Big Deer Blog

Somebody sent me this picture, which I said had to be a fake, nobody could load a whole darn moose on a 4-wheeler... My Saskatchewan 4-wheeling friend Grant Kuypers (stuck in bog in bottom photo) responded. (You cannot believe the places those crazy Canadians try go with their quads): Hello Mike: I was looking at the picture of the moose on the quad. You are right, it is something us crazy Canadians would love to try! And I think it could be legit. When I was in Alaska one time, I was fortunate enough to drop a 61” moose that probably weighed 1,500 lbs. They had a little 300 Honda in camp. It was in rough shape, but we decided to try [...]

Dr. Grant Woods has been a champion of tiny green food plots, which he calls “hidey holes,” for many years. He explained to me one time: “A hidey-hole is a small patch of green forage hidden in the woods where deer can grab several mouthfuls of food before they move on to a larger green field or crop. I use a leaf blower to clear a spot about 20 feet x 20 feet where I see sunlight hitting the forest floor. I’ll take 10-10-10 fertilizer and sow it over the cleared spot. Next, I’ll put down some winter wheat, buck wheat, peas or any seeds that will germinate on top of the soil and produce a crop quickly after the first [...]

Here's the latest giant on cam, and I'm particularly excited about this one. We'll be trying to shoot this buck on film for BIG DEER TV in a few weeks. We know where he lives and we have a good idea of his pattern, but there are certainly no guarantees with a world-class deer like this. But I like our chances.