Antlers are growing, summer coats are glistening and white-tailed deer are making it through the hottest months of the year. Check out these photos from D&DH fans.
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Giant Bucks Battling Like Warriors
Check out this cool video of two stud bucks going at it hot and heavy while other deer around them watch.
Charlie Alsheimer’s Insights on Deer Behavior
Veteran hunter and researcher Charlie Alsheimer has observed white-tailed deer for more than 40 years, and some of his findings are interesting. He’s watched deer from birth to death, seeing the behaviors, interactions and more. Check out his insights on the latest Deer Talk Now to learn more about our favorite game animal.
Whitetail Bucks Growing Antlers
Can Contraception Work to Control Deer? New York Town May Find Out
A town in New York is planning to try contraception in an effort to control its white-tailed deer population that has become a serious problem Will it work? Who knows? Contraception has been touted and promoted by animal-rights activists and anti-hunters for years. The cost of such a widespread project often has been enough...
Summer Fawns and Bucks
When things heat up in summer you never know what might show up on the game cameras! If you don’t have cameras on your property then you don’t have as much information about deer, predators and possibly even poachers or trespassers. Check out these super cameras. Cuddeback Non-Typical Ambush IR features fast trigger speeds,...
What’s Up With These Piebald Deer?
Piebald deer have some unique genetic characteristics that turn portions of their hair white. They’re not albinos, and they’re not diseased. But they do have a gene out of whack that creates the unique coloration. Check out some of these deer found throughout different areas of the country. WATCH YOUR DEER HERD, SPOT...
Prescribed Burning Beneficial, But Challenging Due To Myriad Factors
Fire has been used as a management strategy for thousands of years throughout the country, resulting in benefits to the land and wildlife that uses it whether that be songbirds and insects or big game species such as white-tailed deer. In the Southeast, fire was used to eradicate the understory in vast longleaf pine...
Can CWD In Deer Be Controlled, Or Is It Here To Stay?
Ever since chronic wasting disease was discovered four decades ago, biologists and hunters have wondered if it can be eradicated, controlled or if it’s here to stay with further expansion in the United States. By Alan Clemons, Managing Editor Here in the Southeast we haven’t had CWD pop up in the white-tailed deer population....
Summer Deer Disease Gaining Traction Throughout United States
Hemorrhagic disease, spread by a virus and commonly seen during hot summer months, appears to be spreading more rapidly throughout the United States. Hemorrhagic disease is caused by the caused by the EHD virus (EHDV) and bluetongue virus (BTV). The virus can affect deer, sheep and cows, and is believed caused by a biting...