Big Deer Blog

Got this question one time from a hunter named Dave: Mike: One day I was sneaking into my bow stand as quietly as I could. When I got about 60 yards away, I looked up and some guy was in my tree stand, hunting! He waved at me to get away. I didn’t know what to do, so I just stood there. He kept waving and waving me off. I got so damn mad I was steaming. I just left and I felt bad about it and still do. I feel like I wasn’t much of a man that day, but what else could I done? This was on public land. Dave: Stop beating yourself up, you did the right thing. [...]

In one of the most ridiculous hunting bills to be introduced in a long time, Wisconsin hunters would be allowed to wear blaze pink in the deer woods during gun season. State Reps. Joel Kleefisch (R) and Nick Milroy (D) said they hoped it would encourage more Wisconsinites to hunt and appeal to women and new hunters. "Wisconsin has historically had some of the highest participation rates in hunting... and we've seen a decrease in this number in recent years," Milroy said. "It's my hope that this will become universally acceptable…” Universally acceptable? There is no doubt that more women and young girls are getting into hunting, and that is great. And it is true that lots of manufacturers are making [...]

If you have been on the blog long, you know how much I hate snakes, any kind of snake. While this photo from Eco Wildlife Solutions freaks me out, it’s caption does share some valuable information: If you encounter a snake on top of the water like the snake seen above, this is a good indicator of a venomous snake. Both Copperheads and Cottonmouths fill their lungs with air prior to entering the water causing them to float high in the water. Common water snakes swim with their bodies under the water so they can dive after fish. You need information like this because I’m getting reports of more copperheads than usual in many regions this spring, including in my home state of [...]