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23 09, 2019

North Carolina 2019: Big Year For Big Bow Bucks!

2020-06-10T09:14:53-04:00September 23rd, 2019|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|Comments Off on North Carolina 2019: Big Year For Big Bow Bucks!

Every year when bow seasons open in September in some states across the country, one state gets particularly hot for big bucks. This year it’s North Carolina, where the archery season opened September 8. First we blogged about the 160-inch velvet 8-pointer that Brandon Johnson killed on opening day. Since then we’ve heard of 4 more NC giants. We got word of all these bucks from the Carolina Sportsman website. If you hunt or fish in the Carolinas, you need to check out and bookmark this site, it’s a fantastic regional resource. Jonathan Phillips of Pittsboro, NC shot this 9 1/2-year-old buck (above) on opening day. The Chatham County deer scored 137 5/8, proof that rack score means little. Anybody [...]

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20 09, 2019

Bowhunting: How To Shoot Big Bucks In Suburbs

2020-06-10T09:14:53-04:00September 20th, 2019|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on Bowhunting: How To Shoot Big Bucks In Suburbs

People are shooting some huge whitetail bucks in small tracts in cities and suburbs where bowhunting is permitted. In Connecticut, northern Virginia, outside New York city, even out in Missoula, Montana. Kevin Robinson is one of those hunters, and he’s killed all these bucks in the suburbs of Missoula. Try his tactics wherever you hunt deer around houses, roads and towns. When archery season opens in September, Kevin hunts high draws that overlook the city in the evenings. In his favorite setup, his tree stand is tight to one of 2 deer trails that run up and down a mountain. Having scouted and glassed the area for a month, he knows the pattern of these suburban bucks. If a big [...]

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18 09, 2019

Best Venison Burgers For the Grill

2020-06-10T09:14:53-04:00September 18th, 2019|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Recipes|Comments Off on Best Venison Burgers For the Grill

It’s #nationalcheeseburgerday and perfect grilling weather, let’s celebrate! My addiction to these burgers comes straight from deer camp. Some years ago I was bowhunting on the Milk River. After an especially long and frustrating day (big whitetails will do that to you) my buddy said, “It’s late, we’re tired and we’ve gotta shoot a buck tomorrow. I’m gonna throw some burgers on the grill tonight. We’ll eat fancier later on in the week.” After my third burger (no rolls, low carb, just the protein) I hollered out to my friend on the deck as he grilled some more, “To heck with fancy, we’re gonna eat deer burgers the rest of the week!” The simple, delicious and incredibly addictive “Montana Deer [...]

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18 09, 2019

Clyde Roberts, America’s Oldest Deer Hunter, Passes Away At 105

2020-06-10T09:14:53-04:00September 18th, 2019|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on Clyde Roberts, America’s Oldest Deer Hunter, Passes Away At 105

When he retired 40 years ago, Clyde Roberts of Bedford, VA started hunting at the urging of his son. “I bought him a rifle when retired to keep him busy,” said Mike Roberts. In 2016, at age 103, Mr. Clyde shot his biggest buck ever. The next season, he bagged 2 does and an 8-point buck. Only 6% of Virginia’s hunters killed 3 deer that year. Only one of them was 104 years young. Mr. Clyde killed 10 deer since he turned 100. “When people ask me about the secret to my longevity, I tell them it was all about hard work and living for the Lord,” he said. More about Mr. Clyde from an interview he did with WDBJ7: [...]

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16 09, 2019

North Carolina: 160” Velvet Crossbow Buck!

2020-06-10T09:14:53-04:00September 16th, 2019|BigDeer|Comments Off on North Carolina: 160” Velvet Crossbow Buck!

Brandon Johnson of Mount Airy, N.C. told Carolina Sportsman: “I had been seeing pictures of this buck on trail cam. He was among a group of bachelor bucks for the past two or three months. A lot of those were daytime photos. So I knew I had a good chance at seeing him once the season opened. But I knew I had to make it happen early in the season before his pattern started to change.” On opening evening of the 2019 season, Brandon saw a couple of the bachelor bucks that had been traveling with the big buck for weeks. “When I saw that, I knew the giant was probably close.” Two of the bucks came within 25 yards [...]

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