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21 09, 2018

2 Awesome Bow Stands

admin2020-06-10T09:15:51-04:00September 21st, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

Forget the rut for now. The first days of your archery season in September or October can be a great time to whack a 10-pointer. The bucks are relatively docile and locked into their summer/early fall bed-to-feed patterns. So long as you don’t press them too hard, they’ll keep moving reasonably well at dawn and dusk. Tweak these setups to your land and tag out early. The Choke Point One September I hunted in sprawling alfalfa and corn country where you could see deer coming and going for miles. The only way to have a fighting chance with a bow in a big spot like that is to narrow the country down, way down. During the middle of the day [...]

17 09, 2018

2018 Deer Season Kicks Off With Big Velvet Bucks

admin2020-06-10T09:15:51-04:00September 17th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on 2018 Deer Season Kicks Off With Big Velvet Bucks

One good thing about Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is that once early deer seasons open up, big velvet bucks start popping up on your phone. From what I’ve seen so far from this anecdotal evidence, 2018 is shaping up to be a good if not great year for big racks across North America. The buck above was killed in Manitoba, where archery season opens in August. I’ve seen a few big deer from Saskatchewan too, but Alberta has been the best, with hunters having shot several deer pushing 200 inches. This portends more huge bucks will be killed in Canada in 2018 as the rut comes on and rifle seasons open in November. Tennessee held its first velvet buck hunt [...]

10 09, 2018

Maryland Girl Bags “Long Brow” Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:15:51-04:00September 10th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on Maryland Girl Bags “Long Brow” Buck

Today’s guest blog from our friend Dan Myers, who had been scouting and watching a tall and symmetrical 8-pointer all summer: I wish there was more to the story, but it happened so fast there isn’t much to it. Opening day in Maryland it was almost 90 degrees and to no one’s surprise we didn’t see much deer movement, just one little spike. The second day the temps dropped into the low 60’s with heavy rain most of the day. The rain stopped around 5:00 pm and we were in the blind by 6:20. My daughter Lexi being a 7th grade girl, most of her evening was spent texting friends and playing games on her phone. I’ll admit that after an [...]

4 09, 2018

Hunters: Beware Illegal Pot on Public Land

admin2020-06-10T09:15:51-04:00September 4th, 2018|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Mule Deer|1 Comment

As deer seasons open across the country, if you hunt public land, you need to be on the lookout for pot gardens, which authorities refer to as “illegal cartel marijuana grows.” California has the most of these illicit operations. In an ominous announcement, DEA Agents and California Game Wardens say a cartel “owns” every national forest, national park, state park and wildlife refuge in the state. Marijuana grows have been found in 23 states and on 72 national forests. Other states with significant cartel gardens on national forests, parks and BLM lands include Colorado, Oregon, Michigan and Wisconsin. Farther east and south, the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky is known to have lots of illicit pot growing. As authorities point [...]

27 08, 2018

How To Hunt Deer On 30 Acres

admin2020-06-10T09:15:51-04:00August 27th, 2018|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

I got an email from a guy who landed permission to hunt a 30-acre block of woods. He had 2 questions. Is that spot big enough to kill a good buck, and if so how should he hunt it? First, hell yeah, 30 acres or even 20 is big enough. Monsters are shot in small habitats like that every year. On any new property, you’ve got to find out what kind of terrain and vegetation you’re dealing with. Right now is time to check the property. Spend a day and walk every inch of it; carry an aerial map or consult Google Earth as you go for reference. Walk and look for funnels, edges, little ridges, etc. where deer will [...]