U.S. health researchers have reviewed 30 years of data from over 2 million hunters in Colorado and Wyoming, including thousands who hunted in CWD outbreak areas. According to a recent, excellent article by Lindsay Thomas Jr., the researchers saw no patterns of prion diseases (namely Creutzfeld-Jakob) above the normal background level in all Americans — […]
Thousands of deer hunters in two big deer hunting states will be allowed to hunt over corn, apples, carrots, pumpkins and other bait beginning this fall. Michigan was the most recent state to rescind some of its baiting regulations when it announced earlier this summer that hunter in the Upper Peninsula will be allowed to […]
If you’re a public land deer hunter or simply want to better understand the native ground you hunt, it’s wise to learn about plants deer prefer. So much attention is given to food plots these days, but it’s the native and non-native plant families that can put you on deer faster in situations where good, […]
Several winter storms in the past two weeks might deliver a knockout punch to perhaps 30 percent of the white-tailed deer in this region. The state has seen this before, but thankfully the whitetail is prolific enough to withstand just about anything Mother Nature sends its way. Details of northern Minnesota’s historically high winter severity […]
From the look on his face, Pedro isn’t too hungry. He’s only eaten half his corn dog and a couple of forkfuls of his green beans. His juice box remains opened, and his daily portion of tater tots are stacked in a neat pyramid on his school-lunch tray. Meanwhile, Napoleon is famished. His gaze darts […]
This winter has been relatively mild across the United States, but if things don’t improve quickly, at least 10 counties in the Upper Great Lakes Region will begin losing white-tailed deer to winter kill. Few states experience the harsh affects of winter like Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan when it comes to deer loses via starvation. […]
The USDA’s current recommendation for making jerky safely is to heat meat to 160 °F. You probably already know that if you’ve ever attempted making any type of jerky (including ground-meat jerky in your oven), but what you probably didn’t know is that a preponderance of store-bought dehydrators do not heat up to those specifications. I’ve tried […]
If there’s one person who has changed the way modern American hunters understand whitetails, it’s Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III. He can not only be credited for his landmark insights on deer behavior, he pioneered such research when he became a private land wildlife manager more than 65 years ago. This legendary naturalist, author-photography and […]
Preface: This blog post explains the origin of the phrase “buck” when it comes to U.S. currency, but the fascination goes well beyond its link to the white-tailed deer. I should also note that it’s taken me years to realize it, but I’m a genuine nerd when it comes to statistics, especially when applying them […]
Read that headline again before you react. Also, please read this post! There was a time in North America when old-time hunters would say, “Once a spike, always a spike!” The funny thing about that saying is they said it with all seriousness in their voices, but no one really believed it. Yep … they […]