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.
September 13, 2022
Croatia Chronicles – Scraping the Surface
With hunting season right around the corner, the rut is on everybody’s mind. The rut is a topic often covered […]
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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 […]
January 25, 2022
A Thousand Words
We all know the adage – A picture is worth a thousand words. Do you know what it’s not worth? […]
September 27, 2021
What’s for Dinner?
Below are two bucks feeding near a year-round scrape that I captured on the game camera. Can you tell what […]
October 28, 2020
Old Spice
While approaching traps, I could sometimes tell we had been successful before the trap even came into view. It wasn’t […]
August 19, 2020
Food Processors
I like to cook but my kitchen has never been optimal. My triangle always has a table or a dog […]
July 27, 2020
Did you lick that?
Licking stuff has always been gross. And that was pre-COVID19. It’s bad enough to lick the frosting off a cupcake […]
May 12, 2020
How many antler rubs are there in the world?
[And more importantly, is it important?]
February 3, 2020
I love the winter weather!
There’s nothing sweeter or finer for our deer trappers but where is it?
January 29, 2020
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 131
All the pieces are in place. Just add deer!
December 18, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 97
Endless mort runs and trapping prep…but the snow has started to fall.
June 5, 2015
So Why Did the Deer Cross the Road (or not)?
We know male deer disperse. Because this behavior has persisted, we know there must be a benefit (dispersers pass on more genes compared those that do not disperse). But why would the deer cross the road or river or mountain in the first place?
March 26, 2015
On Call
When we get the call that a radio-collar is sending out a mortality signal, the crew and I immediately feel both excitement and trepidation.