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22 01, 2018

Best New Crossbows For Hunters

admin2020-06-10T09:16:08-04:00January 22nd, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Gear Reviews|1 Comment

Our friends at Petersen’s Bowhunting Magazine give us the specs on 6 new crossbows that were unveiled at the 2018 Archery Trade Association show. Since getting a good buck with a crossbow on TV is high on my bucket list—while I have killed my share of deer with vertical bows, I have never even shot a crossbow, much less bagged a deer with one—this article was of interest. Some one-liners that caught my attention--I did not realize that crossbow technology and engineering had come so far so fast: …the (Mission) SUB-1, so named for its ability to consistently deliver groups less than 1 inch at 100 yards. At just 6 inches wide, the Stealth NXT (pictured) headlines TenPoint’s next generation [...]

17 01, 2018

South Carolina: Blind Hunter Kills Deer

admin2020-06-10T09:16:08-04:00January 17th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on South Carolina: Blind Hunter Kills Deer

From North Carolina Sportsman: Michael Edmonds of Inman, S.C. lost his sight during an industrial accident about four years ago, and with the loss of his sight, he thought his hunting days were over. But on Dec. 22, he killed a trophy while hunting with a friend with some specialized equipment. “It was a very emotional day for me… Next thing I knew, I was sitting there crying… It was a big accomplishment for me,” he said. Read the full story here. Way to go Mike, you’re an inspiration…God bless and good luck.

15 01, 2018

Why Do People Knock TV Hunters?

admin2020-06-10T09:16:08-04:00January 15th, 2018|BigDeer|10 Comments

Recently on social media (which has no doubt helped to recruit young and millennial hunters, but which has also done plenty of disservice to our sport and way of life in my opinion, though that is a topic for another day) there has been an inordinate amount of bashing of TV hunters or “celebrities.” (BTW, I do not like that latter term; just because a guy or gal hunts on TV that does not make him or her a celebrity or, God forbid, a “professional hunter,” another moniker that really peeves me. Just this week on Facebook I saw 2 different posts: 1) What annoys you most about TV hunters? And 2) What do you hate most about hunting TV [...]

12 01, 2018

Garmin Xero Rangefinding Bow Sight

admin2020-06-10T09:16:08-04:00January 12th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|4 Comments

The Archery Trade Association (ATA) show 2018 is going on right now in Indianapolis. I’m not there, but from what I hear this digital range-finding sight from Garmin is the big news, and I can see why. I just wonder why it took a company so long to come up with one. From Garmin: We are excited to announce the Xero A1 and A1i, two groundbreaking auto-ranging digital laser bow sights that automatically measure the distance to a target and provide a precise, virtual lighted pin for the shot. A silent, single-button trigger mounted on the bow’s grip lets the archer range targets at rest or at full draw, virtually eliminating distance estimation and hunter movement …The laser range [...]

10 01, 2018

BIG DEER TV Season 7 Coming Summer 2018 on Sportsman Channel

admin2020-06-10T09:16:08-04:00January 10th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|4 Comments

We're 80% wrapped filming another season of BIG DEER TV, and what a ride it has been once again. I don't have the luxury of hunting sprawling private farms, or high-dollar lodges. And that's fine. I don't want hunt like that. We travel around North America and hunt wild deer in woods and on farms that are very similar to those that you hunt. Like you, most days we don't shoot a buck. A few days we do get lucky. My show is all about real-world deer hunting with real-world hunters. At least once a year, I take a flyer and go hunt an area and a type of whitetail I've never hunted before. This year, in December, we went [...]

Big Deer Blog

Best New Crossbows For Hunters

South Carolina: Blind Hunter Kills Deer

Why Do People Knock TV Hunters?

Garmin Xero Rangefinding Bow Sight

BIG DEER TV Season 7 Coming Summer 2018 on Sportsman Channel