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31 01, 2014

2014 Big Deer Super Bowl Challenge

2020-06-10T09:23:05-04:00January 31st, 2014|BigDeer|36 Comments

Biggest Sunday of the year coming up this weekend, and as always I want to hear your prediction! For this year's challenge pick the winner and total number of points scored in the game. For example, if you think the Seattle Seahawks are gonna win 24-14, vote “Seahawks 38.” If you think Denver wins 20-17, vote "Broncos 37" (Or something along these lines).  Closest to total points with right team (over or under) wins. In case of a tie, I'll pull one winner out of a hat. Winner gets a brand new Big Deer Camo Vest!  One vote per blogger email, but your wife, girlfriend, kid, buddy can vote too. The contest will be open till 5:00 PM EST this [...]

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30 01, 2014

Why Was 2013 Deer Season Lousy?

2020-06-10T09:23:05-04:00January 30th, 2014|BigDeer, Deer Science, Hunting News|19 Comments

Last season was one of my toughest ever. I was in the woods for some 70 days across the country, and nothing came easy. I saw fewer deer—and fewer mature bucks—than in years past. In some places we saw way fewer deer. The camera guys and I hunted hard as hell and we shot some good bucks. But we had to scratch and claw for every one we got.   It was tough hunting for many of you too, especially if you live in the Midwest. Some preliminary figures show the deer kill was down 7 percent in Wisconsin and Minnesota; down a whopping 25 percent in Illinois; down 10-20 percent in Michigan (depending on region, from south to north); [...]

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27 01, 2014

Mississippi Monster Buck, 222 Inches!

2020-06-10T09:23:05-04:00January 27th, 2014|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer|6 Comments

The 30-point non-typical monster that Shelton Earls, 72, shot in Franklin County last December has been scored three times, producing measurements from 222 to 228 inches. “He’s something else, that’s for sure,” Earls told Bobby Cleveland of the Mississippi Sportsman. “He’s a buck of a lifetime… I’ve hunted a long time and I know I’ve never seen anything like him.” Click this link and read the full story of Shelton’s buck, which is filled with lots of interesting twists and turns. Way to go Shelton, awesome man!

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24 01, 2014

Alabama Unicorn Buck

2020-06-10T09:23:05-04:00January 24th, 2014|BigDeer, Deer Science|3 Comments

Brian Wallace shot this unique buck in central Alabama last January. The uni was trailing a doe. Just what causes a unicorn tine? How rare is a unicorn buck? Check out one of our newest YouTube video to understand more about these rare bucks!

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