The first 2015 BIG DEER field report is in, and it comes with a fabulous picture of a fabulous buck: Hi Mike: Have followed your show and blog reports for years and am finally happy to say that I harvested a deer of a lifetime. My buck was shot in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, and scores 181 gross, with 23 5/8” mains, 15 points, inside spread of 20 5/8”, and only 2.5” inches of side to side difference as a main frame 12! Truly blessed to harvest an animal of such beauty, which I shot on the 3rd day. Passed a 140” 10-point two hours into my hunt, and then shot the big buck. Thought you would like to see it.--Ed [...]

Heart attacks, injured backs and broken bones are among the most common medical emergencies for hunters. Physician Eric Grube, D.O., of the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse offers tips for a safe hunting season. "I am a hunter and always need to remind myself to lead by example when I'm in the woods," Dr. Grube says. "Hunting can be a fun sport…but we need to make sure that fun isn't spoiled by some unfortunate accident." Wear clothing suitable for for the weather, stay level-headed, and always alert other hunters to your presence in an area, he says. Other tips from Dr. Grube: Watch for heart attack warning signs. One study of middle-aged male hunters found that the activities inherent to hunting -- [...]

Eric posted this on Facebook: I Like Big Bucks.... and I cannot lie! I Like Them Round And Big... I am still trying to get my head around this picture, what do you make of it?    

Got this email recently from Jeff: My son was introduced to bowhunting by my brother, and last year he went out and shot a big 8 pointer. I was reading your article in Bowhunting World magazine about a hunter named Shane Good getting 3 big deer from the same stand. Well, my son will not be moving from his stand anytime soon! The point I was making in that article is that some tree stands are in the perfect spot and produce a good buck year after year after year. Not all stands mind you but some. Here’s the gist of it from that story: “One October afternoon several years ago, Ontario bowhunter Shane Good shot the buck of his dreams: [...]