NDA’s Deer Season 365

On this week's episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we're talking with Dr. Duane Diefenbach of the Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit and Penn State University's Deer-Forest Study. In part two of our two-part series on GPS-collar deer research, Duane dives into deer movement and what influences those movements, as well as how deer react to hunting pressure based on his vario...

In this week's episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we're talking with Luke Resop, of the Mississippi State University Deer Lab, about his recent deer research project. Luke looked at data from a GPS collar deer study that pointed to two distinct buck personalities — sedentary and mobile bucks. He breaks down what all that means, some movement and behavior patterns of the various bucks in his s...

In this week's episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast we're talking with Dr. Michael Yabsley of the University of Georgia. Michael is a professor of wildlife diseases with UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, as well as a researcher with the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, and we brought Michael on to talk all about ticks, tick-borne diseases, and how to best pr...

In this episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we are discussing how to prepare your equipment and yourself for the upcoming archery deer season with professional archer Dan McCarthy. We dive into equipment prep, bow string maintenance and replacement, practice routines, and why competitive archery will make you a better bowhunter. If you love to chase white-tailed deer with a bow, you won't want...

This week we are talking with wildlife biologist Zack Vucurevich of Whetstone habitat about deer sanctuary areas. We dive into best practices for choosing a location for, creating and maintaining sanctuary areas on your hunting property. Zack discusses some of the ways he often sees sanctuary areas mismanaged and how to avoid those common pitfalls. If you love talking deer habitat, you'll thorough...

On this week's episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we're talking with Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt and MeatEater about planning your first out-of-state deer hunt. We dive into choosing a state and specific hunting area, traveling on a budget, what gear to take and what to leave at home, as well as how to prepare for the hunt to improve your odds of success. Important Links: Firminator NDA Memb...

In this week's Deer Season 365 Podcast episode, we are talking whitetail fawns with Dr. John Kilgo. We cover everything from how does choose a location to birth fawns, to a fawn's first few hours and weeks of life, to fawn predation and more. We also discuss how we, as hunters and land managers, can help improve fawn survival where we hunt. Important Links: Firminator NDA Membership Drive Follow B...

On this week's episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we are talking with Ryan Basinger of Westervelt Wildlife Services about summer food plots. Ryan covers why summer food plots are important, what you should plant, and how to successfully plant and maintain one. If you are a food plotter, this episode is for you! Important Links: Episode Sponsor:  Moultrie Mobile Westervelt Wildlife Services Fo...

In this episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we are talking with Dr. Michael Chamberlain of the University of Georgia about coyote research he's been involved with. We start with the basics of coyote biology and ecology before diving into the impacts they are having on deer populations and how hunters and land managers can mitigate that impact through hunting, trapping and habitat management. ...

In this episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we are talking with Dr. Gino D'Angelo of the University of Georgia about the three key senses of a deer that keep it alive — sight, hearing and smell. Gino walks us through what research has taught us about these senses, how deer use them, and what we as hunters can do to beat those senses so we can fill our deer tags. This is a great discussion that...

In this episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we are talking with deer biologist and avid shed hunter Moriah Boggess about how he's turned his passion for finding shed antlers into affordable shed-hunting road trips across the country. Moriah also dives into his techniques for finding more shed antlers on both public and private land.  Important Links: Follow Moriah on Instagram Follow Brian Gro...

In this episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we are talking with Georgia DNR biologist Shan Cammack about the basics of prescribed fire. We discuss how to prepare for a burn, what equipment and training you'll need, weather factors that will influence fire, and much more. If you're looking to take your land management to the next level, prescribed fire may be your ticket.  Important Links: The...

In this episode of NDA's Deer Season 365 Podcast, we're talking with Adam Keith of Land & Legacy about how to create a management plan for your hunting property to maximize the deer habitat and huntability. We dive into considerations for creating a management plan, food plots, forest stand improvement, sanctuaries, bedding areas and more! If you're trying to improve your property for better deer...

