Ask The Biologist

Entries for August 2020

Missing Bucks

Missing Bucks

By Bob Humphrey

With so many factors out of your control, QDM doesn’t always work. QUESTION: For several years now on the property I hunt, we have been practicing QDM by passing up yearling bucks. My goal is to shoot a mature buck, but I have yet to even see one. We run several trail cameras and I have not even gotten any pictures of a mature buck. My neighb... READ MORE

SOS

SOS

By Bob Humphrey

It’s time to cull the myth and not the spikes. QUESTION: I’ve been trying to establish a new hunt club in middle Georgia, only 400 acres with six members. This is our third year upcoming and we’ve noted several bucks under the age of 2 1/2 to 3 that have one long spike and a button on the other side. We’ve had a lot of discu... READ MORE

Generally Speaking

Generally Speaking

By Bob Humphrey

These simple steps are the cornerstone to improving any deer herd. QUESTION: We have a hunting club in North Texas and I was just wondering what to do to improve the quality of our deer. We have deer, turkey, quail and hogs. I would like to focus on the deer and quail quality. – Mike M. ANSWER: Yours is a very general question so I’ll o... READ MORE

Dog Gone

Dog Gone

By Bob Humphrey

Even with predator control, you might not see more fawns. QUESTION: I am in a deer management cooperative with several other landowners. Part of the reason for forming it was that we were seeing a lot of predators, mostly coyotes, and there seemed to be a lot of does with only one fawn, or no fawns at all. Three years ago, we started an aggressive ... READ MORE

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