COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Shane Mahoney in his “Conservation Matters” column in the summer issue of Pope and Young Club’s Summer Newsletter, talks about the fact that hunters tend to view wildlife and animals differently than the general public. Hunters are reluctant to ...
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 was. The message said that in recent years most all the deer he harvests on a farm in Marion County have these insects. A ...
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 first two columns telling me that they don’t believe in science. As I’ve said before, that’s sad. My purpose ...
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 ...