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22 07, 2015

South Texas: Big Non-Typical Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:19:36-04:00July 22nd, 2015|BigDeer|1,210 Comments

From our friend Wren, who manages and hunts for big, mature whitetails on a low-fence ranch in South Texas: Mike: Photo of large non-typical taken on The Martinena out of Encinal by Lias Bubba Steen. His son Jennings is holding the buck. Bubba, Jennings and Jeff Steen had been hunting the buck since he was seen during one of our helicopter surveys. Bubba and Jennings saw this deer the evening before he was harvested. Sometime overnight, the buck had broken off another short "beam" and a large drop-tine with kickers.—Regards, Wren Awesome buck, I would have loved to have seen that rack with a third beam and especially the drop! A buck breaking off points or even a beam overnight [...]

20 07, 2015

Trail-Camera: Big Freak Buck!

admin2020-06-10T09:19:36-04:00July 20th, 2015|BigDeer|7 Comments

Perfect for trail-cam Monday, this monster is the coolest buck I have seen growing in 2015. Knowing my obsession with drop-tine bucks and junky racks in general, a hunter sent me the following: I thought you would enjoy this buck. Been after him for a few years. He has a storied history on our farm. I believe he’s 5 this year. He was a 4x6 last year with a small drop tine where his left brow tine should have been. I don’t know what all he has going on this year. I really hope to see him this fall. He has been completely nocturnal for the last two archery seasons. Good luck man, I hope this is your year. Look forward [...]

17 07, 2015

Bowhunting Deer: Best Summer Practice

admin2020-06-10T09:19:36-04:00July 17th, 2015|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting|291 Comments

Standing in the backward and burning arrow after arrow into foam targets is the best way to get your bow and arrows tuned, your shooting muscles toned and your release and follow-through down pat. But along about mid-July, it’s time to raise your game and shoot from an elevated platform, just like you’ll do when deer season rolls around in a few short months. Why High? On the ground you stand fence-post straight, plant your feet in a baseball hitter’s stance, stare across at your target, draw with ease and let an arrow fly. Pretty simple. In a tree stand, you often have to turn and contort your body, sometimes wildly so, and your footing is trickier. Leaning left, right, [...]

15 07, 2015

BIG DEER TV Tonight: “Blood Moon Rising”

admin2020-06-10T09:19:36-04:00July 15th, 2015|Big Deer TV, BigDeer|90 Comments

All-new episode tonight on Sportsman Channel 10 ET/9C. Here are some clips from the script you’ll see and hear: “I’m on a high desert adventure in the Oregon Outback with Big Deer producer Justin and his buddy Nick. “At first glance the high desert appears to be a harsh moonscape. But upon further inspection, you see pockets of water and prime habitat that support the numerous wildlife adapted to thrive here… “Oregon’s high desert is a landscape born of fire. Beginning some 3 million years ago, a string of young volcanoes in eastern Oregon began erupting and covering large terrains with lava flows of basalt. This igneous rock…formed from the rapid cooling of lava exposed at or near the surface…rises [...]

14 07, 2015

Photo: Monster Texas Rattlesnake!

admin2020-06-10T09:19:36-04:00July 14th, 2015|Big Deer TV, BigDeer|216 Comments

It would not be summer if I didn’t post a humongous rattler. This one has been floating around social media the last few weeks and is allegedly an “11-footer from Texas.” I don’t think rattlesnakes grow that large, but no matter. This is an especially troubling image, so vivid in my mind, since I’ll be hunting in south-central Texas next week. With all the rain they have had down there, the brush will be thick, and who knows what lurks beneath… I have my snake boots ready, but it’s my heart I’m worried about if I ever see one of those things.

Big Deer Blog

South Texas: Big Non-Typical Buck

Trail-Camera: Big Freak Buck!

Bowhunting Deer: Best Summer Practice

BIG DEER TV Tonight: “Blood Moon Rising”

Photo: Monster Texas Rattlesnake!