A former student, who is now a deer biologist for a northeastern state, asked if our data might provide some insights into the 2015 hunting season.
Harvest data are still being tallied and summarized for most states, but anecdotal observations suggested the harvest may have dipped across multiple northeastern states this year. There are potentially many reasons, but one possibility is that the unusually warm autumn affected deer (and hunter?) behavior.
Or maybe it’s a bunch of hogwash.
Anyway, it got me thinking. We now have 3 years of deer movements during October-December. Would comparing deer movements over 3 years reveal any secrets?
There’s one way to find out.
Source: Whether it’s Weather — Deer-Forest Study — Penn State University
