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13 07, 2017

First Trail-Camera Pictures of 2017!

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00July 13th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|Comments Off on First Trail-Camera Pictures of 2017!

The pictures are starting to roll in. Take a look and get fired up for the 2017 deer season, which will be here before you know it. Please send me your camera photos to share; I’ll never reveal the location of where your big buck is—we just want to see him and enjoy him, and dream. Plus, if we post your cam picture on the blog, we’ll send you a BIG DEER hat. Our friend Kim sent the pictures above. Of the 5-year-old “Splitz” (image 2) Kim reports: “last year is the first year his right antler split.” Actually, that is pretty common. Biologists say that most whitetail bucks have non-typical genes in their blood, but splits, stickers, etc. don’t [...]

12 07, 2017

How Bad Was The Mule Deer Winterkill?

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00July 12th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Management, Deer Science, Mule Deer|1 Comment

I recently attended the 2017 North American Deer Summit, where Jim Heffelfinger of the Arizona Game and Fish Department reported on the status of the mule deer across the American West. Jim said that while mule deer went through tough times in recent years, the good news is that muley populations have been trending up, and are stable or increasing slightly in most states. But Jim did point to the hard, snowy winter of 2016-17 in some regions of the West, saying that "will lead to a dip in deer numbers this year in some states." Well, turns out it will be quite a big dip in places. U.S. News and World Reports has just published a compilation of how [...]

10 07, 2017

Indiana Deer Covered With Warts

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00July 10th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Science|2 Comments

Cameron sent me this image via Twitter: I was driving down the road and saw her. Got out and walked within 15 yards and filmed with my phone. I retweeted the picture and dozens of people want to know what is going on here. Biologists say that these growths, commonly called “deer warts,” are cutaneous fibromas and they are caused by a virus. The virus could be transmitted from one deer to another by biting insects, just like bluetongue is transmitted. The warts are hairless tumors that can be found on any part of the skin, but they rarely extend below the hide. They are usually temporary on the body and can vary from 1/2 to 8 inches in diameter, [...]

7 07, 2017

How Many Deer Are Hit By Cars Each Year?

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QDMA biologist Kip Adams posted on Instagram: Man I hate to see this. This buck got hit earlier this week just down the road from my house. In the U.S. we hit nearly 1.3 million deer annually with our vehicles. About one in every 23 deer alive will get hit this year, that’s a crazy statistic! Spring (fawning) and fall (rut) are the worst times for deer-car accidents so slow down and be safe.

6 07, 2017

It’s Official: Bass Pro Shops Buys Cabela’s

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00July 6th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting|4 Comments

Fox business reports that the merger of Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s (CAB) has received the go-ahead from antitrust regulators. In a filing with the SEC, Cabela’s said Wednesday the Federal Trade Commission informed the company earlier this week that it concluded its investigation of Bass Pro’s $4.2 billion buyout. Cabela’s shareholders will vote on the deal July 11. The transaction is expected to close later this summer. We all knew this was coming… So now, what does it mean for your favorite outdoor company and store, which for readers of BIG DEER is definitely Cabela’s? There will be changes, anytime a sale goes through that happens. But I believe Bass Pro’s Johnny Morris, who said last year, ““We look forward to [...]