2014 moon phases for whitetail hunters: new (dark) October 23…first quarter October 30…full November 6…last quarter November 14 I checked with my friends Mark and Terry Drury, like I do this time every year. We put our heads together and came up with some predictions for hunting the upcoming rut and moon phases. We like this year’s moon setup because it should enhance the seeking phase of the late pre-rut leading into the full moon. Halloween week is good for bowhunting every year, especially later in the week toward October 30 and 31. With the first-quarter moon waxing toward full this week this year, deer movement near food sources in the afternoons should be on fire, and it should stay that way [...]

Today’s blog is from Jacob “Dirty” Goodwin from Arkansas, who has hung with me on the blog for 7 years, from Day 1 when I started it. Thanks man for your support: Mike: Jamie Graves and I met here on the Big Deer Blog 7 years ago. We became great friends and hunting partners. I've killed a lot of game with him over the years, and have introduced a lot of my friends and family from back home to Jamie’s great hunting area in beautiful northern Missouri. This year on our trip up there, in the early bow season, luck struck for a gentleman named Stacy Barron, a dear friend of mine. On the first sit of our hunt he [...]