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2 05, 2016

Wisconsin: 3 Record Typical Bow Bucks in 4 Years!

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00May 2nd, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer|Comments Off on Wisconsin: 3 Record Typical Bow Bucks in 4 Years!

Back in 2012 I posted this blog on the 14-point monster shot by Dusty Gerrits in Fond du Lac Country on November 6 that year. It net-scored 189 3/8 inches, and was the new state archery record for typical whitetail. I was so impressed with Dusty’s buck that the next summer I went up and filmed a popular BIG DEER TV segment with Dusty at his hunting cabin. Some 11 months later, on October 11, 2013, bowhunter Adam Hupf shot a 13-pointer in Dodge County that edged out the Gerrits Buck to become the new Wisconsin archery record typical. After the mandatory 60-day drying period, the rack was panel-scored in Green Bay and measured an official 191 6/8 inches. Dusty [...]

28 04, 2016

Sad Day For Outdoor Mags: Harris Publications Shuts Down

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00April 28th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer|5 Comments

Foliomag.com (2 hours ago): New York-based enthusiast publisher Harris Publications notified employees today that the company is shutting down, effective immediately, after nearly four decades. Founded in 1977, Harris published a wide variety of special interest magazines over the years… "The magazine publishing industry has been through turmoil in the face of the rapid ascendance of digital media, changing consumer content preferences, magazine wholesaler struggles and consolidation in the supply chain," read an official company statement obtained by Folio:. "We have tried mightily to persevere against these forces, but have been unable to overcome these challenges." This is a tough day for me because back in the 1990s and early 2000s, I did a ton of work for Harris. In fact at one [...]

27 04, 2016

2016 Prices For Deer & Elk Sheds

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00April 27th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Shed Hunting|1 Comment

Mike: What are antlers going for these days? I have a big pile I might want to unload if the price is right.—Dave For starters, depends on the condition and grade of the sheds: Grade A: Antler in perfect condition, brown and beautiful, with no fading...no broken tines or chew marks…this year’s drop, antler picked up within a few weeks or months. Grade B: Antler in good condition, still natural brown color, may be dull or faded on one side and slightly weathered, probably last year’s drop. May have slight broken tine or chip. Grade C: Antler faded and weathered to white and chalky, on the ground for 2 or 3 years. What are they worth? These are spring 2016 [...]

14 04, 2016

VIDEO: How to Clean a Hunting Rifle

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00April 14th, 2016|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Guns & Loads|1 Comment

Jim emailed me about the video we produced on cleaning a rifle. He said he watched it, followed our steps to a tee, let the rifle sit awhile and then went to the range to sight-in again. "I have killed a lot of deer with this rifle over the years, but it never really shot all that great," he said. "Two and a half inches is about the best group I could ever get. But after cleaning the barrel like John advised in the video, the rifle now shoots just over an inch MOA." A thorough cleaning can do that, especially if you have neglected your rifle's barrel lately. Our video, featuring the expertise of Remington's John Fink, runs about [...]

29 02, 2016

Deer How-To: Late-Winter Buck Scout

admin2020-06-10T09:16:59-04:00February 29th, 2016|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management, Shed Hunting|Comments Off on Deer How-To: Late-Winter Buck Scout

It was a gray, bone-chilling evening, one of the last of the New York muzzleloader season. Craig Dougherty was fixing to climb down from his stand and call it a year when he looked up and saw a 150-inch brute standing in a plot of brassica greens. Boom! Craig’s .50-caliber roared and he tagged the biggest buck he’d ever seen on his farm. The more Craig pondered his good fortune that night a few years ago, the more curious he became. That was the first time he’d ever seen the big buck on his land. Where had he come from? How had the deer approached the plot? Where had he been living, eating and bedding all those years? The next [...]