3 12, 2018

Indiana Big Buck

2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00December 3rd, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

Today's guest blog from BIG DEER blog fan and our friend Jason Lough: Hi Mike: It was opening weekend in Indiana and I was excited to share another weekend of deer hunting with my Father, as it’s something we look forward to every season. We put cameras out every year to determine the quality of bucks on the property so that we have an idea of what to expect. Based on the camera pictures and our scouting this year, we knew we had a few good bucks in the area.  Opening day came and I set up in our best stand in a funnel. I began to see deer early in my sit. The does and small were chasing and [...]

26 11, 2018

Deer Hunt Tip: How To Make A Doe-In-Heat Scent Trail

2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00November 26th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

Twenty ago one of the top scent strategies was to lay a hot-doe trail to your stand on the walk in every morning or afternoon. You heard many testimonials of bucks smelling those scent trails and following them straight to a hunter’s stand. You don’t hear much about scent trails anymore, but I still make them and you should to. Park your truck and sneak off down through the woods. When you’re 150 yards or so from where you plan to hunt, tie a drag rag to your boot, soak a wick with hot-doe lure and walk the rest of the way in. Make a couple of big sweeps around your stand. A buck that comes from any direction might [...]

23 11, 2018

Deer Tactics For Thanksgiving Weekend

2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00November 23rd, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on Deer Tactics For Thanksgiving Weekend

Most of you have several days to hunt this weekend, so after stuffing your face on Thursday, get out and try these tatics: On Friday, November 23, on the day the moon waxes full, you need to spend most of the day in a tree stand or blind. In a North Carolina State study several years ago, researchers said that a common misconception with hunters is that  during a full moon, deer can see better at night. But according to their data, bucks actually moved less on average at night during a full moon and more during the middle of the day, and also earlier in the evenings. With the full moon so late this November, it’s tricky to predict [...]

21 11, 2018

New York: Adirondack Camp Bags 11-Point “Big Mac” Buck

2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00November 21st, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on New York: Adirondack Camp Bags 11-Point “Big Mac” Buck

Great guest blog from my buddy Connor Burns from up in the Adirondack Mountains: Three summers ago, we set out trail cameras at our camp in the great Adirondacks. We knew we had some good bucks on our property; we’d seen them during deer season the previous year. The cameras had only been out a few weeks before the excitement got to us and we had to make the trip to camp to check them. As we scrolled through the pictures we were surprised at just how many bucks were on the property and consistently on camera. One picture completely stunned everyone. There stood a beautiful, tall 11-point with a kicker off his left brow tine. Needless to say the picture [...]

19 11, 2018

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

2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00November 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 [...]

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