Are you ready for some deer hunting?
Keri Butt
August 18, 2017
It’s time to start “earning” that gold medal for the amount of time we in Illinois spend in the deer woods each year.
Keri Butt
Deer genetics: Mother Nature can’t be outwitted (Part 4)
Keri Butt
August 4, 2017
Is the trait a function of the way the offspring was born, or is the trait a function of external circumstances and/or what was learned?
Mother Nature Can’t be Outwitted (Part 3): ‘The Other Genetics’
Keri Butt
July 21, 2017
By not considering the environmental dynamic, a superior buck, and his DNA, could be eliminated.
CPO summer tasks include a lot of boat time
Keri Butt
July 6, 2017
Pair of conservation police officers helped make the Mighty Mississippi a safer place on this day.
Illinois needs to rethink hunter safety requirements
Keri Butt
June 21, 2017
Last year, the DNR implemented changes to hunter safety requirements that I’m absolutely not okay with. In fact, in my opinion, they’re downright irresponsible and could lead to tragic consequences. Now, it appears that more
Bucks and genetics: Mother Nature can’t be outwitted, Part 2
Keri Butt
June 13, 2017
When it comes to the growth cycle and outcome of an individual buck’s antler formation, the most crucial and overlooked element, by far, is the role of the doe.
Bucks and genetics — Mother Nature can’t be outwitted
Keri Butt
May 30, 2017
Probably the two biggest misconceptions about culling to improve antler genetics are the “spike” debate and environmental influences.
Too early to pattern movements of bucks in your woods? The Optimality Theory at work
Keri Butt
May 10, 2017
Basically, it boils down to costs vs. benefits, and how the variances in this ratio affect buck movements during the breeding season in countless ways. But it doesn’t end there, as we’re well aware of
Perennial food plots: nutritional building blocks for fawns
Keri Butt
May 3, 2017
While much attention is paid to growing big bucks, it all begins with doe health, and spring food plots that include self-regenerating perennials.
