30 06, 2016

Summer Deer Scout: Set Your Trail Cams Now

2020-06-10T09:16:47-04:00June 30th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Management|Comments Off on Summer Deer Scout: Set Your Trail Cams Now

This is the weekend to go to the beach or pool, do a little fishing or hiking, play golf, grill out… And if you’re serious about your hunting, drive to your spot, lather on the tick and bug repellent, set some cameras and find some bucks to hunt in 3 or 4 months. I’ve had a few cameras out for a while, but now around July 4th is when I start my recon in earnest. Velvet antlers are up and growing full bore; when you get an image of a buck with potential, you’ll know it and can start tracking and patterning his movements. One day this weekend I’ll set 2 cameras on 2 half-acre clover plots hidden back in [...]

28 06, 2016

Flying with Guns: Best Hard-Side Travel Cases

2020-06-10T09:16:47-04:00June 28th, 2016|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Guns & Loads|Comments Off on Flying with Guns: Best Hard-Side Travel Cases

You’ve heard that airline baggage handlers are gorillas that throw bags and gun cases around, but in my experience that is not the case. I peek out the plane window whenever I can and watch those guys, and for the most part they are responsible with peoples’ bags. Now, I understand that some people flying with guns have horror stories, and some of those have been posted here on the blog. But I’ve been lucky with my rifles over the last 30 years, and yes, I knock on wood. I’ve always used a top-quality hard case. With all those miles you fly and connections, plus the last leg of a journey to and from your destination, your case (and guns [...]

11 05, 2016

Top 10 States: Giant Non-Typical Whitetail Bucks

2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00May 11th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|1 Comment

The odd monstrous non-typical is walking in every state, but without question your odds of seeing one are best if you live in the Midwest, or own or lease ground there, or travel there to hunt. This region has the most soybeans and the best genetics for growing big, bad freaks. Some Midwestern states don’t allow gun hunting until after the November rut, and even then much of it is limited to slug or muzzleloader. This allows a good number of bucks to live past 4 or 5 years and begin to sprout antler junk.   You can hunt anywhere in the Midwest and have a fighting chance of encountering a freak, but your odds go up if you hunt [...]

17 03, 2016

“The Fall”: Must-Read for Tree Stand Hunters

2020-06-10T09:16:49-04:00March 17th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Bowhunting|10 Comments

Today’s post is from longtime blogger and friend of BIG DEER, Dean Weimer.  On Saturday October 24, 2015 my buddy “Big John” Sliger and I were on a routine mission to move, or adjust, a problematic stand setup.  You see, the climbing stick system we used with that set was quite squeaky, and the camera stand we had set for filming was still attached high up in the tree. The main issue was that we’d chosen a gargantuan walnut tree with several large limbs that could impede the filming of a hunt. To be sure, the big walnut was the perfect hunting tree; its sheer size and deeply knurled bark hid us well. The archaic nut tree also offered us [...]

11 03, 2016

Look Out For Stolen PSE Bows

2020-06-10T09:16:49-04:00March 11th, 2016|BigDeer, Bowhunting, Hunting News|Comments Off on Look Out For Stolen PSE Bows

Statement from PSE Archery president Jonathan Shepley: It has recently come to PSE’s attention that a person or persons are privately selling non-serial-numbered PSE bows. These bows are constructed from parts stolen from our factory and are not authorized for sale. These bows also cannot be registered or warrantied. PSE is offering a reward of $2,000 for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of those selling these stolen goods. If you have any information or have been approached by anyone selling a PSE bow without its serial number information, please contact PSE at: reward@pse-archery.com

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