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7 02, 2014

Lost Video: Hanback’s 209-Inch Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:23:05-04:00February 7th, 2014|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer|7 Comments

My buddy Sheldon, who for years helped me find and shoot monster bucks up in Saskatchewan, now works in the oil patch in northern Alberta. One dark, frozen night last week Sheldon got bored and decided to clean out his laptop---and found this lost video, which he'd shot with his phone one morning in November 2010. I had never seen the video until now, but it brings back memories. I had killed the 300-pound giant less than an hour before Sheldon shot this clip. I remember I was in a daze as I sat there and jabbered. I remember how the woods smelled of spruce that morning...how thick and bristly the buck's hide felt...how hot his blood was on my [...]

5 02, 2014

B&C Whitetail Quiz

admin2020-06-10T09:23:05-04:00February 5th, 2014|BigDeer|7 Comments

Take this little quiz from The Boone and Crockett Club. Fun and informative, and will help make your Wednesday a little more bearable. 1. There are currently 8,568 typical whitetails listed in Boone and Crockett records. What percentage are 8-pointers? 2. Which antler characteristic factors most heavily into the score of a typical whitetail? 3. Continent-wide, what are the odds of a deer hunter entering a Boone and Crockett-qualifying whitetail? Click here for answers.

4 02, 2014

Indiana: The Short-Tined 10 Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:23:05-04:00February 4th, 2014|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer|3 Comments

Thanks to longtime BIG DEER blogger Dean Weimer for this post: Last summer I began getting pictures of a buck that I wasn’t completely familiar with based on previous years’ sightings and trail camera images. On one summer video I watched this buck as he walked away from the camera, and all I could tell was that he had good mass, spread, and strong brows that flared out a bit. In October I got one image of the buck as he walked past a mock scrape I had made. I still didn’t know exactly which buck it was, but I started referring to him as the “Short Tined 10”. The first week of November 2013 came and went and I [...]

3 02, 2014

Louisiana: Giant Palmated Buck, 201 2/8

admin2020-06-10T09:23:05-04:00February 3rd, 2014|BigDeer|2 Comments

Saw this on the Big Buck Club’s Facebook page, what a cool and unique deer. I’ve hunted whitetails for more than 30 years across North America, and I have yet to see a palmated rack like this in the woods. This much palmation is very rare…perhaps more unique even than a drop-club that continues to elude and haunt me.

31 01, 2014

2014 Big Deer Super Bowl Challenge

admin2020-06-10T09:23:05-04:00January 31st, 2014|BigDeer|36 Comments

Biggest Sunday of the year coming up this weekend, and as always I want to hear your prediction! For this year's challenge pick the winner and total number of points scored in the game. For example, if you think the Seattle Seahawks are gonna win 24-14, vote “Seahawks 38.” If you think Denver wins 20-17, vote "Broncos 37" (Or something along these lines). Closest to total points with right team (over or under) wins. In case of a tie, I'll pull one winner out of a hat. Winner gets a brand new Big Deer Camo Vest! One vote per blogger email, but your wife, girlfriend, kid, buddy can vote too. The contest will be open till 5:00 PM EST this [...]