Big Deer Blog

The province of Alberta is home to some giant bucks. Check out these 3 amazing pictures that were recently tweeted by Outdoors: Photo #1: Buck supposedly shot in the Edmonton Bow Zone. Photo #2: 290” sheds found in Alberta Photo #3: This buck was reportedly found dead in Alberta in 1997 and scored 312” Wow… As you can see, Alberta has monsters, but it’s one of the toughest places I’ve ever hunted; I’ve tried there 4 times over the years with zero success. In my experience, what makes it so tough is the pressure, with both locals and outfitters running around and hunting the same areas. The giants go nocturnal quickly. Unless you hit the peak of the rut just [...]

Take this little quiz from The Boone and Crockett Club. Fun and informative, and will help make your Wednesday a little more bearable. 1. There are currently 8,568 typical whitetails listed in Boone and Crockett records. What percentage are 8-pointers? 2. Which antler characteristic factors most heavily into the score of a typical whitetail? 3. Continent-wide, what are the odds of a deer hunter entering a Boone and Crockett-qualifying whitetail? Click here for answers.

Saw this on the Big Buck Club’s Facebook page, what a cool and unique deer. I’ve hunted whitetails for more than 30 years across North America, and I have yet to see a palmated rack like this in the woods. This much palmation is very rare…perhaps more unique even than a drop-club that continues to elude and haunt me.