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31 10, 2013

Wisconsin: Monster Big-Woods Buck!

admin2020-06-10T09:23:20-04:00October 31st, 2013|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer|9 Comments

Don Dziedzina at Illinois Outdoors is first to report this monster. Word is a hunter shot the buck on October 28 on public land between Eagle River and St. Germain Wisconsin. Don says he’ll have more details to follow, “but for now, these are pictures worth a thousand words.” Wow, I’d say, that’s going to be one of the top non-typical bucks shot in America this year. Some will likely say the buck looks high-fence because of the white rack, which does look unusual, but I believe this giant is legit.

30 10, 2013

Why Does a Buck’s Neck Swell in Rut?

admin2020-06-10T09:23:20-04:00October 30th, 2013|BigDeer, Deer Science|3 Comments

Mike: My buddies and I were talking about how bucks’ necks swell up, and none of us can find any definitive information on what causes it. We know it’s based on the mating cycle. Is it muscle mass increase, blood flow, etc.? Thanks, Jason T. Jason: In the latest research from Delaware, biologists found that the circumference of a buck’s neck can increase 50% in the rut. I asked Sarge Vasquez, a wildlife biologist and member of the Big Deer Hunt Team, for more. Sarge says: One of my old college professors, Dr. David Hewitt, wrote and edited a great book entitled, Biology and Management of White-tailed Deer. We talked about why bucks’ necks swell, and while Dr. Hewitt said he wasn't aware [...]

30 10, 2013

Michigan: Deer Hunter Wolf Encounter!

admin2020-06-10T09:23:20-04:00October 30th, 2013|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer|7 Comments

This from our friend Tim O. in the Upper Peninsula, who writes, "I have 9 different wolves on trail-cam in the same area and I've seen 10 others…they're all different colors and are easily identifiable.” Here’s what happened to Tim the other day: I decided to take a 4-wheeler ride to swap out memory cards on a trail camera at one of my bow stands the other night. Instead of driving right into my spot I chose to walk in the last 150 yards. I swapped the cards and started walking out, but I took a wrong turn in the dark and didn't realize it right away. I walked up on a fresh wolf deer kill! Immediately I heard growling [...]

28 10, 2013

Indiana: Huge Buck Found Dead to EHD

admin2020-06-10T09:23:20-04:00October 28th, 2013|BigDeer, Deer Science, Hunting News|8 Comments

Dean W. reports that this beautiful buck, 170-class, was found in west-central Indiana by a friend of a friend and suspected to be an EHD fatality. As compared to last year, EHD has been light across North America in 2013, although there have been spotty outbreaks that have killed some bucks, like this Indiana giant. It is that way every year from Montana to the East Coast, EHD always gets some deer. Damn shame this tall-tined buck was killed by that dreaded disease.

25 10, 2013

BIG DEER RUT REPORT 2013

admin2020-06-10T09:23:20-04:00October 25th, 2013|BigDeer|4 Comments

This cool weather has the bucks moving—I’m getting reports of early rutting activity from Kansas to New Hampshire—but the best is still to come, this last week of October and especially in November through the full moon on the 17th. That is the time when the most giant bucks will fall. To monitor the rut in your area and see what your fellow hunters are seeing and shooting, go to the BIG DEER Rut Report, click on your region and join in the conversation. Be sure to post pictures of any big rubs or scrapes or other interesting stuff you find in the woods, and for sure post pictures of the deer you shoot. Good luck! For now while you’re [...]

Big Deer Blog

Wisconsin: Monster Big-Woods Buck!

Why Does a Buck’s Neck Swell in Rut?

Michigan: Deer Hunter Wolf Encounter!

Indiana: Huge Buck Found Dead to EHD

BIG DEER RUT REPORT 2013