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16 03, 2018

4 Most Popular Hunting Cartridges

admin2020-06-10T09:15:54-04:00March 16th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting|5 Comments

Boone and Crockett did a survey one time. They compiled a list of cartridges that hunters used to kill North American big game and big bucks that ultimately made their record book. Not surprisingly, here are the top 4 rounds: --.300 magnum (used by 18 percent of the hunters in the survey): This includes the .300 Win. Mag and .300 Rem. Ultra Mag. A lot of the animals killed in this survey were big and tough, like bears and elk. But quite a few record-size mule deer and whitetails were felled with the flat-shooting .300 too. Never a bad choice, IF you can handle some recoil. --.270 (12 percent): The .270 is still one of the kings and always will [...]

15 03, 2018

278-Inch Wild Buck Poached In Texas

admin2020-06-10T09:15:54-04:00March 15th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

The second largest whitetail buck ever shot in Texas was poached. Texas Parks & Wildlife reports that a Denton County man pleaded no contest to illegally taking the deer, which scored 278 Boone & Crockett points, last October near Pilot Point, Texas. Travis D. Johnson was sentenced to two years of probation and 40 hours community service, plus court costs. He also faces in excess of $53,000 in restitution fines from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and is prohibited from purchasing a hunting license for the duration of his deferred adjudication period. Almost immediately after news of the huge buck broke on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, Texas game wardens became aware of rumors alleging Johnson may have harvested the [...]

13 03, 2018

Iowa Lady’s 251 7/8” Muzzleloader Monster Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:15:54-04:00March 13th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on Iowa Lady’s 251 7/8” Muzzleloader Monster Buck

Today’s guest blog from Dave Nennig, who provides a follow-up on the giant velvet buck his wife Lyla shot with a muzzleloader in Iowa in December 2016. Dave believes "The Freak" remained in velvet that year because he was wounded by a neighboring bowhunter the previous season. After 14 months of having “The Freak” at the freeze dryer and taxidermist, and looking for someone to officially score him, the deer was finally measured last weekend at the Iowa Deer Classic. The Freak had 28 scorable points and a gross score of 268 6/8, with a net of 251 7/8 non-typical. Just an amazing animal! From what we have been told, it is probably the largest buck taken in the State of Iowa [...]

9 03, 2018

Gander To Open 69 Stores by May 2018

admin2020-06-10T09:15:54-04:00March 9th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Gear Reviews|1 Comment

Finally some good news in the hunting/outdoor industry. Reports are that Camping World, which bought Gander Mountain in a bankruptcy auction last year, is on track to open (or reopen) at least 70 stores in 2018. Click here to see the list stores that are scheduled to be opened under the new “Gander Outdoors” banner by May. That’s only a couple months to make it happen, but let’s hope it does. I’ve long loved Gander Mountain..ur, I mean Gander Outdoors.

8 03, 2018

New Product: Whitetail Deer Mailbox!

admin2020-06-10T09:15:54-04:00March 8th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Gear Reviews|4 Comments

The press release I got from River’s Edge Products says: Certain to make you the envy of all your hunting buddies, this durable Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) design is made to withstand everyday use and the outdoor elements. Crafted with amazing attention to detail and meticulously hand painted, the fade resistant coating will keep it looking great while waiting at the roadside to receive your mail. It is approximately 38” long x 32” tall x 20” wide (with antlers), weighs 25 pounds and mounts on standard 2” x 4” or 4” x 4” on post (not included). Tamper resistant mounting screws are included, which is a very good thing. I'd double-down on locking this mailbox to the post. The deer mailbox [...]