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SAMUEL: Army worms are marching through Morgantown

COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL It started with a small three foot patch of brown in my lawn.  Two long years of aerating, seeding, watering and we finally had a respectable Greystone lawn.  That brown spot wasn’t a concern. I just thought that I’d mowed too low and with ...

Can deer get COVID? There are doubts

COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Deer probably do not have COVID. 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  they could get the ...

SAMUEL: Wildlife lawsuits on rise, but may be unnecessary

COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that there are more lawsuits happening in all kinds of situations.  Disgruntled employees, all types of political situations, products that don’t work, disgruntled professional athletes etc., etc. Such suits are ...

SAMUEL: Why losing hunters is a concern to us all

COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL We hear all the time that hunter numbers are declining. And I think they are, but evaluating that isn’t as simple as it sounds.  The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service canvases the country every five years to get the number of hunters over 16 years of ...

SAMUEL: State DNR: Viruses at feeders now killing birds

COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we hear about viruses all the time.  We wash our hands more, we clean things more, and we’ve learned that viruses are deadly and present everywhere. The same is true for birds. The pandemic has kept us in our ...

SAMUEL: There is no beauty in natural wildlife deaths

COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL At one time in their life, most hunters get asked the question, “How can you kill those innocent animals?” Sometimes, such questions come from those totally against hunting, but often they come from non-hunters who are trying to understand how hunters can ...