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Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 22-1

Welcome to the 2022 trapping season! [Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ——————————————————————– From the Northern Crew: The […]

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She doesn’t look a day over 6

Back in August I received a mortality signal from one of our collared deer in the Susquehannock State Forest, Doe […]

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Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 21-15

Field season is over, and the crews have pretty much disbanded. There is a lot of anxiety associated with deer […]

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Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 21-14

 [Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] This week we made our fifth attempt to activate the release mechanism […]

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Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 21-13

 [Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ——————————————————————– FLIR thermal surveys continue to make up most of our work […]

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Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 21-12

Crews are transitioning from trapping to FLIR surveys as the end of field season draws near. [Comments in brackets are […]

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Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 21-11

[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ——————————————————————– From the Northern Crew: Trapping slowed down this week, though we […]

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Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 21-10

[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ——————————————————————– From the Northern Crew: This past week was fairly good for […]

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Deer Crew Diaries – 21-9

[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ——————————————————————– From the Northern Crew: Despite winter being officially over, we’ve actually […]

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The Wheels Fell Off

We are all familiar with this phrase and probably used it more than once in the past year. Life was […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Where are they now?

We’ve had the pleasure of knowing many young wildlife professionals over the years.

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Over the river, through the woods

No one would go to grandma’s if she lived on a random transect.

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Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 115

New year, new crews

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Who’s who

We’ve talked a lot about who’s eating bambi. It’s time to reveal the cast.

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What I hate about my job…

Nobody loves every aspect of their job and if they say they do, they are lying.

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Skunked

My limited time in the field leads to more skunks than deer.

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Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 100

Celebrating the centennial episode of fieldwork fun!

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Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 79

Fawn monitoring, fawn mortalities, bear capture, and (of course) vehicle repair.

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Trapping Update from Potter County

Checking the weather has become as much a part of my daily routine as brushing my teeth or, well, breathing.

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About the Study

This research will help Pennsylvania’s forest and game managers better understand how deer affect forests so they can make better management decisions.

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