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1 02, 2017

Iowa Muzzleloader: Lady Smokes 240” Velvet Buck!

admin2020-06-10T09:16:31-04:00February 1st, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting|3 Comments

Hi Mike: My wife, Lyla, harvested this buck with her muzzleloader near Osceola, Iowa on December 22, 2016 at 3:30 pm. The deer known as "The Freak" has 26 scorable points, an inside spread of nearly 24 inches and main beams 27 inches plus. He was 6 1/2 years old. The Freak lived most of his life on a 4,300-acre farm located 10 miles south of our farm and managed by Steve Snow. Every year in mid-October the deer would come back to our farm, except for 2016, when our first picture of him was on Nov. 2. The Freak remained in velvet last year, we believe, because he was wounded by a neighboring bowhunter the previous year. This is [...]

30 01, 2017

Bottle Kills Whitetail Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:16:31-04:00January 30th, 2017|Deer Hunting, Hunting News|Comments Off on Bottle Kills Whitetail Buck

Two weeks ago, somebody dropped an old chair and a refrigerator in a parking lot of the state forest where I hike with my dog. I reported it to the authorities, but nobody seemed to give a damn; I doubt a deputy checked it out. I suspect the litterbug knew that, because yesterday, a few hundred yards from the first dump site, I found an old TV rolled off the road, down a bank and into a creek. This pretty little state forest is becoming some criminal’s personal trash pit. With littering on my mind and mad as hell about it, this article and picture from QDMA hit me hard and made me even angrier. The other day some guys [...]

26 01, 2017

Whitetail Deer w/Hernia: South TX Big Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:16:31-04:00January 26th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on Whitetail Deer w/Hernia: South TX Big Buck

Got this email from James D. on January 8: Hello Mike: I have a place down in deep South Texas in Webb County. I have one particular buck that appears to have a hernia. I was doing research last night and trying to find images of something that matches the growth/tumor that this deer exhibits. I found the article on your website about hernia and it looks almost exactly like the one you posted. I have been watching this buck for over 3 years and am assuming he is at least 6 1/2 years old now. He has never exhibited any abnormality the past few years. This picture was taken this week. His neck is still swollen and he appears to [...]

25 01, 2017

Kentucky Kid Shoots 169” Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:16:31-04:00January 25th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

One day last November Jordan Mills hunted on family property near Lily, Kentucky in Laurel County. He left home about 1:30 PM and was in his tree stand by 2:20. Jordan had patterned the deer in this area and knew they traveled along an abandoned logging road in the afternoons. It was windy and cold, and darkness fast approached. Jordan decided to try his Extinguisher call, and he delivered two loud grunts. Immediately he heard deer walking behind him—6 does but they were not looking in his direction. A yearling fawn began to stamp her foot, and all the does looked directly away from Jordan. Then he heard a loud, deep grunt from the direction the does stared. Jordan had [...]

23 01, 2017

Illinois Bow Buck “Wild Thing”

admin2020-06-10T09:16:31-04:00January 23rd, 2017|BigDeer|3 Comments

Today’s guest post is from Illinois bowhunter Zach Atkins, who along with his wife Ellie make one of our favorite outdoor couples: Hey Mike: Here is the buck I killed on November 19th 2016. We call him "Wild Thing!” This deer is very special to us because he was the first deer Ellie and I ever got on trail camera together. We have been after this buck for 3 years and I finally got it done. On November 19th I decided to put Ellie in a stand where we had been seeing 7-10 deer every night. I decided to go to a different stand, not knowing what I would see. I never would have imagined that Wild Thing would come [...]

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Iowa Muzzleloader: Lady Smokes 240” Velvet Buck!

Bottle Kills Whitetail Buck

Whitetail Deer w/Hernia: South TX Big Buck

Kentucky Kid Shoots 169” Buck

Illinois Bow Buck “Wild Thing”