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 Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Deer: Geomagnetically Polarized Browsers
Posted by DDH Staff
Want a broadside shot at a feeding deer? Scientists say you should face east or west. German and Czech researchers have found that when grazing or resting, cattle and deer tend to point their bodies toward Earth's magnetic poles. While the research probably applies more to grazers, such as cows and elk, than browsers like deer who walk while feeding, it's something to keep in mind next time you're setting up a stand over a bean field or clover plot. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=cattle-deer-sense-magnetic-field
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 5:06:52 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Hunters Given Incentive to Shoot More Does
Posted by DDH Staff
Today’s feel-good deer story comes from Ohio where the DNR and the Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry group have teamed up to encourage hunters to shoot more does this fall. The state has provided a $100,000 subsidy grant to FHFH to help pay the processing fee on donated venison. The grant money is being provided in two $50,000 allotments that are to be matched with funds generated or collected by FHFH. "By providing hunters with an affordable outlet for donating extra venison, the division hopes to ultimately encourage hunters to kill more does,” stated James Marshall, assistant chief of the Division of Wildlife. Finding ways to kill more does will help wildlife managers keep Ohio's deer population management plan on track. Deer hunters can again buy additional antlerless deer permits at reduced prices for the 2008-09 deer-hunting season. Cost of the antlerless deer permit remains at $15. Now over a decade old, FHFH has grown to include 120 local coordinators in 26 different states. Annual meat donation totals have topped 300,000 pounds-enough to provide meat for over 1.2 million meals-and are expected to increase even further in the coming years.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:21:13 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, August 25, 2008
Passing Up Bucks Pays Off
Posted by DDH Staff
Wisconsin Pro Staff member Chris Kleist and his brother recently started some QDM practices on the farm they hunt. "There are lots of deer out there, always have been, but never any mature bucks, they get about 2-1/2 years old then disappear," Chris reports. "The last three years we have been trying to talk to neighbors about letting the young bucks go, along with trying to harvest more does, something that area has been lacking. "I'm now getting some trail cam pics of some of the bucks we have been watching the last couple of years. I am fairly sure I have matched these pics up to the same two deer."  
Monday, August 25, 2008 2:22:19 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Fawn Befriends Puppy
Posted by DDH Staff
This one has been making the Internet circuit. The story goes that the fawn
followed the beagle home through the doggie door and the dog’s owners found the
pair curled up on the couch. Hopefully the story is true and the unfortunate
fawn was not picked out of the wild by well-meaning but uninformed
passers-by.  
Friday, August 22, 2008 2:21:50 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Heading Toward Autumn
Posted by DDH Staff
Web Pro Staffer Joshua Berckenhoff captured these photos of a fine 11-point and
a big, healthy doe last week on a ranch near his hunting area. It appears the
summer rains were enough to provide excellent nutrition for the area’s deer.  
Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:52:04 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Excellent Video Clip
Posted by DDH Staff
The North Dakota Department of Game & Fish recently revealed a short video entitled "Hunting Big Game Over Bait." This is one of the most comprehensive videos I have seen on the subject. It is a valuable resource that all
hunters should view. Thanks to Pro Staffer Russel Wood, who brought this to our attention.
Dan Schmidt
To view the clip, click here
http://gf.nd.gov/multimedia/pubs/baiting-video.html
Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:33:06 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Pro Staff Members Named
Posted by DDH Staff
Greetings Cyber Stump Sitters! Last night, we sent out notifications to the first wave of members into the D&DH.Com Pro Staff. We would like to get members from each state, so it isn't too late to apply. Here is the team so far:
Alabama: Glenn Ferguson
Florida: Benjamin Gittleman
Illinois: Thomas Sawyer, James Sheets, Russell Wood
Indiana: Greg Russell, Darren Johnson
Iowa: Joseph Hogan
Kentucky: William Allendorf
Michigan: Jerry Ciuk, Mark Kenyon
Missouri: Randy Winchester
New York: Tom MacLaughlin, Ed McDonald
Ohio: Kevin Connell
South Dakota: Chris Podoll
Texas: Joshua Berckenhoff
Wisconsin: Jake Simon, Christopher Kleist
CONGRATULATIONS to all the new Pro Staff members! We are proud to have you on the team. Please keep up the great posts. We hope to announce the next round next month. If any Pro Staff members have items they would like considered for the "Rub Line" blog (field reports, trail-cam photos, etc.), please send me an email.
Here's to the hunt!
Dan
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 4:53:51 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Would You Shoot Him?
Posted by DDH Staff
Here's another nice buck we captured on film recently. Question of the day...would you tag this buck if he walked past your stand on opening day of archery season?
Monday, August 18, 2008 8:32:09 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Is it Your Duty to Dispatch Wounded Deer?
Posted by DDH Staff
Avid D&DH reader W. Pace wrote to me this morning and brought up some excellent points in response to the “Deer Browse” column from the October issue. Mr. Pace writes:
“I read Richard P. Smiths article "A View to a Kill" in the October 2008 issue. The question was raised, Who came out on top? Definetly not the doe. I was embarrassed when my daughter, an avid deer hunter, read the article. We couldn't believe that hunter Steve Polich was more concerned about messing up his first day bow hunting than putting the doe out of her misery. When Polich got home, his son asked if he had gotten anything and Polich answered, "I got a much better experience than shooting something." I guess our children will grow up with different opinions on our God given duty as stewards over nature and wildlife.”
What are your thoughts on this topic?
Dan Schmidt, D&DH Editor
Monday, August 18, 2008 2:26:47 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Friday, August 15, 2008
Alabama Launches Deer Recognition Program
Posted by DDH Staff
Hunters no longer have to wonder why Alabama doesn't have its own recognition program for big bucks killed in the state.
The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of Alabama's conservation department has developed a new records and recognition program for white-tailed deer taken in Alabama — the Records of Alabama's White-tailed Deer.
The demand for information on the largest bucks harvested in Alabama led to the development of the new program, according to a department press release.
Click Here for More Info
Friday, August 15, 2008 2:48:33 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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