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.
March 11, 2024
A Bone to Chew
It’s my favorite hunting season and the only one I participate in. That’s right – it’s shed hunting season. While […]
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February 10, 2020
Needle in a Haystack
This crazy weather has me thinking of my favorite springtime activity.
March 2, 2016
Confessions of a Shed Hunter
There’s more than one way to get those coveted bones that grow from a whitetails head!
July 19, 2024
Daniel and Deer
This is Daniel. He has been my neighbor for 9 years. I’ve known his family since I moved to Pennsylvania […]
May 14, 2024
Labor and Delivery
Fawning season is fast approaching and babies of all shapes, sizes and persuasions (deer aren’t the only ones proliferating) will […]
April 24, 2024
Salacious Headlines
We have all stood in the grocery store checkout line and stared with curiosity, horror, and disbelief at the headlines […]
March 28, 2024
Decades in the Making
In September 2014, we published our first blog post. Ah, the good old days when getting blog ideas was easy. […]
February 7, 2024
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 24-4
[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ———————————————————————————- From the Northern Crew: Greetings from the North. Last week we […]
January 22, 2024
Concealed Woodland Danger
If you have read this blog for any length of time, you know how important plants are. You know soil […]
December 25, 2023
Sleigh 🛷 Superstars
Once again the red-clad fat man has made his annual trek around the world. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) […]
December 19, 2023
Pass the Phosphorus
This blog doesn’t just write itself. So Duane and I are always looking for fun and interesting stuff to share. […]
December 12, 2023
Mistaken Identity
So remember that buck that ended up 40+ miles from where he was captured? Yeah, there’s more to that story. […]
October 20, 2023
15 Minutes
A couple of months ago Ashley Stimpson contacted Duane about the Deer-Forest Study. She wanted to write a piece for […]
October 11, 2023
Pennsylvania’s Conservation Journey
Pennsylvania has played an important part in the history of wildlife conservation in the United States. Gifford Pinchot, the first […]