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16 11, 2022

Whitetail Buck “Excursions” In The Rut

Clay Hanback2022-11-06T09:49:53-05:00November 16th, 2022|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Rut|Comments Off on Whitetail Buck “Excursions” In The Rut

A post on the National Deer Association website starts out like this: One thing researchers have deciphered in recent years using GPS technology is a somewhat new behavior that white-tailed deer do called an excursion, which is a brief trip or trips outside their established home range. This behavior especially occurs during the rut, and I have a personal story from the 2018 season to prove it. We have been running 2 dozen trail cameras for a decade on a 1,000-acre farm in the Virginia Piedmont where I hunt. Imagine our shock and excitement when we checked a card and saw one image of this awesome buck from November 18, obviously an older deer with a ton of character. We had never seen [...]

14 11, 2022

15 Deer Rut Questions Answered

Clay Hanback2022-11-06T09:38:21-05:00November 14th, 2022|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Rut, whitetail deer|Comments Off on 15 Deer Rut Questions Answered

Last November 13, I saw and heard deer crashing through the woods everywhere. The next day I sat in the same stand and saw 10 squirrels and one fork-horn. What happened? You were hunting just as “lockdown” began. That’s the mini-phase when the older bucks hook up with the older does to breed, and they all seem to go underground for three or four days. To punch your tag during that phase this fall, head for your best stand or blind deep in the timber and hunt there all day for several days. Ideally you’ll have a commanding view of several thickets on ridges and in draws, ditches and/or creek drainages. A doe might pop out of a cover; an [...]

11 11, 2022

Is Social Media Pressure Making Hunters Pass Young Bucks?

Clay Hanback2022-11-02T10:46:28-04:00November 11th, 2022|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on Is Social Media Pressure Making Hunters Pass Young Bucks?

Social media causes some good and a lot of bad in the hunting world; this might be one of the good things. Chris Cook, Alabama’s Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division’s Deer Program Coordinator, said the number of big bucks taken by Alabama hunters has increased in the past few years because of a variety of factors. “I think people have just gotten into the habit of not shooting every buck they see,” he said. “Some of that may be the three-buck limit. I think it may be a change in attitude for a lot of hunters. For social media, it’s all about antler size. They may not shoot the small bucks they see. It’s definitely changed deer hunting, for [...]

10 11, 2022

Permanent Daylight Saving Time Would Save 33 Human Lives And 30,000 Deer A Year

Clay Hanback2022-11-03T09:48:53-04:00November 10th, 2022|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Mule Deer, whitetail deer|Comments Off on Permanent Daylight Saving Time Would Save 33 Human Lives And 30,000 Deer A Year

A new study published in Current Biology estimated that some 36,500 deer deaths, 33 human deaths and 2,000 human injuries could be prevented annually by halting the switch from daylight saving to standard time in autumn and during the deer rut. USA Today reports that researchers analyzed more than 1 million deer collisions and 96 million hourly traffic observations, and found that deer collisions are 14 times more frequent in the two hours after sunset than before sunset, according to the study. When peak traffic volumes shift to after sunset following the transition from daylight saving to standard time, there is a 16% spike in collisions the week following, the study says. Delaying the sunset could also save the country $1.19 billion [...]

8 11, 2022

Tips For Hunting Full-Moon Week November 8

Clay Hanback2022-11-02T10:34:48-04:00November 8th, 2022|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, whitetail deer|Comments Off on Tips For Hunting Full-Moon Week November 8

From our texts back and forth from tree stands each season for the last 10 years, Mark Drury and I keep honing our theory: Mature bucks move best in daylight hours in and around a full moon that shines the sky in November. We know this flies in the face of what Granddaddy told you: Bucks move all night on the big moon, it’s the worst time to hunt! But I know we’re on to something. The more I hunt a full moon in early to mid-November across the U.S. and Canada, the more mature bucks I see wandering around glassy-eyed from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Drury agrees, and you’ve seen all the rutting giants he kills on his [...]