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9 11, 2016

Killer Rut Tactics for November 9-15

admin2020-06-10T09:16:32-04:00November 9th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

These are the last days of pre-breeding and into the breeding stage. You’re apt to see a buck prowling with his nose to the ground (with or without a doe in sight), chasing a gal flat-out, standing over a doe and guarding her, or even mounting one. Studies show that most mature does come into heat around November 7 or 8, and 80 percent of them will be bred over the next two weeks. If you suddenly stop seeing bucks on the move, the “lockdown” has begun; mature 8- and 10-pointers have moved receptive does away from competing lesser bucks and carted them off to thickets where they’ll shack up for a couple of days. This might occur later in [...]

3 11, 2016

Going Ground For A Good Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:16:32-04:00November 3rd, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|3 Comments

Mike, I went hunting yesterday for the first time since 10/1/15. (Click and read The Fall: Must-Read for Tree Stand Hunters). Man did it ever feel good to be back out there! I promised my wife I'd never climb another tree without 100% safety measures put in place. I'm determined to shoot a good buck from a ground blind, or just hunting from the ground, this year. Here is a good buck we got a shot of a week ago. Good luck out there to you and all the bloggers.—Dean Weimer Good luck Dean, rooting for you man! And everybody wear your harness and be careful out there.

2 11, 2016

Saskatchewan Huntress Smokes 205” Mule Deer

admin2020-06-10T09:16:32-04:00November 2nd, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting|2 Comments

From my friend Oneil Baillargeon, who enlisted the help of Anthony Springer as they looked for a huge muley buck for Oneil’s fiancé, Taylor Mills: “Had an amazing week in southern Saskatchewan. Taylor was fortunate enough to draw a pretty special mule deer tag this year, so Anthony and I went down for a few days at the end of July to do some scouting and talk with landowners. We came across “Big Smo” nearly 3 months ago, and went back to hunt him when the season opened. After putting over 30 miles on foot, and Taylor passing up a 170-class buck, and us sneaking into 40 yards of a 185-190" buck that she decided wasn't quite big enough, we [...]

28 10, 2016

Montana: Summer Strommen’s First Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:16:32-04:00October 28th, 2016|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting|7 Comments

Friend and longtime Big Deer blogger Luke Strommen writes: So proud of this young lady! Summer, who turned 10 two days earlier, was so excited to go hunt for her first buck. It was 25 degrees and really foggy on opening morning of the two-day youth hunt. After setting up in a blind on edge of a wheat field, I told Summer that we would try to tag the first buck that gave us an ethical opportunity, if we saw one. She was hunting with a .308 and low-recoil 125-grain loads. The bullet really drops after 300 yards, but I won't let my girls shoot that far anyway. Our rule right now is to keep it under 100. This buck [...]

24 10, 2016

Virginia: 21-Point Cold-Front Giant!

admin2020-06-10T09:16:32-04:00October 24th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

I posted Friday that with the weekend beginning on October 21, the best hunting of the year was about to heat up: Historical “rut curves” assembled by biologists over decades show that bucks really begin to rev up their scraping around October 20…the data show that 5 to 7 percent of a herd’s does are bred by bucks around October 21… With the cooler weather…that will occur in the Eastern U.S. (last) weekend, I predict the buck movement and hunting will get better… after (last) week of 80-plus Indian Summer days here in Virginia, a cold front will blow through later this afternoon, and the low tomorrow morning will be 44. …the next couple of days should be good. Virginia [...]