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 […]
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SAMUEL: Let’s take a look at some of the fun things out there
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL After several weeks of serious columns about chronic wasting disease, coronavirus and armyworms, let’s take a break and go to wildlife things that you won’t […]
SAMUEL: Hunting is no spectator sport, as it should be
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL The majority of United States citizens live in big cities. Hard for us to relate to that, living in relatively rural West Virginia, but it’s […]
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, […]
SAMUEL: The ins and outs of traveling to Canada for hunting
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Every summer thousands of Americans go to Canada to fish. From our region, family fishing vacations to Ontario are common. Take the kids for swimming, […]
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 […]
SAMUEL: Is it a red or gray fox?
Three friends and/or neighbors told me they’ve seen foxes in our area in the past month. Two were positive they were red foxes and their description convinced me they saw […]
SAMUEL: How fawns survive
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Is there anything cuter than a newborn fawn? Seems sad that roughly half of all fawns die before they are 6 months old. No question […]
SAMUEL: Threats from Chronic Wasting Disease continue
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was first found in West Virginia in 2005. For those hunters who thought that it would be possible to isolate the problem and things would go […]
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 […]
