Years ago one of my graduate students was taking imprinted wild turkeys into the field to see what they ate. Often I’d tag along. Several times I noticed that the poults (about 10 weeks of age) would stop and look into the sky then seek cover. At first I thought they were spotting hawks ...
MORGANTOWN -- The hot November days have really impacted the bow deer season. Bucks are rutting and does are ready, but the abnormal hot weather has impacted their movement in the day. Harvests are being made, but those big bucks just aren’t moving much during the day. One rule ...
MORGANTOWN -- Between 2012 and 2014, elk were reintroduced into Virginia in Buchanan County. Now there are an estimated 250 elk in that area, and six hunters had the opportunity to harvest a bull from October 8-14, 2022. Virginia’s wildlife agency established an Elk Management Zone in ...
by Angela Hawse Growing up surrounded by the Allegheny Mountains, I am the sixth generation of my family to climb trees, explore hardwood forests and float down pristine rivers in beautiful Elkins. For our family, as with many West Virginians, the outdoors are a way of life, the reason ...
And that, my friends, brings an end to another semester. For anyone who has just finished a class, an internship, is changing the chapter in their life, ending another school year, or even just trying to breathe in the fresh summer air after the holidays, welcome to summer! Summer is a time ...
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 ...