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4 03, 2015

Virginia Big Buck: 10-Year-Old Smokes 180” Non-Typical!

admin2020-06-10T09:19:51-04:00March 4th, 2015|BigDeer|1 Comment

From North Carolina Sportsman: For sportsmen who battled the elements to attend this past weekend’s Dixie Deer Classic, the trip was worth the effort, especially for those interested in the annual Big Buck Contest, which sent a 10-year-old Virginia boy home with its top prize. Fisher Whitlock, 10, of Bassett, Va., won…for a 15-point non-typical buck he killed in Henry County, Va., on Nov. 11, 2014, with a blackpowder gun. The buck scored 180 2/8 points. As the story goes, Fisher was walking toward a stand with his daddy, Johnny, when they spotted the monster. “The diminutive, bespectacled boy” stopped and shot the 15-point non-typical with a .50-caliber muzzleloader. “It was my fifth time deer hunting with my daddy,” the [...]

3 03, 2015

Shed Hunting w/Dogs: Know Your State Rules

admin2020-06-10T09:19:51-04:00March 3rd, 2015|BigDeer, Shed Hunting|2 Comments

From Dan C. via Facebook: Just a heads up to my antler dog friends. Check your state’s regulations about running unleashed dogs on public lands during certain times of the year. In Minnesota (for example) it's illegal to have a dog off leash while on public land, as well as some state forest land, from January through April. This is a protection for winter-stressed deer. Just a heads up, hate to see anyone get in trouble doing something they enjoy. Good advice, thanks Dan.

2 03, 2015

Hunter Shoots Coyote That Attacked Doe!

admin2020-06-10T09:19:51-04:00March 2nd, 2015|BigDeer, Deer Management, Predator Hunting|3 Comments

This from our friend Adam in Nebraska: Today, I was reminded why I hunt predators. As soon as my buddy Justin hit the caller, a doe whipped her head up from her bed 50 yards in front of me on the other side of the river. Thirty seconds in, as she's analyzing the sound, she turns to look behind her. Out of nowhere, a coyote leaps into the air and pounces on top of her. It latched onto the back of her neck and she stood and started to buck and kick. The coyote lost its hold and the doe ran into the middle of the river. The coyote chased her and stood on the bank yipping at her, where he [...]

26 02, 2015

Southeast Deer Study Group 2015

admin2020-06-10T09:19:51-04:00February 26th, 2015|BigDeer, Deer Management, Deer Science|1 Comment

This respected group holds an annual conference at which deer biologists and researchers present their recent findings on whitetail biology and management. The 2015 meetings just wrapped in Arkansas. I followed QDMA Tweets from the conference #SEDSG. Here, some of the most interesting new science (followed by my thoughts): --Plants in poor soils contain all the nutrients deer need, just low in quantity, which you can fix. @UTKnoxville's Craig Harper. (Any dirt can grow big deer; that is where lime and fertilizer come in.) --Bucks of all ages/sizes successfully breed, one reason hunters can't change genetics with trigger decisions. Chad Newbolt @AuburnU (Never was a fan of culling bucks anyhow.) Study of buck breeding success at @AuburnU found 13 of 27 sets [...]

25 02, 2015

Petition: Should Michigan Become A One-Buck State?

admin2020-06-10T09:19:51-04:00February 25th, 2015|BigDeer, Deer Management, Hunting News|18 Comments

I just saw this new online petition that will be delivered to the Michigan DNR and it got me to thinking: Limit buck kill to one per year, end all special seasons…begin hunting with Archery October 1st…change Gun Season to 3 day hunt starting on first Friday in December annually… To put an end, once and for all, to the gross mismanagement of the deer herd in the name of revenues. Too many immature bucks and too many does are harvested annually because of overzealous resource commissioners making laws with revenues in the forefront, manipulation of herd numbers to reach financial goals, and to pander to the insurance lobby. The creation of youth seasons, no age-limit hunting, liberal crossbow rules and [...]

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Virginia Big Buck: 10-Year-Old Smokes 180” Non-Typical!

Shed Hunting w/Dogs: Know Your State Rules

Hunter Shoots Coyote That Attacked Doe!

Southeast Deer Study Group 2015

Petition: Should Michigan Become A One-Buck State?