BY ALDONA BIRD I grew up mostly in West Virginia — my family settled down in Preston County when I was a child — and have spent much of my adult life here as well. Despite living in this beautiful state for decades, I’ve only recently begun to explore and see what West Virginia ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL The year is drawing to a close, and what a crazy year it has been. COVID-19 has changed things. Businesses closed their doors. There were shorter work weeks, because businesses couldn’t find employees. On the positive side, more people were enjoying the ...
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 bowhunters who found keds on their deer in the past few weeks. The question I raised was whether keds could transmit ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Dogs sniff out predator kill sites We all know that dogs have better sniffers than we do. A study done in Michigan compared human technician’s ability to find predator kill sites to dogs sniffing out such sites. They were detecting kill sites of bobcats, ...
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 ...
Don’t eat little, red berries was an oft repeated warning in my childhood. Some wild berries that look so scrumptious are poisonous, so it is good advice. Over the last few years I’ve been learning exceptions to the rule. There are some real red gems out there, and with careful ...