SAMUEL: Do deer and turkey eat morels?
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL I ran into some friends as I walked at the Morgantown Botanic Garden and they...
SAMUEL: Some external signs of deer problems
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Periodically I get emails from readers who have seen a deer that just doesn’t look...
COLUMN: Some house-keeping advice for sustainably foraging ramps, morels
It's no secret that foraging for ramps and a variety of woodland fungi has started to become more popular over...
OUTDOOR NOTEBOOK: West Virginia Backcountry Hunters and Anglers chapter’s river cleanup good way to ring in Earth Month
The freezing temperatures the last two days have been a stark contrast to the warm, breezy days we had just...
Volume 2, Episode 3 – Call of the Northwoods, Part 1
Listen now! Listen to "Volume 2, Episode 3 – Call of the Northwoods, Part 1" on Spreaker. Episode 3 is here,...
Mtn Dew promising $1M to outdoorsmen and women, nonprofits through outdoor stimulus program
The government isn’t the only one handing down stimulus packages: Mtn Dew is helping out, too, just in different terms. ...
COLUMN: Some positives for West Virginia hunters and anglers in the age of COVID-19
Hindsight is 20/20 – quite literally. As I write this piece on March 23, it was about a year ago I...
SAMUEL: The positives and negatives of COVID-19 for wildlife
I’ve written about some of the obvious negatives of the pandemic on wildlife. The loss of hunters and tourists in...
OUTDOOR NOTEBOOK: Spring gobbler season is just under a month away, but it’s time to get some preparations done
I always feel funny reading and writing preparation stories. Hunting is such a subjective thing that anything I write can...
OUTDOOR NOTEBOOK: Spring means its time for crappie and walleye fishing
Most of our hunting seasons are over, and spring gobbler season is still a month away. If you’re a year-round...
OUTDOOR NOTEBOOK: The best way to end a waterfowl season
BRUNSWICK, Md. – It’s not often that I find myself packing up my Outlander Sport and embarking on a late-night...
Volume 2, Episode 2 – At the dinner table with Mike Costello
Listen now! Listen to "Volume 2, Episode 1 – Appodlachia meets The Outpost" on Spreaker. Welcome to Volume 2, Episode 2!...
SAMUEL: A bird’s-eye view
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL What land vertebrate has the largest eye? The obvious answer would be the elephant, but...
SAMUEL: Hunting shed antlers is a passion for some
I know people who literally enjoy hunting shed antlers as much as they do hunting deer. A married couple who...
Volume 2, Episode 1 – Appodlachia meets The Outpost
Listen now! Listen to "Volume 2, Episode 1 – Appodlachia meets The Outpost" on Spreaker. Welcome to the first episode of...
SAMUEL: One positive resulting from the pandemic
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL This stinking pandemic has caused numerous negatives for the world, the most obvious being 2.5...
Trash and Trout: State chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers releases March campaign to clean up public waterways
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – “We need your help to clean up our trout streams! Angler litter specifically … you know what...
COLUMN: Stephen McDaniel’s idea to rework the Natural Resources Commission is a great plan
A few days ago, news broke in the West Virginia outdoor media realm that Division of Natural Resources Director Stephen...
COLUMN: The lack of leashed dogs in our public places is a serious problem
Though I’m only in my mid-20s, the longer I go through life the more I see myself taking a stance...
SAMUEL: Wolves are now killing mountain lions
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL If someone made a list of things that can happen in nature, I’d have rated...
OUTDOOR NOTEBOOK: Putting those dehydrated hot peppers to a good use
One thing I wasn’t without this year was an abundance of hot peppers. Whether I picked them up from my...
Plan ahead for your spring garden
Spring is just around the corner, which means it's time to plan your garden. Whether you are planning your first...
SAMUEL: Why eat wild game?
West Virginia hunters have not had to worry about Covid while making extra trips to the store because many have...
SAMUEL: How winter impacts our wildlife
A few weeks ago a friend of mine told me he’d seen bluebirds by his bird feeder and wondered how...
VIDEO: Banding, rehabilitating a bald eagle with lead poisoning
https://youtu.be/Q2Nusi_tVAk Jesse Fallon, director of veterinary medicine with the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia, talks about a 4-year-old bald eagle...
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: Three more wonderful winter hiking trails around Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – With so many trails around Morgantown, it’s unfair to just do one story. Albeit the first story focused...
SAMUEL: How New York City handles deer problems
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL In October 2019, I wrote about the deer problem on Staten Island. Actually, I wrote...
Postcast 56 – January 29, 2021
Welcome to another...
SAMUEL: How do black bears survive in winter?
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL You often hear that black bears are hibernators, and although they sleep in winter, they...
SAMUEL: Did you know that?
Did you know that domestic mink farms are being hit by COVID-19? Last April, mink farms in the Netherlands were...
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