Writings

Periodically, I will post things that I have written, or links to these items as they appear around the Internet. Thanks!

Trophy Hunting Does Not Impact Genetics

Hunters Create The Economic Incentive

Trophy Hunting Does Not Impact Genetics, Part 2.

The Latest on Chronic Wasting Disease

Sportsmen Can’t Balance State Budgets

Hunting Future Is Not Bright

Deer And Elk Come To Town

Politics Can Affect Wildlife Biologists Credibility

The Bait Debate.

Where Do Big Bucks Live?

Hemorrhagic Disease Can Be a Problem For Deer

Why Big Bucks Disappear

Hunting Black Bears in Canada

Way Too Many Snow Geese

Eat Healthy, Eat Venison

Warm Days Slow Deer Movement

Get The Lead Out

Don't Feed The Bears

Archery Icons

Woodpeckers Damage Houses

A Day in the Life of a Hunter

Some Local Birds in Serious Decline

If it Quacks Like A Duck; Duck Population Trends

Why We Need Hunters

Bad Medicine For Wildlife In Orient

How Winter Impacts Our Wildlife

TV Hunting Shows; The Good, Bad, and The Ugly

What Bird Seed is Good Bird Feed?

Kids Now Abandoning Outdoor Recreation for Computers

New Disease Devastating Bat Populations

Windmills Not the Answer For Wildlife

No Bees In Your Bonnet

Ban on Catch-and-Release Fishing Now In Place In Europe

Fawns Not Abandoned

Your Right To Bear Arms

Ethanol Could Have Major Negative Impacts on Wildlife

Things not Ducky for All Ducks

Some Wildlife Seeing, Not Always Believing

Yard Plants That Deer DO NOT Eat

More Plants That Deer DO NOT (Usually) Eat

Where Do Those Big Bucks Go?

Deer Hunting World is Changing

Deer Tick Lyme Disease Difficult to Diagnose

Is It Safe to Eat That Venison?

People Love To Hate Cowbirds

Some Questions and Answers About Deer

Predators Have to Eat Every Day

Do All Bucks Breed Does?

Hunting Is A Family Tradition

Squirrel Migrations & Squirrel Hunters

Do Coyote Bounty Programs Work?

The Twelve Days of Christmas

Can We Stop Deer Auto Collisions?

Educating The Public About Fish and Wildlife

Lady Bug, Lady Bug, Fly Away Home

Men or Women, Who Catches Fish?

Let Sleeping Bears Lie

Turkeys Can Be Found Everywhere

River Otters in West Virginia

Hunting Not Politically Correct

Wild Grizzlies Not Pets

How to Find a Good Bear Guide

Polar Bears Doing Just Fine

Bark Beetles Are Devastating Western Forests

Hunting Not An Impact on Woodcock

The Changing World

Make Poachers Pay Restitution

I Do Not Like the Changing Values

Your Hunting Future

Going to the Dogs

Hunter Unrest and the Future of Deer Management

Conservation or Preservation; A Vanishing Distinction

A Mountain of Thought

Boot Camp For Hunters

Hunter Ethics Leads to Lifelong Values

The Great De-bait

How Many Fawns Die?

Rattling Works

Dog Hunting For Deer: An Old Tradition

A Deer's Nose Knows

Whose Your Daddy

When Do Deer Drop Their Antlers?

Census Deer With Trail Cameras

Does Camo Work?

Will Quality Deer Management Work For You?

Do Bucks Go Nocturnal?

Those Crazy Flying Fish

Some Outdoor Recreation Decreasing But Still Popular

Copperhead Bites Not Lethal

The Values of Hunting

Knowledge, Feelings and Beliefs About Fish and Wildlife

Spotted Owls Endangered Again

The Impacts of Coyotes on Deer

Everyone Kills Animals Part II

Geese Don‘t Always Lay Golden Eggs

What Bird Is That?.com

Bird Watchers & Hunters Have Common Ground

West Virginia's Most Interesting Spring Migrant

Wildlife Attacks Not Normal, But ...

Border Crossings: Unwanted Wildlife Continues

It’s All In the Numbers

Grousin' Around the Appalachian Mountains

What Do Ruffed Grouse Need?

Everyone Kills Animals Part I

Who Pooped in the Park?

Wildlife’s Role in Human Diseases

Wildlife Diseases Are A Growing Problem

What Kids Think About Hunting

When Wolves Need Managed

Why Area Landowners Post Property Against Hunting

When Few Deer Still Too Many

Farm Raised vs. Wild Caught Salmon

The History of Restocking Deer in West Virginia

Why Do Bucks Drop Their Antlers?

How To Select The Right Guide

What Makes Poachers Tick?

What Makes Ticks Tick?

Of Grouse and Wood Frogs

An Alien Invasion Hurts Fish and Wildlife

Does Baiting Increase Hunting Success?

Time For Mountaineer Morel Mania

The Antis Intimidate Politicians And The Media

Turkey Hunting, Safe or Dangerous?

Where To Bear Hunt in Canada

Warblers Winging Thru West Virginia

Ivory-billed Woodpecker Not (Maybe) Extinct

West Virginians's Weigh in on Water and Wildlife

Who Likes Black Bears?

Deer Problems in the Suburbs

What You Need to Know About Lyme Disease

West Virginia Hunter Recruitment Keeps Pace

Wind Energy Impacts West Virginia Wildlife

Calling the Kettle Black

Where Are The Bobwhites?

Hunting and Shooting on the World Wide Web

Otters and Emus; Unique Critter Sightings

A Buck's Crowning Glory

Nontypical Antlers on Whitetail Deer

Lots of Questions, Some Answers, On Chronic Wasting Disease

We’ve Lost A Friend of Hunting

The Intriguing But Declining Timberdoodle

Should We Fear the Bird Flu?

Hunters Not Responsible for Deer/Auto Collisions

Teenage Girls Love The Shooting Sports

Too Few Deer, or Too Many?

Reindeer Help More Than Santa

How Kids Feel About Hunting

Mountain Lion Attacks on the Rise

Winter Hard on Deer and Turkeys

What Trophy Hunting Really Is

Selling Deer Meat a Potential Disaster

Hunters Care About Environment

Kids Think Fishing is Cool

Kids Like Hunting Too

Wes Virginia's Wild Turkey Legend

Many Misconceptions About Black Bears

We Love To See Wildlife

The Reality of Lyme Disease