Blog Topic: scrape

“She’s pretty so she doesn’t have to be smart.” This was a tongue-in-cheek text I received from a friend about […]

We all know the adage – A picture is worth a thousand words. Do you know what it’s not worth? […]

Below are two bucks feeding near a year-round scrape that I captured on the game camera. Can you tell what […]

While approaching traps, I could sometimes tell we had been successful before the trap even came into view. It wasn’t […]

I like to cook but my kitchen has never been optimal. My triangle always has a table or a dog […]

Licking stuff has always been gross. And that was pre-COVID19. It’s bad enough to lick the frosting off a cupcake […]

[And more importantly, is it important?]

There’s nothing sweeter or finer for our deer trappers but where is it?

All the pieces are in place. Just add deer!

Endless mort runs and trapping prep…but the snow has started to fall.

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?

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.