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3 09, 2015

4 Shooter Bucks on Trail Camera!

2020-06-10T09:17:03-04:00September 3rd, 2015|BigDeer, Deer Management|Comments Off on 4 Shooter Bucks on Trail Camera!

Got this from our favorite hunting couple: Hey Mike: Ellie and Zach here from Southern Illinois. Sorry we haven't posted anything in a while. We just moved back from Pennsylvania two weeks ago from Ellie’s Internship. Soon as we got home we had the chance to set out one camera before our wedding (September 12th). When we finally got to check it, we found out all of these guys survived and we will be going after them in a month! Wow, 4 great bucks. Numbers 1 and 2 are probably the most mature, but I like #3. Good luck guys on the hunting, and the wedding. Congrats!

1 09, 2015

More Trail Camera Bucks 2015

2020-06-10T09:17:03-04:00September 1st, 2015|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Shed Hunting|8 Comments

Hi Mike: Two weeks ago I set up a camera in a slightly different area and got this buck. He has some sort of an abscess, or growth, below his right cheek. I'm going to try and get him on the opener of bow, but we'll see how that plays out. I'm going to use my cameras to see if I can pinpoint his bedding area during Sept. As you know it's a delicate balancing act with a buck of this caliber. I believe him to be 5 now.--Anonymous Hey Mike: This is a buck we call “Legend.” We began chasing him after I found his shed lying in his bed in late January. I have never seen him on [...]

31 08, 2015

Idaho Firefighter Finds Massive Buck Sheds

2020-06-10T09:19:35-04:00August 31st, 2015|BigDeer|4 Comments

Noah posted on Facebook: Shed season is still going strong. Fella on my squad stumbled upon these on the Clearwater Complex Fire outside of Kamiah, ID. I put the tape to them and got 172" gross with 16" of extras at the base. Fortunately they were in light grass so they're still in awesome condition! These sheds were found only 50 miles or so from where I will be hunting for whitetails the first week of November. It’s nice to know there are some big bucks in this country, and I hope the fires don’t cause us to cancel this hunt. In Idaho, more than 150 fires are burning on the combined forests and nearby state and private lands. Thanks [...]

28 08, 2015

Bowhunt Big Deer: When To Crowd A Buck’s Bedding Area

2020-06-10T09:19:35-04:00August 28th, 2015|Big Deer TV, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|1 Comment

In late summer whitetails are genetically programmed to set up their home ranges near nutritious food sources and with heavy bedding cover close by. This way bucks can pile on the pounds (up to 20 percent of their body weight now through September) while only moving short distances. Finding bucks now is all about zeroing in on the best food sources. The top four: alfalfa, soybeans, clover and corn. If you have any of these fields on your land, or if the crops are planted on neighboring properties, you will have bucks in your woods to hunt. It’s fairly easy to glass, locate and pattern bucks that come to feed in the alfalfa and beans fields. But setting up to [...]

26 08, 2015

Missouri: EHD Kills Giant 225″ Buck

2020-06-10T09:19:35-04:00August 26th, 2015|BigDeer|7 Comments

On July 20 I first posted a huge non-typical buck that a hunter had been watching for several years. He said, “I really hope to see him this fall. He has been completely nocturnal for the last two archery seasons.” Yesterday I got the tragic news that this giant is dead. Here’s the story from Zach: Well…this isn’t how I wanted it to end, but looks like EHD got him. This deer was a legend on our farm, and it is sad to see him go. Three years ago, I was bow hunting during the Missouri youth season and this buck walked under my stand. He was an impressive 2-year-old. He made his way past me to where my brother [...]

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