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19 07, 2017

Alabama Man Kills 820-Pound Wild Hog

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00July 19th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

AL.com/outdoors reports that Wade Seago knew something was up outside his rural Alabama home when the family's pet schnauzer, Cruiser, started barking constantly. His daughter began screaming. "I jumped up to see what was going on," Wade explained. The dog had a huge hog bayed in his front yard, about 5 yards off of the front porch. Wade is a hunter, but instead of grabbing a rifle, he went for his home-protection .38 revolver. "By the time I got in a position to shoot, the hog was about 12 yards away," he said. "Cruiser was out of my line to the hog so I fired." It took three shots to kill the giant, which died near the carport. The next day [...]

17 07, 2017

Are Women Better Hunters Than Men?

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00July 17th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting, Remington|2 Comments

One day I sat on a ridge in Wyoming with an old guy named Bill and watched through binoculars as a 30-year-old lady stalked a mule deer a mile away. She and her husband had booked a hunt in the same camp where I was staying. She moved slowly, cautiously and I wondered if she’d ever get into rifle range. I snickered and thought, “Might have to go over there and show the girl how it’s done.” “She’s doing perfect,” Bill said from behind his binoculars as she eased up her rifle. We heard the thump, saw the buck buckle and then heard the rifle crack. “Mostly it just takes ‘em one shot,” said the wrinkled cowboy who had guided [...]

13 07, 2017

First Trail-Camera Pictures of 2017!

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00July 13th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|Comments Off on First Trail-Camera Pictures of 2017!

The pictures are starting to roll in. Take a look and get fired up for the 2017 deer season, which will be here before you know it. Please send me your camera photos to share; I’ll never reveal the location of where your big buck is—we just want to see him and enjoy him, and dream. Plus, if we post your cam picture on the blog, we’ll send you a BIG DEER hat. Our friend Kim sent the pictures above. Of the 5-year-old “Splitz” (image 2) Kim reports: “last year is the first year his right antler split.” Actually, that is pretty common. Biologists say that most whitetail bucks have non-typical genes in their blood, but splits, stickers, etc. don’t [...]

10 07, 2017

Indiana Deer Covered With Warts

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00July 10th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Science|2 Comments

Cameron sent me this image via Twitter: I was driving down the road and saw her. Got out and walked within 15 yards and filmed with my phone. I retweeted the picture and dozens of people want to know what is going on here. Biologists say that these growths, commonly called “deer warts,” are cutaneous fibromas and they are caused by a virus. The virus could be transmitted from one deer to another by biting insects, just like bluetongue is transmitted. The warts are hairless tumors that can be found on any part of the skin, but they rarely extend below the hide. They are usually temporary on the body and can vary from 1/2 to 8 inches in diameter, [...]

6 07, 2017

It’s Official: Bass Pro Shops Buys Cabela’s

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00July 6th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting|4 Comments

Fox business reports that the merger of Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s (CAB) has received the go-ahead from antitrust regulators. In a filing with the SEC, Cabela’s said Wednesday the Federal Trade Commission informed the company earlier this week that it concluded its investigation of Bass Pro’s $4.2 billion buyout. Cabela’s shareholders will vote on the deal July 11. The transaction is expected to close later this summer. We all knew this was coming… So now, what does it mean for your favorite outdoor company and store, which for readers of BIG DEER is definitely Cabela’s? There will be changes, anytime a sale goes through that happens. But I believe Bass Pro’s Johnny Morris, who said last year, ““We look forward to [...]