Interestingly, some of the behaviors making up this component were linked with dominance behavior in red deer. The study has just been published in Behavioral Processes. "Many personality studies have ...

Yet another white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mating season is behind us now. This year I spent a truckload of time in the woods following several large bucks who were actively searching for ...

Moon phases have long fascinated hunters, often shaping expectations about deer movement and activity. Folklore suggests full moons halt movement, while dark nights spark feeding frenzies. These ideas ...

The crunch of something stepping on dry leaves catches your ear. The noise stops for a minute, then resumes. You turn your head as slowly as possible so as to be imperceptible in movement. It’s autumn ...

Even though California has the biggest population and some of the biggest cities in the country, 97 percent of its land is rural. And about 24 percent of it is protected as public wilderness.

New research shows that the mere smell of predators is enough to change deer behavior and limit browsing damage to tree saplings. The findings, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, offer a ...

Along with lower temperatures and colorful foliage, autumn brings an increase in potentially deadly collisions involving deer, according to a recent study. The study, conducted by the North Carolina ...