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5 04, 2021

2021 Pennsylvania Deer Harvest Tops 400,000

Clay Hanback2021-04-05T10:03:09-04:00April 5th, 2021|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Hunting News, whitetail deer|Comments Off on 2021 Pennsylvania Deer Harvest Tops 400,000

HARRISBURG, PA - Pennsylvania hunters took an estimated 435,180 deer in the 2020-21 hunting seasons, the Pennsylvania Game Commission reported today. The 2020-21 estimated harvest topped the previous license year’s harvest of 389,431 by about 12 percent. Since 1993, Pennsylvania hunters have harvested more than 400,000 deer in a license year 10 times. The statewide buck harvest -- 174,780 – set a new record in the antler restrictions era. The buck harvest also increased 7 percent over the previous license year’s buck harvest of 163,240. “About a quarter of the state’s deer hunters took a buck in the 2020-21 deer seasons,” noted David Stainbrook, the Game Commission’s Deer and Elk Section supervisor. “It’s a trend that hunters have maintained over the [...]

26 03, 2021

#1 Key To Deer Hunting: Hunt Every Hour You Can

Clay Hanback2021-03-10T13:28:16-05:00March 26th, 2021|BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, whitetail deer|Comments Off on #1 Key To Deer Hunting: Hunt Every Hour You Can

One day in November a few years ago, Brian Larue and his buddy, Bob Evenson, cut out of work early. The rut was still on in Winneshiek Co., Iowa, and the bowhunters were pumped. They had scouted and hunted their land hard all season; they knew good bucks were there and actively rubbing and scraping. Brian sneaked toward one of his favorite stands in a walnut tree, even though he figured the northwest wind would be wrong there. When he got to the stand he found the wind was more of a straight west, okay for the deer movement in the area, so he climbed up and started hunting. He looked down and noticed a big, shiny rub, only a [...]

8 03, 2021

New Lyme Disease Vaccine!

Clay Hanback2021-03-08T14:19:46-05:00March 8th, 2021|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Hunting News|Comments Off on New Lyme Disease Vaccine!

Big news for hunters, fishers, hikers and all outdoorsmen! From Field & Stream.com: A Massachusetts doctor may have discovered a shot that will prevent Lyme disease in humans. The drug received federal approval from the Food and Drug Administration to be tested on people at the end of 2020. The Phase 1 clinical trial on 66 human subjects began last week. If effective, the shot will be available in the Spring of 2023. Click here for the details.

16 02, 2021

New York: New Record Typical Bow Buck 191 3/8”

Clay Hanback2021-02-23T11:04:40-05:00February 16th, 2021|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, whitetail deer|Comments Off on New York: New Record Typical Bow Buck 191 3/8”

From Outdoor Life: Dieter Herbert of Huntington, New York, is a self-admitted whitetail addict. This 27-year-old New York City carpenter spends countless days and dollars scouting, planning, and hunting… In Nov. 2019 a giant buck…appeared on one his trail cameras…and he nicknamed it “Split G4.” Dieter game planned and scouted the buck for a year. On Halloween 2020, hunting from a ground blind, Dieter arrowed 227-pound Split G-4. Gross score 197 4/8, net 191 3/8. The new state record typical bow kill! Read the full story here.

12 02, 2021

Kentucky: Lady’s First Bow Buck Scores 180”

Clay Hanback2021-02-12T10:27:35-05:00February 12th, 2021|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, whitetail deer|Comments Off on Kentucky: Lady’s First Bow Buck Scores 180”

From Realtree 2020 Rack Reports: Florida native Kim Ellis and her husband, Scott, took a road trip to Kentucky to hunt with some friends last fall. November 11 turned out to be a banner day. “It was a quiet, crisp morning,” Kim said. At sunrise two does walked within 30 yards. A 6-pointer followed a half-hour later. After that, activity slowed. Kim blind-called every 15 minutes. Eventually, a doe walked up the hill toward her position. A giant she recognized from trail-cam photos chased hot on her heels. “Thankfully, I was able to get him stopped, and that’s when I released the arrow,” Kim said. The buck wheeled and ran. She called Scott and they waited 45 minutes before blood [...]