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27 09, 2018

BIG DEER Moon & Rut Guide 2018

admin2020-06-10T09:15:51-04:00September 27th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on BIG DEER Moon & Rut Guide 2018

From Missouri to Virginia to Canada, 90 percent of whitetail does will come into estrous and be bred from November 5-20, regardless of moon phase or weather. It’s been that way for decades in the Northern two-thirds of America, and will continue to be that way forever. Take off anytime from Halloween though Thanksgiving, and you’ll hunt some phase of the rut. Anytime you hunt rutting deer you are going to have a good time, with the potential to shoot a big buck. While many hunters and scientists don’t put much stock in the moon’s effects on deer movement, I do. I base this on two things. One, 30-plus years of hunting and observing whitetails as they seek, chase and [...]

24 09, 2018

The “Hunter” Hypocrisy of Politicians

admin2020-06-10T09:15:51-04:00September 24th, 2018|BigDeer|4 Comments

Every time a pivotal election rolls around, a few politicians in rural states come out with ads that tout them as “avid hunters,” even though they have not purchased a hunting license for many years or even a decade or more. To avid hunters like you and me, who do buy a hunting license every year, these people immediately become posers, caricatures, “Elmer Fudds” as people in the gun industry call them. This year, with the U.S. Senate up for grabs, I give you the latest two Fudds. The Tennessean reports that until the 2018 election year, Democrat Phil Bredesen, who is locked in a heated battle with Republican Marsh Blackburn for the Senate seat in Tennessee, had not bought [...]

21 09, 2018

2 Awesome Bow Stands

admin2020-06-10T09:15:51-04:00September 21st, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

Forget the rut for now. The first days of your archery season in September or October can be a great time to whack a 10-pointer. The bucks are relatively docile and locked into their summer/early fall bed-to-feed patterns. So long as you don’t press them too hard, they’ll keep moving reasonably well at dawn and dusk. Tweak these setups to your land and tag out early. The Choke Point One September I hunted in sprawling alfalfa and corn country where you could see deer coming and going for miles. The only way to have a fighting chance with a bow in a big spot like that is to narrow the country down, way down. During the middle of the day [...]

19 09, 2018

Trail Cam: New York Albino Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:15:51-04:00September 19th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Hunting News|Comments Off on Trail Cam: New York Albino Buck

The National Deer Alliance (NDA) recently held a Velvet Buck Photo Contest, and not surprisingly Dennis Money’s shot of this New York albino buck took first place. Dennis’ grand prize was a Bear Legion compound bow package. Second place went to Jeffery Antes, who captured this Michigan buck working a lick branch, with what I assume is a buck fawn looking on, hoping to learn the scraping ropes. Bucks make and use scrapes in July more than most people realize. BTW, you need to join the NDA, whose mission is to monitor current events in the deer-hunting world. CWD, new state laws, conservation, anti-hunters… This organization is dedicated to keeping us informed, to benefit America’s deer herds and to protect [...]

17 09, 2018

2018 Deer Season Kicks Off With Big Velvet Bucks

admin2020-06-10T09:15:51-04:00September 17th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on 2018 Deer Season Kicks Off With Big Velvet Bucks

One good thing about Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is that once early deer seasons open up, big velvet bucks start popping up on your phone. From what I’ve seen so far from this anecdotal evidence, 2018 is shaping up to be a good if not great year for big racks across North America. The buck above was killed in Manitoba, where archery season opens in August. I’ve seen a few big deer from Saskatchewan too, but Alberta has been the best, with hunters having shot several deer pushing 200 inches. This portends more huge bucks will be killed in Canada in 2018 as the rut comes on and rifle seasons open in November. Tennessee held its first velvet buck hunt [...]

Big Deer Blog

BIG DEER Moon & Rut Guide 2018

The “Hunter” Hypocrisy of Politicians

2 Awesome Bow Stands

Trail Cam: New York Albino Buck

2018 Deer Season Kicks Off With Big Velvet Bucks