About Author: TR Michels

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T.R. has spent several years studying game animal behavior, including communication through vocalization, scents and visual stimuli; and ways to use this knowledge to attract game. He conducted a seven-year study to determine how weather and lunar factors affect deer movement and rut related activity; and the effectiveness of using scrape activity to determine when and where to hunt whitetail bucks. He conducted a four-year study to determine how seasonal and current weather conditions and lunar factors affect turkey movement, gobbling, and breeding activity. View Entire Bio

Posts by TR Michels

  • Whitetail Security Factors by TR Michels article copyright During my study of white-tailed deer I discovered that deer are affected by several meteorological conditions that I call Comfort Factors. Many...

    Whitetail Security Factors

    Posted on July 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Whitetail Security Factors by TR Michels article copyright During my study of white-tailed deer I discovered that deer are affected by several meteorological conditions that I call Comfort Factors. Many...

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  • May Deer Management by TR Michels article copyright During May both bucks and does may begin to move to summer home ranges. Doe’s will begin looking for fawning locations. Herd...

    May Deer Management

    Posted on May 16, 2009 | No Comments
    May Deer Management by TR Michels article copyright During May both bucks and does may begin to move to summer home ranges. Doe’s will begin looking for fawning locations. Herd...

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  • April Deer Management by TR Michels article copyright The deer should be on their spring home ranges, looking for new green growth to gain back the fat they lost during...

    April Deer Management

    Posted on March 28, 2009 | No Comments
    April Deer Management by TR Michels article copyright The deer should be on their spring home ranges, looking for new green growth to gain back the fat they lost during...

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  • February Deer Management by TR Michels article copyright White-tailed deer in the northern and mid-latitude states should be on their winter home ranges, looking for remaining/preferred food sources. In some...

    February Deer Management

    Posted on January 25, 2009 | No Comments
    February Deer Management by TR Michels article copyright White-tailed deer in the northern and mid-latitude states should be on their winter home ranges, looking for remaining/preferred food sources. In some...

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  • Scouting for Elk by TR Michels article copyright Scouting is important for hunting any animal. Unfortunately most non-residents, and many residents, do not have the luxury or time to scout...

    Scouting for Elk

    Posted on November 13, 2008 | No Comments
    Scouting for Elk by TR Michels article copyright Scouting is important for hunting any animal. Unfortunately most non-residents, and many residents, do not have the luxury or time to scout...

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  • Call Like A Duck by TR Michels article copyright As a guide, researcher, speaker and writer, I have always been interested in learning about the animals I hunt: how they...

    Call Like A Duck

    Posted on October 27, 2008 | No Comments
    Call Like A Duck by TR Michels article copyright As a guide, researcher, speaker and writer, I have always been interested in learning about the animals I hunt: how they...

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  • Understanding Turkeys by TR Michels article copyright Turkey habits vary greatly by region and even local areas. Some Eastern and Merriam’s turkeys become accustomed to human activity and inhabit cities...

    Understanding Turkeys

    Posted on October 27, 2008 | No Comments
    Understanding Turkeys by TR Michels article copyright Turkey habits vary greatly by region and even local areas. Some Eastern and Merriam’s turkeys become accustomed to human activity and inhabit cities...

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  • Pre-Late Breeding, Late Breeding and Post Rut Phases by TR Michels article copyright From early to late December the does that did not conceive earlier may come into a late...

    Pre-Late Breeding, Late Breeding and Post Rut Phases

    Posted on October 27, 2008 | No Comments
    Pre-Late Breeding, Late Breeding and Post Rut Phases by TR Michels article copyright From early to late December the does that did not conceive earlier may come into a late...

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  • Habitat Management and Fire by TR Michels article copyright Fire Suppression Fires, whether from natural causes such as lighting, or caused by humans (intentionally or unintentionally) on prairies and meadows,...

    Habitat Management and Fire

    Posted on October 27, 2008 | No Comments
    Habitat Management and Fire by TR Michels article copyright Fire Suppression Fires, whether from natural causes such as lighting, or caused by humans (intentionally or unintentionally) on prairies and meadows,...

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