In this week's episode of NDA's Deer Season 365 Podcast, we're talking with Dr. Craig Harper of the University of Tennessee about how to use forest stand improvement to create great deer habitat. Dr. Harper walks us through the entire process, from deciding where to start your FSI efforts, how many trees to remove, which trees to remove, and the best methods to remove or kill your target trees. We...

In this episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we're talking with NDA Director of Grassroots, Mike Edwards, about planting and maintaining apple trees for better deer hunting. Mike dives into selecting the right rootstock and varieties, the entire planting process, and how to maintain the trees for maximum results. If you've ever considered apple trees for your hunting property, this episode is f...

In this week's episode of NDA's Deer Season 365 Podcast we're talking with NDA member and author Bruce Ingram about his experience deer hunting the suburbs. Bruce walks us through the entire process, including how to locate properties, how to get permission to hunt, the challenges of suburban deer hunting, as well as some suburban deer hunting strategy.  Important Links: Contact Bruce Ingram by em...

In this week's episode of NDA's Deer Season 365 Podcast we're talking with wildlife photographer and author Dave Richards about how to age whitetail bucks on the hoof by physical features and behavior. Dave has been photographing and documenting the progression of individual bucks on the Hindes Ranch in Texas for over 25 years. Hear about what he's learned during that time about aging bucks, buck...

In this episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we're talking with deer biologist Moriah Boggess about how he consistently finds success killing mature bucks on public land by focusing his efforts on acorns. We dive into why it's important to know the different oak species in your area, how to differentiate white oaks and red oaks, and how to key in on the oak trees that provide your best odds of...

In this episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we are talking with Dylan Stewart, a master's student at Auburn University, and Dr. Will Gulsby, an associate professor of wildlife ecology and management at Auburn, about their GPS-collar research into how hunting pressure and habitat selection impacts deer movement. This study was featured in our Fall 2021 issue of Quality Whitetails and will be pu...

In this episode of NDA's Deer Season 365 Podcast, we are talking with wildlife biologist and NDA Chief Conservation Officer Kip Adams about a broad range of deer hunting and deer research topics. Kip talks about his recent Quality Whitetails magazine article featuring three "big" deer stories from last season, his role with the NDA, as well as what deer research has taught us about the October lul...

In this episode of NDA's Deer Season 365 Podcast, we are talking to bowhunting legend Warren Womack on how he has journaled over 50 years of bowhunting success, as well as how he consistently kills public land deer on feed trees in the South. Warren is the type of guy you would love to share deer camp with, so pull up a chair to the campfire and enjoy some of Warren's stories from his 53 years of...

In this episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, we are talking with Aaron Warbritton of The Hunting Public about how he approaches scouting and hunting a new tract of land. Aaron discusses e-scouting, getting boots-on-the-ground, what sign he keys in on and what he doesn't, and when it's time to move to a new location. Regardless of whether you hunt public or private land, you're sure to learn som...

In this episode of the Deer Season 365 Podcast, Brian talks with Donnie Draeger, a wildlife biologist at the Comanche Ranch in Texas, about an intensive 13-year research project Donnie was involved in focused on whether culling can improve the overall quality and genetics of a free-ranging deer herd. The research, combined with DNA analysis of the deer, provided some very interesting results that...

In this episode of the Deer Season 365 podcast we are talking with Mark Turner, a PhD candidate at the University of Tennessee working under Dr. Craig Harper. Mark and Brian discuss some of the food plot related research that Mark has been involved in, with specific emphasis on one looking at whether perennial food plots benefit from summer mowing and another that looked at whether brassicas actua...

In this episode of the Deer Season 365 podcast, we'll be talking with Mark Olis of Moultrie Mobile about the benefits of cellular trail-cameras, some tips for getting maximum performance from your cellular trail cams, as well as some trail-camera strategy. Mark also discusses some of the very cool new features of the Moultrie Mobile app that makes tracking and patterning specific bucks a breeze. I...