 6, 2024
How Useful is the Mean?
Well, have you heard the joke about the forester, wildlife biologist, and statistician that went hunting? The statistician had never […]
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 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. […]
October 4, 2023
Healthy Obsession
It’s October and you can feel the change. Leaves are starting to drop. Pleasant temperatures greet us in the evening. […]
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 […]
March 7, 2023
Snowstorm
Nothing drives people to the grocery faster than the prediction of a snowstorm. But those have been almost nonexistent this […]
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 […]
