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3 03, 2015

Shed Hunting w/Dogs: Know Your State Rules

admin2020-06-10T09:19:51-04:00March 3rd, 2015|BigDeer, Shed Hunting|2 Comments

From Dan C. via Facebook: Just a heads up to my antler dog friends. Check your state’s regulations about running unleashed dogs on public lands during certain times of the year. In Minnesota (for example) it's illegal to have a dog off leash while on public land, as well as some state forest land, from January through April. This is a protection for winter-stressed deer. Just a heads up, hate to see anyone get in trouble doing something they enjoy. Good advice, thanks Dan.

2 03, 2015

Hunter Shoots Coyote That Attacked Doe!

admin2020-06-10T09:19:51-04:00March 2nd, 2015|BigDeer, Deer Management, Predator Hunting|3 Comments

This from our friend Adam in Nebraska: Today, I was reminded why I hunt predators. As soon as my buddy Justin hit the caller, a doe whipped her head up from her bed 50 yards in front of me on the other side of the river. Thirty seconds in, as she's analyzing the sound, she turns to look behind her. Out of nowhere, a coyote leaps into the air and pounces on top of her. It latched onto the back of her neck and she stood and started to buck and kick. The coyote lost its hold and the doe ran into the middle of the river. The coyote chased her and stood on the bank yipping at her, where he [...]

26 02, 2015

Southeast Deer Study Group 2015

admin2020-06-10T09:19:51-04:00February 26th, 2015|BigDeer, Deer Management, Deer Science|1 Comment

This respected group holds an annual conference at which deer biologists and researchers present their recent findings on whitetail biology and management. The 2015 meetings just wrapped in Arkansas. I followed QDMA Tweets from the conference #SEDSG. Here, some of the most interesting new science (followed by my thoughts): --Plants in poor soils contain all the nutrients deer need, just low in quantity, which you can fix. @UTKnoxville's Craig Harper. (Any dirt can grow big deer; that is where lime and fertilizer come in.) --Bucks of all ages/sizes successfully breed, one reason hunters can't change genetics with trigger decisions. Chad Newbolt @AuburnU (Never was a fan of culling bucks anyhow.) Study of buck breeding success at @AuburnU found 13 of 27 sets [...]

25 02, 2015

Petition: Should Michigan Become A One-Buck State?

admin2020-06-10T09:19:51-04:00February 25th, 2015|BigDeer, Deer Management, Hunting News|18 Comments

I just saw this new online petition that will be delivered to the Michigan DNR and it got me to thinking: Limit buck kill to one per year, end all special seasons…begin hunting with Archery October 1st…change Gun Season to 3 day hunt starting on first Friday in December annually… To put an end, once and for all, to the gross mismanagement of the deer herd in the name of revenues. Too many immature bucks and too many does are harvested annually because of overzealous resource commissioners making laws with revenues in the forefront, manipulation of herd numbers to reach financial goals, and to pander to the insurance lobby. The creation of youth seasons, no age-limit hunting, liberal crossbow rules and [...]

24 02, 2015

Kentucky Big Buck: Troy Gentry’s Ft. Knox Giant, 186 6/8

admin2020-06-10T09:19:51-04:00February 24th, 2015|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV|3 Comments

My favorite segment on BIG DEER TV is American Deer Hunter. No matter where I’m hunting, my producers and I try to find a local hunter in the area who has shot a magnificent whitetail. During a break in the hunting, we head over to the hunter’s house to film him and hear the story. When the new season of BIG DEER starts this July, you’ll see and hear Troy Gentry talk about the day he killed this 186” 10-point in Bullitt County, Kentucky . FYI, when we show up with the cameras you never know how a hunter will react. As you will see on this show, Troy was a natural, smooth and comfortable on camera as he told his story (paraphrased here): It [...]

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Shed Hunting w/Dogs: Know Your State Rules

Hunter Shoots Coyote That Attacked Doe!

Southeast Deer Study Group 2015

Petition: Should Michigan Become A One-Buck State?

Kentucky Big Buck: Troy Gentry’s Ft. Knox Giant, 186 6/8