BigDeer Archives - Page 137 of 343

20 08, 2018

How To Scout A Big Buck In Late Summer

admin2020-06-10T09:15:52-04:00August 20th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on How To Scout A Big Buck In Late Summer

Guest blog w/great tactical information from my friend and traditional bowhunter Luke Strommen, a charter member of the Big Deer Hunt Team: One time I spotted a gnarly 6x6 during my scouting and glassing routines in the summer. The mature whitetail used his primary core area throughout July and August. I saw him many times and took some distant digital images of him from one of my tree stands. He would browse in an irrigated alfalfa field, and having completed his evening ritual, he’d sneak off to spend the night in a 20-acre corn field nearby. He continued this pattern into the early archery season in September, consistently passing by one of my stands, but late. I waited for the [...]

16 08, 2018

When Velvet Antlers Stop Growing

admin2020-06-10T09:15:52-04:00August 16th, 2018|BigDeer|8 Comments

What you see on a buck's head right now, is what you'll get for this year. The majority of antler growth was completed a week or so ago in early August. Now during mid- and late August, the antlers start to harden. In early to mid-September the velvet dries and is shed, usually in a matter of hours. The cue for the hardening and velvet shedding is the change in photo-period as caused by increasing darkness and decreasing daylight in late summer, which results in a significant increase in bucks’ testosterone levels. Once a buck sheds velvet, he is ready and willing to breed, though does won’t cycle into estrus for a month or two yet. Thanks to our friend Dan for [...]

14 08, 2018

Deer Rifle Sale: Get A Remington Model 783 For $300 At Cabela’s

admin2020-06-10T09:15:52-04:00August 14th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting, Remington|Comments Off on Deer Rifle Sale: Get A Remington Model 783 For $300 At Cabela’s

If you are in the market for a new deer rifle for 2018 head to the nearest Cabela’s or Bass Pro until August 26 and grab a Remington Model 783 for a tad over $300 with tax. This is an unbelievable deal for one of the most accurate and dependable deer rifles I have shot in the last 6 years. I was the first blogger/hunter to shoot and test the Model 783, back in the fall of 2012. Later that November my friend John, who at the time worked for Remington, shot the first buck ever with the 783 on a hunt with me in Saskatchewan. We filmed the hunt for that 160-inch giant for my show Big Deer TV [...]

13 08, 2018

Indiana: Huge Roadkill Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:15:52-04:00August 13th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|2 Comments

This is the time of year when, sadly, the road-kills start showing up. This one was was hit by a car about a week ago in Indiana. No details yet, but I'd bet some hunters were scouting this magnificent animal, and probably have trail camera images of him.

10 08, 2018

BIG DEER TV Marathon Saturday August 11, 2018 at 5 PM ET On Sportsman Channel

admin2020-06-10T09:15:52-04:00August 10th, 2018|BigDeer|Comments Off on BIG DEER TV Marathon Saturday August 11, 2018 at 5 PM ET On Sportsman Channel

Tomorrow evening watch 3 hours of BIG DEER as friends and I travel to Canada to Kansas to Texas to back home in Virginia to hunt whitetail bucks. Not only will the entertainment of these 6 episodes fire you up for the upcoming deer season, you’ll learn some tips from our “Buck Science” segments that will help you out in the woods this fall. Tune in, set your DVR and let me know what you think of these episodes. Thanks for watching and for your support! Special thanks to our sponsors #trijicon #remington #wildlifereseachcenter #spartancamera #mahindra