Ben Moyer

Jan 31, 2025 | outdoornews.com | Ben Moyer

The complexity of managing white-tailed deer in today’s world has become apparent to all stakeholders. But deer management may be about to become even more complicated because of the possible reemergence of a variable we haven’t thought about for decades in Pennsylvania – winter mortality. Readers who lived through the 1960s and ‘70s recall deer winter-kill was a continual concern among hunters and wildlife managers.

Jan 16, 2025 | outdoornews.com | Ben Moyer

Hopefully, in our age of instantaneous communication, all hunters understand it’s illegal to use a cellphone or electronic device as an aid in the taking of game. The pertinent regulation in Pennsylvania states this:“Portable two-way radios and cellphones may be used for general communications with another hunter, but may not be used to direct or alert another hunter of the presence or location of live game or wildlife.

Dec 31, 2024 | outdoornews.com | Ben Moyer

Maps are useful in understanding wildlife management matters, and maps have come a long way. I miss the maps once published in PA Game News that expressed the deer kill by county. That map sparked my interest in the geography of my home state, which I harbor even now. Because it’s difficult to stop thinking about hunting after the season (deer) is closed, I happened across a page on the Game Commission website that, for me, was a new discovery.

Dec 18, 2024 | outdoornews.com | Ben Moyer

By many measures, deer season 2024 was a good one. It was the first one in recent memory when our group wasn’t buying bags of ice to stuff inside our kills. Most of Pennsylvania had snow on the ground through the entire first week (Some locations had too much), and ideal temperatures allowed you to hang a deer and take your time with the processing without concerns about the meat freezing solid. No matter the weather, deer season is an enjoyable and even a festive event in our state.

Dec 6, 2024 | outdoornews.com | Ben Moyer

Many things make a good day outdoors. One is the right partner, whose likes and skills are fitted to that outing. I’m fortunate to have enjoyed woods and water with different good partners on various kinds of excursions. A recent trip is a fine example of a day made better by who you share it with. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here.