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30 01, 2019

Saskatchewan Bowhunter Kills World-Record Mule Deer

admin2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00January 30th, 2019|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Mule Deer|Comments Off on Saskatchewan Bowhunter Kills World-Record Mule Deer

On October 1, 2018, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation member Dennis Bennett arrowed the deer of a lifetime in the Arm River area of Saskatchewan. This non-typical mule deer was panel measured by official Henry Kelsey measurers and scored 293 6/8. It has been declared a Henry Kelsey provincial record, meeting the minimum score of 200, surpassing the previous provincial HK record of 290 taken back in the 1920s. . Henry Kelsey and Pope & Young both use the Boone & Crockett scoring technique, with the difference being that Henry Kelsey uses the green score, whereas P&Y and B&C require a 60-day drying period. Pope & Young, which records animals taken by archery only, has declared Bennett’s deer a P&Y world record with a final [...]

24 01, 2019

Mississippi Woman, 101 Years Young, Still Shooting Deer

admin2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00January 24th, 2019|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

Photo Source: Clarion-Ledger The Clarion-Ledger reports that Bertha Vickers of Morgantown was having a tough season. She’d been seeing deer, but couldn’t close the deal. But her luck changed a few days after her birthday. Vickers celebrated turning 101 and was back in her hunting blind, hoping for a chance. She spotted a small doe. "I decided to wait for a bigger one," Vickers said. "Before long, a bigger doe came out and I shot. Read the full story to see what happened next. Bertha’s grandson skinned the deer, and she helped cut it up. "When you're as old as I am, you naturally think each one could be your last one, but I'm going to go as long as [...]

22 01, 2019

Ultimate Guide To Hunting Shed Antlers

admin2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00January 22nd, 2019|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Shed Hunting|Comments Off on Ultimate Guide To Hunting Shed Antlers

Google shed hunting and up pops more than 1 million links to a mind-bogging array of antler info. There are shed-hunting clubs, a shed-antler record book and Facebook pages. Tens of thousands of articles and blogs have been published and posted on how and where to hunt for antlers. Television shows on antler hunting air on Sportsman Channel each year. I produced a shed episode for Big Deer TV a few years ago and it was one of the most popular shows of the year. There is a good chance you are at least a semi-obsessed antler hunter, or that you will get into it very soon. Either way, here’s stuff you need to know. When to Shed Hunt When [...]

8 01, 2019

Indiana: 180-Inch Homestead Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00January 8th, 2019|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on Indiana: 180-Inch Homestead Buck

Thanks to Ben Andrew for sharing his tremendous 2018 buck from central Indiana. “Sentimental buck right here,” Ben said. "Shot off the homestead where I grew up, and where my dad taught me years ago with a muzzleloader. Place where I got my first buck 25 years ago. “My father is my lifelong hunting buddy. He’s getting into his middle 70s, and still after it with me. Unfortunately the land around us is up for sale.” How much longer Ben and his dad have to hunt the home place is unknown. Many of us face similar uncertainties these days, but we have to stay with it and hunt hard while we still can. Tale of the tape on Ben’s massive [...]

3 01, 2019

Hunt Tactics for Winter Bucks

admin2020-06-10T09:15:26-04:00January 3rd, 2019|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|Comments Off on Hunt Tactics for Winter Bucks

We have 2 more days to hunt deer this season in Virginia…if you’re still hunting too, try these tips. Afternoons are always best in late season. Deer move straight from their beds to a cornfield or beans or a thicket or a pasture with weeds--anywhere they can find last scraps of food. When you hunt a food source, the wind can’t blow back toward a bedding cover or travel lane out, and it can’t swirl out into a field where the does will pop out first. Set up downwind of a trail or funnel where your scent will blow back into a dead zone in the timber where no deer will hopefully come out. If just one doe winds you [...]