SOUTH CHARELSTON — The West Virginia DNR reports the overall harvest during the two-week buck hunting season in West Virginia was down 7.5% from the 2022 harvest. West Virginia hunters […]
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Buck limit lowered to two
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE PIPESTEM — Most West Virginia deer hunters will see their opportunity to kill a third buck end with this fall’s hunting season. The West Virginia Natural Resources […]
SAMUEL: More information on deer keds
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL A few weeks ago I wrote about deer keds on deer and the potential disease problems for hunters. Subsequently I heard from a number of […]
SAMUEL: Deer keds are relatively new, but just as dangerous as ticks
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL As I was writing my column for today, a bowhunting friend, George Coleman, sent me a message and photo of an insect asking what it […]
SAMUEL: Bucks are in search of more than just food when on the move
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL This is the third in a series on deer based on real science and data from research. I’ve already received emails from hunters on my […]
SAMUEL: Don’t fertilize oaks or mow food plots
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. […]
SAMUEL: The truth about soils nutrients and plant nutrition for deer
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 […]
SAMUEL: Taking a look at eating venison, pesticides in deer and other subjects
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 […]
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 […]
Urban Archery Hunt keeps deer populations down and locals fed
MORGANTOWN — For Rick Bebout, there is nothing better than filling Trinity Episcopal Church’s community kitchen freezers to the brim with venison meat. That’s because each pound of ground venison […]
