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23 11, 2018

Deer Tactics For Thanksgiving Weekend

admin2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00November 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

admin2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00November 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

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 [...]

5 11, 2018

69-Year-Old Hunter Shoots First Bow Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:15:27-04:00November 5th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

This is one of the coolest Tweets I've read in a while. Jerry @ BG_Two tweeted: My dad will be 70 next year and he got his first bow buck last night! He was shaking like a little kid when I got to him. I wouldn't trade that moment for anything. He had a goal to get one before moving on to a crossbow and we did it together. I am still pumped! This is just tremendous and makes me happy, way to go guys.

2 11, 2018

October Velvet Mystery Bucks

admin2020-06-10T09:15:27-04:00November 2nd, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Science|Comments Off on October Velvet Mystery Bucks

Got this from Travis: Hi Mike: Thought you might be able to shed some light on this. We took this deer October 19 on the Texas/Oklahoma border north of Dallas. As you can see it’s still in velvet! That’s not normal for around here. Any insight on this, and does this change how we plan for the rut? I emailed back: Did his nut sack look normal or small? If a buck injures his testicles (or if they didn’t drop as he grew) it affects his hormones and a buck might not shed the velvet. Let me know. From Travis: I finally heard back from my buddy. You called it. The testicles were small and not near what you’d expect. And [...]