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8 08, 2013

South Dakota Sioux Falls Buck: Alive at 11.5!

admin2020-06-10T09:23:22-04:00August 8th, 2013|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Shed Hunting|3 Comments

In October 2008 I first blogged about a giant whitetail (12x14 with 240” of rack) that was living in the city limits of East Sioux Falls. Somebody posted a you tube video of him (I don’t see it online now) and it caused mild hysteria amongst hunters and non-hunters alike. At the time people figured the buck was the walking state record. For the last 5-plus years I’ve tracked this amazing deer with the help of Kelly, a hard-core hunter and shedder in the area. Kelly wrote me awhile back with this update: Mike, I'm running out of room! You should remember the buck mounted on the wall, that’s “you-tube" from east of Sioux Falls. Last year, just before scheduled shedding [...]

7 08, 2013

Top 10 Tactics on BIG DEER TV!

admin2020-06-10T09:23:22-04:00August 7th, 2013|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|3 Comments

Tonight on the show (8 and 11 PM Eastern on Sportsman Channel) I lay out my Top 10 whitetail tactics, one or a few of which I hope will help you shoot a giant this fall. Here’s an example from the script: # 3 Hunt Terrain, Not Sign (with graphic): “Many hunters find hot rubs and scrapes and rush out to hang a tree stand right beside it. Sometimes that works out, but there’s a better way to do it. Hot sign is obviously important because it tells you bucks are in the area and active. Then scout out from those rubs/scrapes/trails for 50 yards, 100, even 200 yards. Find those draws, creek crossings, points of ridges...that bucks have traveled for years, [...]

7 08, 2013

Amazing Photo: Predator Barn!

admin2020-06-10T09:23:22-04:00August 7th, 2013|BigDeer, Predator Hunting|1 Comment

From Boone-Crockett.com: Will Huppertz of Alberta is an expert in the art of harvesting coyotes and wolves. This is the result of his 2012 season: 352 Coyotes and 31 Wolves. Because of the large populations of predators, Alberta's game laws set no limit on either wolves or coyotes. This is awesome and almost as cool as the house of fox pelts we posted last year, but not quite. I like the fox house better.

6 08, 2013

Deer Blood Trails: Did You Know?

admin2020-06-10T09:23:22-04:00August 6th, 2013|BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Deer Management, Deer Science|2 Comments

Did you know that if you shoot a buck in a few weeks, he might not leave a heavy blood trail? Scientists say that in early fall deer have high levels of Vitamin K, which causes blood to clot quickly. Also, whitetails produce lots of B-endorphin that helps to heal wounds. So two things: Pick your shots carefully (you never want a one-lung hit and especially in the early season). And I recommend a big-cutting broadhead like the Rage; even if you hit a buck a little off, he’ll bleed and you’ll likely find him. Bottom line: If you put any broadhead/arrow in the right spot, through both lungs, a buck won’t go much farther than 60-70 yards, even if [...]

5 08, 2013

Giant Bucks on Trail Camera!

admin2020-06-10T09:23:22-04:00August 5th, 2013|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Management|4 Comments

Ok, the big deer are starting to show up. The guys at Huntography posted this monster the other day. Word is the rack might go 200”; I don’t know about that, but it is the biggest buck we have seen so far this summer. I would have been hunting the giant above, but I didn’t draw a tag for that area/state. Heartbreaker! I count at least 14 points! This big 8 is living on a farm where I will be hunting in November. I’m hoping for a 10-point, but if this tall-tined 8 comes by I’ll probably take him.

Big Deer Blog

South Dakota Sioux Falls Buck: Alive at 11.5!

Top 10 Tactics on BIG DEER TV!

Amazing Photo: Predator Barn!

Deer Blood Trails: Did You Know?

Giant Bucks on Trail Camera!