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22 05, 2018

New Jersey: Police Officer Performs C-Section On Doe, Saves Fawn

admin2020-06-10T09:15:53-04:00May 22nd, 2018|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Hunting News|1 Comment

From CBS New York: "A resourceful police officer is being credited with saving the life of baby deer after its mother had been hit and killed in Warren County." Noticing movement inside the doe, Officer Jim Vernon sprung into action and performed a roadside C-section on the doe, saving the life of one of two fawns that the unfortunate doe carried. Animal Control Officer Robert Lagonera then arrived on the scene, took the fawn home, warmed it up, and rubbed its chest to help get the little deer’s underdeveloped lungs working. The fawn is apparently doing well and awaiting its new home. To these officers and to all their brothers and sisters in blue across the country, thank you for [...]

21 05, 2018

Hunt Of A Lifetime: Kodiak Brown Bear

admin2020-06-10T09:15:53-04:00May 21st, 2018|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting|3 Comments

My friend and fellow Virginia hunter Sam Fullerton just returned from a dream hunt and filed this field report: The hunt took place in a special draw area on the northern end of Afognak Island in the Kodiak chain. It took 3 years to draw the permit. I booked the hunt through Wade Darby at Crosshair Hunting Consulting. Wade booked me with Afognak Wilderness Lodge, which has an extremely remote camp that the Randall family has chiseled out of the Afognak wilderness over the last 50 years. It is an impressive camp considering every single thing was either made from the rocks or trees growing on the island, or brought in by float plane or boat. We left base camp [...]

18 05, 2018

What To Do If A Rattlesnake Bites You

admin2020-06-10T09:15:53-04:00May 18th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on What To Do If A Rattlesnake Bites You

According to government statistics, about 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year, resulting in 10 to 15 deaths. While odds are you will not be bitten by a rattlesnake, it could happen, so here’s what you need to do, and what you don’t want to do. --Stay calm as you can --Call 911 --Wash the bite area gently with soap and water if available --Remove watches, rings, etc., which may constrict swelling --Immobilize the affected area --Keep the bite below the heart if possible --Transport the bite victim to the nearest medical facility immediately. If a doctor is more than 30 minutes away, keep the bite below the heart, and get there quick as [...]

16 05, 2018

Future Of Deer Hunting: USDA TO Revise Standards for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

admin2020-06-10T09:15:53-04:00May 16th, 2018|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management, Deer Science|Comments Off on Future Of Deer Hunting: USDA TO Revise Standards for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

As I’ve said on the Blog and on BIG DEER TV, CWD is the biggest issue and threat that we've faced in the last 50 years, and maybe ever. We need to stay on top of this and learn all we can about this disease. The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is currently revising their standards for CWD, and they need to hear from deer hunters from across the country. To that end, TRCP put out this message which I wholeheartedly agree with and support: Deer hunting is the single most popular form of hunting in the United States, with 9.2 million Americans participating each year, [...]

14 05, 2018

Minn: Rare Two-Headed Fawn

admin2020-06-10T09:15:53-04:00May 14th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Science|Comments Off on Minn: Rare Two-Headed Fawn

From Fox News: A mushroom hunter's discovery of a conjoined white-tailed fawn in a Minnesota forest two years ago is being hailed by researchers as a landmark case among oddities in nature. The fawns, which were stillborn, are believed to have been the first recorded case of a conjoined two-headed deer to have reached full term and born by their mother, according to a study recently published in the science journal American Midland Naturalist. "It’s never been described before," Lou Cornicelli, co-author of the study and a wildlife research manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, told FOX9. "There are a few reported cases of two-headed ungulate fetuses, but nothing delivered to term. So, the uniqueness made it special." [...]