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19 11, 2018

New Jersey Bowhunter Revitalizes Farm, Shoots 6.5-Year-Old Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00November 19th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|3 Comments

In 2016, Jeff Herrmann, long-time friend of BIG DEER, bought a rundown farm in New Jersey and set about making it a dedicated hunting property. The land is 133 acres, 40 of those tillable. Well into his third year of land management, Jeff has put in 10 acres of beautiful food plots. “What you see in the picture below are primarily brassicas,” he says. “Specifically, groundhog radish, purple top turnip and dwarf essex rape. The work is paying off. In October, Jeff shot this great big-bodied 7-pointer with his bow. “I believe he was the oldest buck on the property when I bought the farm, at least 4.5 back then.” Proof that with dedication and hard work, anybody can create [...]

16 11, 2018

BIG DEER’s Ultimate Guide To Rattling In Bucks

admin2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00November 16th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|2 Comments

Dr. Mick Hellickson, one of the top deer scientists in America, conducted a three-year project on whitetail behavior and antler rattling on a 10,000 ranch in South Texas. The deer population was healthy and the buck:doe ratio was near 1:1. His researchers rattled in two-man teams during all three phases of the rut each November and December. When a buck came in, they noted the time, weather, etc., and videotaped each deer so later they could estimate its age and rack score. I mention that Mick’s research was conducted more than a decade ago, which has been a good thing for me. It has allowed me to compare and analyze the study’s key points against my field notes and observations [...]

14 11, 2018

Central Virginia Drop-Tine Buck!

admin2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00November 14th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

Ethan said: “Mike, I know you like a good drop tine buck. I do as well, and I finally made my dream come true in central Virginia! Big Old Dominion dropper went 23” wide!” Yes, love me some drop tine, especially an old main-frame 6 with a big drop club like this! And sure love me a big old Virginia buck! Congrats man thanks for sharing.

11 11, 2018

Nebraska Girl Shoots Biggest Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00November 11th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on Nebraska Girl Shoots Biggest Buck

Today’s great guest blog from Tony Woodruff: Mike: Just wanted to send a quick story about a hunt a few weekends ago. I took my 13 year old daughter bowhunting on the family farm up in north-central Nebraska. We couldn't get to the primary location that I wanted to hunt Saturday morning because of the wind, so we hunted a field edge and only saw some does and fawns. I slipped into a draw that afternoon where I hoped there would be evening activity, set up a pop-up blind and brushed it in. We went back to the blind with a little over 2 hours of daylight left. We were in the blind getting our chairs situated when I looked up and spotted a [...]

8 11, 2018

Breaking: Will 311” Illinois Buck Be New Archery World Record?

admin2020-06-10T09:15:27-04:00November 8th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

2018 will go down as a tremendous rack year, as some giants are being shot across North America. Will it also be the year the record is broken for the highest-scoring whitetail buck ever killed with a bow? This picture has been all over social media. Here’s a report from a source I trust: This buck was killed in Edgar County, Illinois between Paris and Chrisman by a disabled Veteran Luke Brewster of Virginia. His close friend was hunting the buck and he came down and got a shot on him his first day on the hunt. The deer was 100% free range and legal after being investigated by the IDNR. It has 39 countable points and green scored 311” [...]