COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL This is the second in a series on deer based on real scientific studies rather than a personal opinion. Take white oak acorns for example. Last week I quoted Dr. Craig Harpers work on producing more forbs in forests for deer. He also is the expert on ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL It’s bow season and so for the next few weeks I’m going to write about deer. Even though some of my deer hunting readers don’t believe in scientific research, I do, and so the articles will be based on the latest science. For those ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL A recent post in a wildlife journal notes that a hiker in the Yoho National Park in British Columbia found a dead grizzly bear and a necropsy revealed the bear was killed by a mountain goat. They note that such an encounter is rare, and further ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Buying venison in Germany Hunters cannot sell wild game meat in the United States, but it’s legal in Europe. However, hunting is much more limited there then it is here, so for many, the only way to get wild game is by purchasing it. A new app titled ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL After several weeks of serious columns about chronic wasting disease, coronavirus and armyworms, let’s take a break and go to wildlife things that you won’t hear about in the news. Some of these are just fun, and some are of interest to ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Deer probably do not have COVID-19. TV and radio news reported that deer tested positive for COVID, but here is what that really means. The U.S. Department of Agriculture previously infected deer in captivity with COVID. This showed that they could get the ...