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13 07, 2016

BIG DEER TV 2016 Episode 3: Anticosti Island, Canada

2020-06-10T09:16:47-04:00July 13th, 2016|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|1 Comment

Bits from the script of tonight’s episode which airs for the first time at 7 pm Eastern on Sportsman Channel. Set your DVR: So what’s the recipe for a grand adventure? A place that piques a hunter’s innate curiosity… is hard to reach… is far from the beaten path, where an isolated population of animals thrives in idyllic habitat where nature can take its course… On the border of New Brunswick and Quebec, crystal streams feed the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Anticosti Island, creating a natural wonderland. I’m here to hunt Anticosti’s resident and wild whitetail herd, which was introduced to the island 120 years ago by a man named Henry Menier, a chocolate manufacturer from France. After two [...]

12 07, 2016

Buck with Massive Stomach Growth (Hernia)

2020-06-10T09:16:47-04:00July 12th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Management, Deer Science|2 Comments

Hi Mike: I found your website and see that you have a lot of knowledge about deer. I'm not a hunter, but love the herd of 9 deer that frequent our yard on most days. I saw on your blog a post about a deer with a massive growth. I am sending this email and pictures of a huge growth that is on one of our bucks. Have you ever seen anything like this? As you can see it is a huge growth/tumor/abscess hanging from his abdominal area. I am hoping you can give me an idea of what this might be. It has been there for about 3 weeks...started out much smaller and over the weeks has continued to grow. He is still [...]

11 07, 2016

Trail Cam Monday: The Pictures Begin

2020-06-10T09:16:47-04:00July 11th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Management, Predator Hunting|Comments Off on Trail Cam Monday: The Pictures Begin

Our friends Zach and Ellie sent this great buck, first time they have ever seen him on their farm. Double beam, can't wait to see how this rack turns out in full. Good looking 8-pointer growing on one of the farms I hunt. Got a lot of red foxes in our VA county, they have long been protected here because "the hunt" chases them on horses and with hounds, a long-standing tradition. This fox grabbed a late-night snack of juicy rabbit at 2:28 a.m. one day last week. Another look at a split-brow buck our friend and blogger Danny has eyes on. Send me your pictures to share (mikehanback@yahoo.com) I'll always keep the location of your target bucks top secret. [...]

7 07, 2016

Deer with Huge Growth: What is This Thing?

2020-06-10T09:16:47-04:00July 7th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Science|2 Comments

Blogger Danny sent this image he got recently, and here’s what he said about it: "I sent this picture to a local game warden who sent it to one of his biologist friends who thinks it is a cutaneous fibroma caused by a virus. I looked back on your blog at a similar post, and that is what you said was the real name for the growths or warts can appear on deer. "But I’m not 100% certain that this isn’t her eyeball bulging. I remember last fall seeing a doe in the front yard that appeared to have a swollen eyeball, but nothing near the size of what it is now. That thing is huge! "But I guess it’s possible [...]

6 07, 2016

BIG DEER TV 2016 Episode 2: Kodiak Alaska Blacktail

2020-06-10T09:16:47-04:00July 6th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer|1 Comment

In episode 1 last week, BIG DEER TV producer Justin, cameramen Bill and Christian and I embarked on a do-it-yourself hunt for Sitka blacktail on Kodiak Island. Last October we flew into the town of Kodiak and from there took a bush plane to Larsen Bay, where we met up with Mike Flores, our captain and transporter. We boarded the 47-foot Arctic Endeavor, our home for week, and motored out into Larsen Bay and the waters beyond. I had hunted in Alaska 5 times, but not for many years. And this was my first trip to Kodiak. As we motored out, the sky was clear and spectacular, the seas calm. Whales rolled alongside the boat. We spotted a few deer, [...]

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