Clay Hanback, Author at Big Deer

2 09, 2024

18 Hunting Questions Answered

Clay Hanback2024-09-02T14:32:47-04:00September 2nd, 2024|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting, whitetail deer|0 Comments

I've answered thousands of questions from people who read my articles and blog over the years, here's a random sampling" What are pheromones? Pheromones are chemical substances in the urine and glandular secretions of deer. They serve as stimuli to other deer for behavioral responses. Many biologists believe that pheromones emitted by does trigger the peak of the rut and throw bucks into major breeding mode. I’ve got one buck tag and 2 days left to hunt. What is my best tactic? First, find what deer are eating right now. A patch of standing corn or a pocket of late-falling acorns is nirvana. And re-check a harvested grain field or food plot where you hunted early in season. Even though [...]

29 08, 2024

Is Mike Hanback a Tattoo Artist?

Clay Hanback2024-08-28T13:31:57-04:00August 29th, 2024|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, sportsman channel|0 Comments

I have gotten some weird emails in the many years I’ve been doing this blog, none stranger than this one: Hey Mike: I'm reaching out to you because we are getting a lot of job leads for tattoo artists, and I'm looking for another tattoo artist who is interested in taking on more clients. After checking out your website I think you are a great fit for us and I'd love to start sending you job leads. Please fill out a few details about your skills and rates, and I'll start forwarding you potential new clients. Thanks, Heather Hmm, if this inflation and mortgage rates don't get better soon, I might have to think about it. I suppose I’d specialize [...]

26 08, 2024

Feeders and Blinds for Texas Deer Hunting

Clay Hanback2024-08-24T13:05:26-04:00August 26th, 2024|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, whitetail deer|0 Comments

An estimated 5.3 million whitetails inhabit 252 of the 254 counties in Lone Star State. Texas hunters shoot more than 800,000 deer (does and bucks combined) a year. While there are no stats to back me up, I feel confident saying at least 95% of those deer are shot from towers and box blinds positioned to watch corn feeders. Feeder and Blind Strategies “This is Texas, feeders have long been part of our hunting heritage,” says my friend Wren Munsterman, who has managed and hunted ranches in all geographical regions of the state. Wren says, “My main strategy regarding stands and feeder placement is twofold: first, to avoid shooting into a rising or setting sun during the hours of peak deer movement, [...]

20 08, 2024

Deer Hunt How-To: Look Deep in Shadows for a Big Buck

Clay Hanback2024-08-16T14:26:23-04:00August 20th, 2024|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, sportsman channel, trijicon, whitetail deer|0 Comments

I hiked, sweating, a mile and climbed into a ground blind at 2:00 p.m on a warm, windy December Afternoon. Around 4:00 the wind laid and my tent blind stopped flapping. Two does came out and started to feed. Over the next hour, 6 more does and a 4-pointer joined them. With 20 minutes of legal shooting light left, I glassed deep into the tree shadows behind the does and spotted tall tines. When you spot a shooter, no need to look longer, you just know. The giant ambled in like he owned the joint and checked a doe on his left, then pushed a couple does to his right. The second he stopped broadside, I killed him with one [...]

16 08, 2024

5 Things to Remember for Hunting Early Bow Whitetails

Clay Hanback2024-08-16T14:10:14-04:00August 16th, 2024|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, whitetail deer|0 Comments

Throughout August, you scout and glass a couple of small bucks, a decent 8-pointer and a shooter 10 coming to a bean field like clockwork in the evenings. Will those bucks, and especially the 10-point, be around when bow season opens in a month or so? That bachelor’s club will start to break up in mid-September, but a few of the bucks may still run together into October. In what is known as the “fall shuffle,” some of the bucks will shift a mile or more to winter range while some of them—maybe that big 10--will stay right there, close to where you’re spotting them now. Keep glassing the fields and edges, and hang a tree stand or 2 [...]

About Clay Hanback

18 Hunting Questions Answered

Is Mike Hanback a Tattoo Artist?

Feeders and Blinds for Texas Deer Hunting

Deer Hunt How-To: Look Deep in Shadows for a Big Buck

5 Things to Remember for Hunting Early Bow Whitetails