The Deer-Forest Blog

The hunting seasons are over. So now what do deer have to worry about to survive? Turns out, not much. But there is always something interesting!

In a previous post we warned you that not all buck home ranges are 1 square mile. Home range size depends on where a deer lives in Pennsylvania and you may be surprised by how much home range size varies.

Almost 15 years ago PA conducted one of the largest fawn studies in North America. We are repeating that study but taking advantage of new technology.

Conventional wisdom holds 1 square mile is the size of a buck’s home range. Is it true? And what about doe?

The bucks that survive rifle season do something in common. We show you one of their secrets that we discovered.

It is the eve of the traditional rifle deer season. Every year in Pennsylvania, well over a million deer and deer hunters take part. What are the odds of deer and deer hunters making it through the next 2 weeks?

How quickly do deer understand it’s deer season and not bear season? We show you a doe that knows deer hunter behavior.

It’s the rut. Watch what these bucks do during the peak of breeding!

Is this female fawn pregnant? If so, when was she bred?

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!

This deer spent time in the valley and up on the ridge in September. How did that change in October?

While vampires can only frolic after dark, bucks aren’t keeping them company.