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.
February 10, 2020
Needle in a Haystack
This crazy weather has me thinking of my favorite springtime activity.
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February 9, 2017
Crazy Cat Lady Research
Cats and wildlife don’t mix but research makes for strange bedfellows.
August 10, 2020
Berries, birds, and the best way to eat
It’s berry season! I look forward to it every year. I have access to ACRES of berries, and I take […]
March 19, 2020
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 138
Deer and some other fun guests!
May 19, 2017
Don’t try this at home
Explosives are part of the job
November 18, 2022
Shift or Shrink?
There have been a number of blogs on how deer respond to the rifle season. There is my favorite, Hillside […]
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, […]
September 16, 2022
Croatia Chronicles – Left or Right Brain
One of the more engaging presentations at the Deer Biology Congress was a study of aggressive behavior in red deer […]
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 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 […]
September 11, 2022
Croatia Chronicles – A Cure
On location reporting from the 10th International Deer Biology Congress (IDBC) in Osijek, Croatia, Duane submitted a report on antlers and […]
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 […]
August 17, 2022
What the h*ll is that?!?!?
For nearly a decade, the Brown/Fleegle dynamic duo have bonded over weird and “wonderful” wildlife diseases. Imagine opening an email […]
