(Part III of a three part series) “If whitetails occasionally experience ‘psychological highs’ – and I think they probably do – one such high time for northern subspecies must be during the spring break-up, when snow finally melts and gives way to fresh sprouts of nutritious herbaceous forage.” - John Ozoga For… [Read more…]
February 14, 2012
(Part II of a III part series) “Nothing in nature is more common-or more marvelous-than the exactness with which creatures, wild and domestic, pursue a persistently confident course, whether down the seacoast, over the boundless plains, or far into the wildest forest. The fact is, they all carry compasses.” - Archibald Rutledge It is difficult… [Read more…]
February 7, 2012
(Part I of a three part series) “Doubtless the great depth of snow was the original cause of the fall migration of deer, and the habit had finally become so fixed by inheritance that long before there was any apparent necessity, the retirement took place.” – George Shiras III Like a caravan of… [Read more…]
January 31, 2012
“I used to believe, I still do, that if you give something your all it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, as long as you’ve risked everything put everything out there. And I’ve done that. I did it my entire life. I did it with the game.” – Billy Chapel In… [Read more…]
January 24, 2012
January column Editor’s note: One week each month we will run the, Ask The Deer Tracker post. Anyone wishing to send a question for future posts can e-mail it to,rgbernier@gmail.com Q. – When do bucks typically drop or shed their antlers in the winter and why do some deer lose theirs earlier than… [Read more…]
January 17, 2012
“I’ve yet to know an experienced whitetail hunter, then or now, who doubted the moon’s importance in determining hunting tactics and timing.” – Former Buck Sense columnist -John Wootters It easy to be a Monday morning quarterback, and even easier to completely dismiss research that runs contrary to what… [Read more…]
January 10, 2012
“This magnificent creature is undoubtedly one of the most adaptive big game animals in the world. Although adapted to exploit temporally favorable vegetative patches of food and cover, the whitetail thrives in a wide range of climatic and habitat conditions, withstands great adversity and quickly adjusts to changes. Certainly, its large geographic distribution… [Read more…]
January 3, 2012
“The Bushman huntsman sets out in pursuit of game afoot without any of the advantages bequeathed to the modern day woodsman. He has no knapsack filled with sandwiches, trail mix and power bars; he takes on nourishment only if and when he locates something edible…and due to the limitations of his weaponry, he must get… [Read more…]
December 27, 2011
December Column Editor’s note: One week each month we will run the, Ask The Deer Tracker post. Anyone wishing to send a question for future posts can e-mail it to,rgbernier@gmail.com Q. – Recently I witnessed a pair of bucks take turns licking each other, particularly around the head and neck area. Is this normal behavior… [Read more…]
December 20, 2011
All I want for Christmas is… It would be implausible to think at my age that somewhere in the North Pole resides a man who annually, on the 24th of each December, treks around the globe delivering presents to all humanity. An even bigger stretch of this fantasy would be the belief that under… [Read more…]
February 21, 2012
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