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22 02, 2019

Which State Has The Best Deer Hunters in America?

admin2020-06-10T09:15:25-04:00February 22nd, 2019|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

Hunters in the Southeastern region of the U.S. were the most successful in 2017, with 55% of hunters killing one or more deer, according to the Quality Deer Management Association’s 2019 Whitetail Report. South Carolina was #1 in the nation, with 69% of hunters shooting at least one whitetail. Mississippi was a close second with 63% hunter success. 42% of hunters across the Midwest shot a deer. The deer-hunting in Michigan, with a 50% success rate, and Ohio (40% success) improved in recent years, while Indiana (35% success) and Iowa (30%) showed declines as compared to 5 years ago. Not the least bit surprisingly to me, the Northeast remains the toughest place in America to kill a deer, with only [...]

21 02, 2019

Use Trail Cameras For Predator Hunting

admin2020-06-10T09:15:25-04:00February 21st, 2019|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Predator Hunting|1 Comment

To shoot more coyotes use trail cameras to pattern the predators, just as you use them to track deer. This field report from the BIG DEER HUNT TEAM’s predator expert Jack Hazel shows you how: “Got two more coyotes last night! For several nights in a row, the Spartan Go Cam’s app gave me the exact time they showed up in the Dump Draw where we put dead cows. We set up 15 minutes ahead of time, and the coyotes came in right on cue. We hunted 30 minutes total. “The thermal image from my scope shows one of the dead dogs 100 yards away. “The Spartan Go Cam is real deal, not just for deer but predators too.” Note [...]

19 02, 2019

Top 10 Deer Bowhunting States

admin2020-06-10T09:15:25-04:00February 19th, 2019|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|2 Comments

The QDMA’s 2019 Whitetail Report points out that bowhunting for whitetails has never been more popular. In 2002 only 15 percent of the total whitetail harvest in America was taken with archery tackle; that percentage rose to 23 percent in 2017. Check out these numbers from 2019 report: The 5 states with the most bowhunters are: 1) Pennsylvania (339,600 bowhunters); 2) Michigan (311,000); 3) Wisconsin (246,211); 4) New York (231,000); 5 Missouri (222,717). The 6 states with the most bowhunters per square mile are: Pennsylvania (7.6 bowhunters PSM; 2) New Jersey (5.9); 3 Michigan (5.5); 4) New York (4.9): 5) Ohio (4.5); 6) Wisconsin (4.5). The top 5 states with the highest percentage of annual deer harvest with archery tackle: [...]

13 02, 2019

Best & Worst Cities for Hunters

admin2020-06-10T09:15:25-04:00February 13th, 2019|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|3 Comments

I am fed up with the “wimp-ification” of America and the left’s cultural war on “toxic masculinity,” so let’s turn the tables. Nashville, Tennessee is the “manliest city in America,” according to a survey done by snack-food brand Combos several years ago. Cities were given points for masculine traits such as professional sports teams, hardware stores per capita, popularity of hunting, and propensity to throw monster-truck rallies…points were subtracted for emasculating features like high minivan sales, an abundance of home-furnishing stores, and subscription rates to beauty magazines. Other hunter-friendly cities were Kansas City, Charlotte, Oklahoma City and Toledo. Least manly cities were predictable: Miami, Chicago, New York and a bunch out on the Left Coast, like San Francisco. If you’re [...]

8 02, 2019

Do You Need A Salvage Permit For Deer Skull/Antlers?

admin2020-06-10T09:15:25-04:00February 8th, 2019|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Hunting News, Mule Deer|3 Comments

Every winter and spring shed hunters find and pick up big “deadheads,” and many of them can’t wait to post images of their finds on Facebook or Instagram. Let me remind you that if you find any size skull with antlers attached in the woods you might—actually you probably-- need to obtain a salvage permit (or at least verbal permission) from the state to possess and transport that skull/antlers. You do not need a permit to pick up and possess shed antlers (no skull). In most states a deadhead—the skull and rack from a buck that died of disease, was hit by a car, or was lost by a bowhunter in the fall—is treated like a roadkill buck, and subject [...]