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11 03, 2016

Look Out For Stolen PSE Bows

admin2020-06-10T09:16:49-04:00March 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

6 01, 2016

West Virginia: Monster 200-Class Bow Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:17:00-04:00January 6th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Bowhunting|1 Comment

These days you never know how you’ll get pictures and info on BIG DEER shot by hunters. I was tagged in this post on Instagram by Whitetailcommunityscrape: One of my followers, Brandon Duncan, sent this. He and his buddy have been watching this deer for a few years and have been hoping and praying that it makes it through the (hunting seasons). Finally this season Brandon got his chance and got him… And guess what public land. Word is that Brandon's buck scores 190-200 inches non-typical.

19 10, 2015

Bowhunting Deer: Shooting At Twilight

admin2020-06-10T09:17:02-04:00October 19th, 2015|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on Bowhunting Deer: Shooting At Twilight

TWILIGHT: the soft, scattered light that illuminates the sky when the sun is just below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or from sunset to nightfall. In the afternoon when the sun reaches 18 degrees below the horizon the twilight's brightness is nearly zero and night begins. When the sun again reaches 18 degrees below the horizon the following daybreak, night ends and morning twilight begins. In either of the twilight periods, the first and last minutes of legal shooting time, light is flat and gray; trees and other objects are silhouetted against the bright skyline, and there are no shadows in the woods. While either twilight is prime time for bucks to move, it is a tricky time for hunters. [...]

12 10, 2015

Hunt The October “Mini Rut”

admin2020-06-10T09:17:02-04:00October 12th, 2015|Big Deer TV, Bowhunting, Deer Science|Comments Off on Hunt The October “Mini Rut”

Mike: I've read about an October “mini rut,” and I'm a believer. I've always had good luck seeing bucks on either side of Oct 15. A few years ago on October 11th, bucks were chasing everything that came into a field. A nice 3-year-old got in on the action. He actually did a lip curl for several minutes where one of the does had stopped to pee. Later, a second buck came along, trailing that same doe's path and stopping at the same spot for several minutes before continuing on the scent trail. Makes one wonder if maybe a few does do cycle a month early. Are you aware of any proof of this? Bob from WI Bob: Yes, every scientific rut chart/bar graph you’ll see will show that some [...]

4 09, 2015

Early-Season Bowhunting: 4 Top Spots for Trail Cameras

admin2020-06-10T09:17:03-04:00September 4th, 2015|Bowhunting, Deer Management|Comments Off on Early-Season Bowhunting: 4 Top Spots for Trail Cameras

If you’ll be setting out or moving cameras this weekend, try: A small clearing in the woods 50 to 75 yards off an alfalfa, soybean or clover field. Mature bucks like to hang up in these areas in late afternoon before moving out to a field at dark. Any bottleneck of thick cover on a deer trail that leads to or from a feed field. Back in the woods toward a bed area where two or more drainages with thick cover come together. Oak trees dropping acorns nearby make the set even better. Having spotted or photographed a big buck in a field or food plot, sneak in and set a camera on the nearest creek crossing, swamp edge, pond edge, etc. [...]