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Entries for December 2020
Management Makeover
By David Hart
Biologists face new challenges as herd dynamics change. Like nature itself, white-tailed deer management is in a constant state of change. Too many deer, too few hunters, disease, even the constant evolution of hunters themselves creates new management hurdles for deer biologists. It’s no surprise that a host of new challenges is on the horiz... READ MORE
The Deer Doctors
By Bob Humphrey
New studies examine predator impact, protein effect and more. Wildlife biologists, many of whom are hunters, spend a considerable amount of time in the field and come up with some pretty interesting stuff. Most of what we know about deer anatomy, physiology, biology, breeding behavior, food preferences, vocalizations and habitat use originated fro... READ MORE
Raise Your Rattling IQ
By P.J. Reilly
Ph.D. applies some science to the mystery of antler rattling.
Being a deer hunter offers the opportunity to see things in the woods that non-hunters probably will see only on TV: a buck chasing a doe during the rut, a buck making a scrape or a doe challenging a coyote to protect her fawns.
The first time I saw two bucks fighting was about 15 year... READ MORE
The Seven Deadly Sins of Bowhunting
By P.J. Reilly
Hunting with stick and string has enough challenges, so avoid these common mistakes.
In a perfect world, Superman always foils the crime, baseball is always played outdoors and bowhunters always get the drop on Old Swayback.
Spoiler alert! Superman is a cartoon. Teams like Seattle and Milwaukee play their home games inside domes, and bowhunters s... READ MORE