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.
May 8, 2020
Spidey Sense
Our favorite arachnid superhero can sense imminent danger. Can deer?
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February 3, 2020
I love the winter weather!
There’s nothing sweeter or finer for our deer trappers but where is it?
October 22, 2018
Whitetails and Weather
We’ve written quite a bit about it. Here’s a 3-part podcast series on the topic
January 24, 2018
Beach Bums
Being a permanent beach bum may not be a dream come true.
February 10, 2016
Whether it’s Weather
We’ve discussed weather and the rut before but perhaps it deserves another look.
March 4, 2021
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 21-6
[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ——————————————————————– From the Northern Crew: At the end of last week, we […]
February 26, 2021
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 21-5
[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ——————————————————————– From the Northern Crew: Trapping hit a lull this week while […]
February 18, 2021
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 21-4
[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ——————————————————————– From the Northern Crew: We’ve been pretty busy with deer captures […]
February 1, 2021
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 21-2
[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ——————————————————————– From the Northern Crew: We saw some promising deer activity across […]
January 12, 2021
No Such Thing
For many of us, winter can also be called “waiting for spring.” Unlike our Nordic friends, most of us do […]
December 21, 2020
Drooling for Evidence
Picture this: a death is reported to authorities, but they find only 1 bone, can’t interview anyone about what happened, […]
October 13, 2020
Synchronous Serendipity
While we have put the topic of fawn predation to bed on this blog, it’s still shows up. A recent […]
October 3, 2020
Oh what a beautiful morning…
October is upon us and love is in the air. But I’m not talking about deer. Today is the first […]
June 30, 2020
It depends…
Two people independently sent me the same research paper a couple of months ago. The title – Synergistic Population Density […]
May 28, 2020
Best of times and the worst of times
In the field, most days you are blessed. But some days you’re cursed.
April 14, 2020
Drum Roll Please
It took over 4 months, but it was worth it.
April 9, 2020
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 141
That’s a wrap!
