Items: Wildlife
FOR178 - How to Preserve and Display Your Wildlife Harvest: Turkey and Deer
By Matthew Springer
Published on Dec. 11, 2024
There are multiple ways to mount and display your wildlife harvest right at home that will lead to long-lasting memories. This guide covers the two most commonly hunted species in Kentucky (wild turkey and white-tailed deer) and the necessary steps that can be completed at home to obtain, preserve, and display the contents of the harvest.
FOR176 - Building a Bird Nest Box with a Bird’s Eye View: A DIY Nest-box Camera
By Matthew Springer
Published on Sep. 20, 2024
Watching nature from a backyard can be a fun and rewarding experience. Enhancing the experience can be accomplished by creating habitat and building structures to attract wildlife. Do-it-yourself (DIY) individuals may enjoy the “bird’s eye view” provided by a Wi-Fi camera mounted on the inside of a side-view nest box.
ID-194-Diagnosing Plant Problems: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 6
By Matthew Springer
Published on Jan. 16, 2024
For those with a green thumb, growing plants may seem easy. However, when plant problems arise, determining the cause of these issues can be difficult. Developing the skills necessary to determine the cause of a plant problem takes experience and time.
FOR-173-Identifying and Addressing River Otter Damage Issues in Kentucky
By Gabriela A. Wolf-Gonzalez,
Jonathan A. Matthews,
and Matthew Springer
Published on Oct. 31, 2023
River otters (Lontra canadensis) were once abundant throughout North America, but unregulated harvest, water pollution, and overall habitat degradation decimated river otter populations across the contiguous United States.
FORFS 22-03 - Deer Processors in Kentucky - 2022
Published on Sep. 1, 2022
Matthew Springer Assistant Extension Professor of Wildlife Management 209 T.P. Cooper Building (Office 206) University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546-1031 Email: mattspringer@uky.edu voice: 859-257-8633
FORFS 21-11 - Deer Processors in Kentucky - 2021
Published on Nov. 11, 2021
Matthew Springer Assistant Extension Professor of Wildlife Management 209 T.P. Cooper Building (Office 206) University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546-1031 Email: mattspringer@uky.edu voice: 859-257-8633
