Recent Ask the Biologist
Time in a Bottle
By Bob Humphrey
Some things get better over the years. Others, not so much. QUESTION: I bought a few extra bottles of deer scent (buck and doe) about three years ago and never opened a bottle of either. So my question is, should I just throw out the bottles and get ... READ MORE
Hot to Trot
By Bob Humphrey
You just can’t predict the rut, regardless of temperature. QUESTION: This year, right about the time of peak rut, we had a really warm spell and I hardly saw any deer. I’m wondering is it even worth hunting when it gets warm like that? ANSWER: There ... READ MORE
Lying Down on the Job
By Bob Humphrey
Bucks, and all whitetails, do things that defy explanation.
QUESTION: My friend has a trail camera set up over a scrape. He has photos of a buck lying in the scrape for three hours. Is this normal in central Pennsylvania during November?
ANSWER: Ye... READ MORE
Shoulder vs. Lungs
By Bob Humphrey
Is one shot better than the other for firearms hunters? QUESTION: I was taught to always aim for the heart-lung area on a deer, but I recently went on a trip down South, and some of the guys in camp talked about shooting deer in the shoulder. Which i... READ MORE
Not a Flat Tire
By Bob Humphrey
If you hear this sound in the woods, get ready! QUESTION: I was watching two yearling bucks sparring in my food plot, and I heard a noise that sounded like a deer blowing its nose or hissing. Out stepped a bigger buck, and the two yearlings stopped s... READ MORE