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1 08, 2013

Wisconsin: Schumacher Bow Buck, 243 6/8”

2020-06-10T09:23:23-04:00August 1st, 2013|BigDeer|1 Comment

One day recently Wayne Schumacher drove out to a hunt camp in Fond du Lac Co., WI where my film crew and I were waiting to see the state record archery non-typical buck he’d killed one day in September 2009. Wayne flipped up the tail gate on his van; the mount with the 30-point rack was one of the most impressive whitetails I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot of big deer. Here’s how Wayne arrowed the giant: The first week of Wisconsin’s bow season, which opens in mid-September, is Wayne’s favorite time to hunt. But that fall, his son was moving to Iowa, and Wayne drove down to help him out. “You do that for your [...]

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31 07, 2013

Bucks Showing Up Big Time!

2020-06-10T09:23:23-04:00July 31st, 2013|BigDeer, Deer Management|1 Comment

Hopefully the blog is now back to normal as you expect it, and I plan to be blogging again with a vengeance daily. I’m told we’re still going to have to battle the spammers, who caused the problems with my site in the first place, and who continue to be a royal pain in the a--, but we’ll monitor as best we can. Thanks for your patience. Now on to the good stuff… It’s that time of summer when bucks come out of the woodwork, showing up in fields and pastures both morning and evening, posturing and eating. If you haven’t been looking/glassing/running trail cameras yet, start right now. Tanner sent these VA bucks, which I believe are showing up in his grandmother’s backyard. [...]

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26 07, 2013

Colorado: Man Applies for BB Gun Permit, Is Targeted By Police

2020-06-10T09:23:23-04:00July 26th, 2013|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Hunting News|Comments Off on Colorado: Man Applies for BB Gun Permit, Is Targeted By Police

I am posting this press release pretty much in its entirety because 1) it is so ridiculous; and 2) it is so downright scary. What is going on in Colorado and our country? Discharging a BB gun in the city limits of Grand Junction, Colorado is illegal. In order to try to rid his area of an invasive species, the Eurasian Dove, which Colorado allows to be hunted with no bag limit, James Shults requested a Discharge Permit to use a 30-year old Daisy BB gun to run the pest from his residence and from neighbors’ areas with their permission. After inspection of Shults' neighborhood by two police sergeants the Chief (whom Shults likes personally) refused the permit because the [...]

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25 07, 2013

How to Shoot a Buck on 25 Acres

2020-06-10T09:23:23-04:00July 25th, 2013|BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|2 Comments

I got an email from a guy who just landed permission to hunt a 25-acre block of woods. He had 2 questions. Is that spot big enough to kill a good buck, and if so how should he hunt it? With bow season right around the corner, some of you might be in a similar situation. First, heck yeah, 25-50 of woods is big enough. Monsters are shot in small habitats like that every year in Illinois, Wisconsin and other states. But you’ve got to find out what kind of terrain, vegetation, etc. you’re dealing with. Right now is a good time to check the property. Spend a day and walk every inch of it; carry a note pad and [...]

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