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We recently got a couple more submissions of deer afflicted with the big nose phenomenon, which was first documented on BIG DEER back in 2008. Jeanie sent this picture of a buck that her husband killed near Pauline, SC last November. And this trail camera shot comes from central Texas. [...]
Hi Mike: I recently shot this deer in Massachusetts. I’ve never seen or heard of a deer with a nose like this. Any idea what would cause this or how common it is? The deer didn’t have any other noticeable anomalies. The nose seemed to be completely normal except for [...]
Field report from Johnny Sorensen down in Henry County, Alabama: I harvested this 8-point (nearly 17-inch spread with broken brow tine) on December 24, 2021 at approximately 8:00 am in Henry County, Alabama. The deer acted normal in all aspects of a buck in rut. He was emaciated a bit [...]
Only a handful of cases of "Bullwinkle Disease” have been documented in whitetail deer, and we’ve covered most of them here on BIG DEER Blog. Does and bucks with big, swollen snouts have been documented from Florida to Texas to Michigan. Ground zero for the disease seems to be Alabama, where [...]
For 6 years we’ve been building a databank of deer afflicted with mysteriously swollen snouts. We call them “big-nose” here on BIG DEER; they are also referred to as “Bullwinkle” in some circles. The first case we reported was a big-nose buck from Michigan. Subsequently we have documented whitetails with swollen snouts from [...]
You’ve waited all year for this, the rut baby! No matter which week in November you take off work, your Number One strategy is simple: Spend every minute you can in your best stands because you never know when a good buck will prowl by, or come a running hot [...]
As a rule, hang 3 to 5 tree stands for every 100 acres of timber you hunt. Spread those stands to cover major food sources and travel corridors, and to have options for different winds. If you’ve got 100 acres but only 25 of those acres are conducive to getting [...]
Troy Dietterich sent this photo and email: I may have shot a Bullwinkle nose deer. I have it butchered and in my freezer, and plan to eat it as it is mixed in with my other deer meat. I did not contact any state departments about this and just stumbled [...]
To have a blast shooting targets and hunting every species of game bird and animal across America, you only need 5 firearms. .22 Long Rifle (LG) Every man, woman and child on Earth needs a good old .22, whether for plinking paper or potting a mess of squirrels in October. [...]
Here on the blog, I am documenting as many big-nose deer as I can. Thanks to Susan for information on this latest Bullwinkle from summer 2022: Mike: I knew what a Bullwinkle was because I have a friend that has a big-nose buck over in Dallas County, AL. Once mine [...]
You don’t need a grand plan to kill a whitetail when the rut is on in November. Just go out and have fun, hunt every hour that you can, and use these time-proven pointers to your advantage. 1) Did you know? Studies show that one mature buck may blaze as [...]
If you have been on the blog for long you know 2 things: I am obsessed with someday killing a drop-tine buck…and I am deathly afraid of snakes, any snake, garter to rattler. I shiver just writing it. Well, David Syfert, who has been on BIG DEER for years, saw [...]