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4 10, 2016

Are Trail Cameras Ruining The Hunting Experience?

admin2020-06-10T09:16:33-04:00October 4th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|11 Comments

Got this thought-provoking post from our friend Danny, read and tell me what you think: The first time I got to go hunting was with my uncle when I was 12 years old (1990). No one I knew had trail cameras. In fact, I don't remember hearing about trail cameras until I was in my 20's. My uncle shot a small buck that day and I was instantly hooked. Fast forward to when I was 16 years old and shot my first deer, a one-horned spike. It was the first buck I had seen while I had a rifle in my hands. I didn't know what other deer might be in the area, and it didn't matter. I got my [...]

28 09, 2016

Wisconsin Hunter’s First Archery Buck—200” Adams Co. Giant!

admin2020-06-10T09:16:45-04:00September 28th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting|4 Comments

Matt Ornes tells the story of the giant he arrowed in Adams County a few days ago. Excerpt: Just down the trail, a big doe popped out in the open. My adrenaline now had me shaking bad. I had every intention of taking a shot at her but in the corner of my eye I noticed more movement behind her, further up the hill. I suddenly stopped shaking as I saw the bigger bodied deer coming towards the water. It walked slower and with more authority than any of the other deer I had seen that night. As it got closer I could see glimpses of antlers through the saplings. About fifteen yards out he finally cleared the saplings, and [...]

26 09, 2016

Early-Season Deer Tactic: Hunt A Stand While It’s Hot

admin2020-06-10T09:16:45-04:00September 26th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting|Comments Off on Early-Season Deer Tactic: Hunt A Stand While It’s Hot

Not temperature-wise, but when a spot is “buck hot.” One afternoon a buddy drilled a 10-pointer with his bow from a lock-on near an alfalfa field. I drove our ATV over at dusk, and we looked around for 30 minutes. I was supposed to be looking for blood splatter, but I got big-eyed with all the trails and fresh shiny rubs (20 that I could see) in the grassy funnel between the bedding timber and the grain. Steve hollered, “Here he is!” We weren’t quiet as we dragged his 10-pointer, loaded it, and rattled off across the field. The next afternoon I stood in the same tree stand and drew an arrow on the third buck that slipped out of [...]

9 09, 2016

How to Shoot a September Whitetail Buck with Your Bow

admin2020-06-10T09:16:46-04:00September 9th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Bowhunting|1 Comment

For two years there was talk of a mysterious buck with massive drop tines roaming the part of Missouri where Kevin Jaegers’ father-in-law owns a farm. When trail-cam images of the 200-class freak started popping up—finally some hard evidence--Kevin got serious. He hung a tree stand on the farm last summer and vowed to hunt the monster hard in September. This was a departure for Kevin, who normally doesn't hunt that much in the early bow season. But he figured that if he was ever going to see Drops, the first days would be the best. After that, pressure in the area would likely turn the buck nocturnal. Opening day came, and the wind was wrong for Kevin’s stand. “I [...]

7 09, 2016

Bow Season: Grant Woods’ Hidey-Hole Fall Food Plots

admin2020-06-10T09:16:46-04:00September 7th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

If your archery deer season opens October 1 try this. Dr. Grant Woods, one of the top whitetail experts in America, is a believer in tiny green food plots, which he calls “hidey holes.” “A hidey-hole is a small patch of green forage that you develop and hide in the woods, where deer can grab several mouthfuls of food before they move on to a larger green field or acorn flat." Locate a little open spot in a high-traffic area: optimally along a trail that deer are using regularly right now in the evening. Then go to work. "I simply use a leaf blower to clear a spot about 20 feet x 20 feet where I can see sunlight hitting [...]