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24 06, 2014

Hunt Skills: Best Way to Your Tree Stand

admin2020-06-10T09:22:49-04:00June 24th, 2014|BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|2 Comments

Mike: Every time I walk into my favorite stand I jump four or five deer that blow up and crash away. I have the wind right, and I am quiet. What am I doing wrong? Travis from NY Travis: Oftentimes the shortest and easiest route to a stand or blind is not the best way. In your case since you repeatedly jump deer, it sounds like you are walking through (or very close to) a thicket, ridge or similar spot where deer like to hang out and browse, or bed down. Whitetails are habitual animals that eat, walk and hang in the same general areas so long as they feel safe and comfortable there. You need to avoid them and find a new way to [...]

23 06, 2014

Drones for Hunting?

admin2020-06-10T09:22:49-04:00June 23rd, 2014|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Hunting News|5 Comments

I just heard an amazing and almost unbelievable stat: in 20 years every person in the world will have a “pet drone” or at least access to a drone, just like everybody now has a cell phone. What will the billions of drones in the sky mean for our hunting? Is there any place for a drone in the deer woods? As the technology advances and drones become cheaper and easier to use and fly, it is inevitable that people will find a way to use them for all activities, including hunting. People already have. State troopers and wildlife cops in Alaska are aware of at least one drone-assisted moose kill, back in 2012. Other than shooting cool footage for [...]

20 06, 2014

Big Deer Archives: Biggest Drop-Tine Piebald Ever?

admin2020-06-10T09:22:49-04:00June 20th, 2014|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer|2 Comments

It seems I have seen an inordinate number of piebald fawns born this summer. It got me to thinking about all the white bucks I’ve written about over the years…none more impressive than the drop-tine that Ohio farmer Randy Schroeder shot in Ohio in 2007. I first reported on this deer in Outdoor Life back then, but the story and sight of it never get old. Just look at that beautiful hide and chocolate rack, awesome man: Mike: On November 24, my hunting buddy Todd and I headed down to my cabin in Meigs County in Southeastern Ohio. Deer gun season is always a special time for me. The crops are off, the machinery is put away and it is time to play. [...]

19 06, 2014

How to Care For Your Deer Mounts

admin2020-06-10T09:22:49-04:00June 19th, 2014|BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|1 Comment

Folks loved our recent discussion on how to choose a deer taxidermist, and several of you asked for a follow-up post on how to care for and preserve a mount once you get it home and on the wall. Hunting expert and long-time blogger Matt “Flatlander” Cheever, who has been covering this topic for us, explains: Hi Mike: Let me share some tips that will keep that buck of a lifetime on your wall looking good throughout your lifetime and beyond. First, the biggest enemies to a professionally mounted game head are light and heat. If at all possible don’t hang a mount directly over a heat source like the fireplace--I know it looks the best there, just be sure to [...]

18 06, 2014

Georgia: 223 6/8” Velvet Buck!

admin2020-06-10T09:22:49-04:00June 18th, 2014|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer|4 Comments

North American Whitetail has the story of the monster Mikell Fries shot with his bow last October 14. Why was the giant (with drop tines!) still in velvet? …while examining the buck, Mikell noted there was only one testicle, and even it was poorly developed. While it’s unknown if this was a physiological anomaly or the result of an injury, it no doubt caused the hormonal imbalance that prevented the monster whitetail from going through a normal antler cycle. Clearly the deer had never shed the rack he’d been wearing when Mikell first found him before the season in 2012. From an 8-pointer then, he’d grown into a 26-pointer! Big Deer are fascinating… And BTW, every once in a blue [...]

Big Deer Blog

Hunt Skills: Best Way to Your Tree Stand

Drones for Hunting?

Big Deer Archives: Biggest Drop-Tine Piebald Ever?

How to Care For Your Deer Mounts

Georgia: 223 6/8” Velvet Buck!