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3 06, 2016

Public Land Deer: Summer Scout Now

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00June 3rd, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|2 Comments

Don’t let the ticks and snakes keep you from finding new spots to hunt this fall. It’s time to get out there and start scouting. Lather on the DEET, put on snake boots and get a leg up on those other guys who are playing golf or kicked back on a beach or in the A/C somewhere. Let’s say you hunt a 250-acre woodland. You’ve probably hunted only 50 to 75 of those acres over the years, if that. You figure other guys roam the ridges and hollows beyond your stand. Or maybe you’ve just gotten in a rut and hunted the same spots. You bust some does every year and a buck every once in a while, so why [...]

2 06, 2016

BREAKING: Is the Walking World-Record Buck of Wisconsin Dead?

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00June 2nd, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer|2 Comments

BIG DEER BLOG has the exclusive on this giant. When I first posted the photo last October, people went wild over this giant. When I followed up with this after-season report from the landowner, who had been hunting the deer for a couple of years and who had named him “Ghost,” we learned: There seems to be a rumor every couple weeks that Ghost has been shot or hit by a vehicle, but he is alive and well…. I’m sure I’ll see him again before too long once I begin work on my spring habitat projects. Previously I had wanted to keep everything about this buck somewhat quiet, but my area is not conducive to poachers seeing him due to the way the [...]

31 05, 2016

What is a Piebald Deer?

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00May 31st, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Science|Comments Off on What is a Piebald Deer?

Mike, I have seen some beautiful brown and white bucks on your blog over the years and was wondering: what causes the white in their coats? How rare are they? Gary, Virginia Experts say a genetic defect causes the “piebald” condition in white-tailed deer, when a deer’s hide—doe or buck—will be colored white and brown, similar to a pinto pony. Sometimes a piebald’s hide will appear almost entirely white, or in other cases, mostly brown. Regardless of coat color, a piebald has brown eyes and a black nose and hooves, just like any normal whitetail. In addition to a pinto coat, a mature piebald might have short legs and a Roman (bowed) nose, the latter evident in the amazing cam [...]

27 05, 2016

Memorial Day 2016: Thank You U.S. Veterans

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00May 27th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|2 Comments

Got this from a loyal blog reader, I could not have said it better myself: Mike: A nice blog for the weekend would be a dedication to the REAL HEROES of our country. The men and women that serve and have served in our Armed Forces are owed well-deserved respect and gratitude from us. "To those who have fallen, you will never be forgotten,” including those who perished in The Towers on 9/11. We WOULD NOT be able to pursue our dreams of freedom and hunting if not for the men and women that we honor this weekend. At a minimum, raise a drink during a celebration this weekend and remember our TRUE AMERICAN HEROES. Also, maybe you could link [...]

25 05, 2016

Deer Food Plots: When, How to Mow Clover

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00May 25th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Management|Comments Off on Deer Food Plots: When, How to Mow Clover

Some fellows in a hunt club in Michigan wrote and asked: Mike: How often should we mow our food plots? We generally mow ours down to 8-10" tall, approximately once a month in the summer. Also, how often should we apply herbicides? We've only applied once a year in the past, but it seems that is not enough to control the grasses and weeds on some of the plots. I reached out to the land-management experts at Biolgic, and they said: How often to mow is on a case by case, plot by plot basis. We try and limit our clover fields to around a 25% bloom. In other words, when the bloom is on we mow or clip off [...]

Big Deer Blog

Public Land Deer: Summer Scout Now

BREAKING: Is the Walking World-Record Buck of Wisconsin Dead?

What is a Piebald Deer?

Memorial Day 2016: Thank You U.S. Veterans

Deer Food Plots: When, How to Mow Clover