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.
November 15, 2025
The rut is half over
If you wanted to wager when 50% of females are bred, I’d recommend picking November 13th. Every year. The PGC […]
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November 11, 2025
Night vs Day
The Rut Tracker has been updated as of 10 November. We will try to update the tracker on Sunday, Wednesday, […]
November 7, 2025
North vs South
Word on the street is that there are fewer acorns up north than down south and perhaps we might see […]
November 3, 2025
The Rut Tracker is Updated!
Sorry for the delay in updating buck movements on our study areas. A key member of our team who has […]
How much does size and experience matter?
Our neighbor comes down about once a week, especially now that the rut is in full swing, to share a […]
October 19, 2025
Rut Tracking 2025
The rut tracker has returned! You can check it out HERE or click the link on our home page. Within […]
January 12, 2025
Auto Repairs and Celestial Predictors
A down-time habit of mine (my wife might argue it’s an obsession) is to watch auto repair videos on YouTube. […]
January 6, 2025
The Heat Is On…
Almost 10 years ago we wrote a blog post about temperature and buck movements during the rut. If you enjoy […]
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 […]
December 12, 2024
Was the 2024 Rut Unusual?
Memory is a funny thing. It can be influenced by many things – emotion, language, context. Facts are only one […]
November 21, 2024
Over the Hump
We’re on the downhill side of the rut. More than half of females are now pregnant. The Rut Tracker is […]
November 12, 2024
Mean or Median?
Last week Shane asked how different a graph of median movements might be compared to the mean. A great question […]
November 25, 2025
Rut Tracker is Updated
We have posted deer movements collected through 24 November. This has been a below-normal year for males and females – […]
2025 Rut Tracker
Last updated through November 24, 2025 (As data are uploaded, the most recent estimates may not include data from all […]
November 20, 2018
Patterning a buck in the rut
Realm of possibility or exercise in futility?
January 6, 2017
So…about those rut movies
The rut is over but we’ll do our best to keep it alive for you…a little while longer.
September 2, 2016
There’s the Rut…
…and then there is breeding.
November 14, 2014
How to Predict the Rut
If you’re serious about archery hunting, it is useful to know when the rut will occur each year. We let you in on a secret!
November 18, 2025
How long do deer sleep and what do bucks smell?
What do sleeping and smelling have in common? Read on. By the way, the Rut Tracker is updated, so check […]
November 28, 2024
Are We Tired Yet?
Whether they like it or not, it will no longer be bird season on Saturday and my setters will have […]
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 […]
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 […]
March 7, 2024
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 24-8
[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ———————————————————————————- From the Northern Crew: Greetings from the North. We started our […]
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 […]
