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31 08, 2016

Ultimate Crossbow Guide For Deer Hunters

admin2020-06-10T09:16:46-04:00August 31st, 2016|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|3 Comments

If you are new to the crossbow, or experienced with it and want to upgrade your gear, Crossbow Revolution magazine and website are great reference sources. The magazine is on newsstands now and is available in digital form on iTunes, Google Play and Windows Store. You can go to the website and check out reviews of new X-bows from major manufacturers like Mission, Barnett, Tenpoint, Excalibur and others. You’ll also find info on the latest crossbow scopes, arrows, broadheads and accessories. "This is a watershed year for crossbows," points out Crossbow Revolution Editor John Geiger. "Manufacturers are finally delivering excellent triggers and lighter, narrower and safer crossbows.” While the mere mention of crossbows used to ignite a firestorm of controversy [...]

29 08, 2016

Trail-Cam Monday: 2016 Deer Season Weeks Away, Good Bucks Showing Up!

admin2020-06-10T09:16:46-04:00August 29th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|1 Comment

From longtime blogger and friend of BIG DEER Terry “Big Daddy” Murphy: Mike, here is a picture taken from my ground blind on one of my food plots last week. I have been after him for two years, this will be my target buck this season here in PA These 3 bucks have a great story. Our friend Zach set a camera in a 3-acre block of woods where he had never put a camera before, “but I had always wondered what was in there,” he said. Well, he got these images of the impressive trio in just a few days. LESSON: Set a cam in a spot you have never scouted or hunted before, you might find a new [...]

23 08, 2016

Bowhunting Whitetail: 5 Great Stand Spots

admin2020-06-10T09:16:46-04:00August 23rd, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|Comments Off on Bowhunting Whitetail: 5 Great Stand Spots

Here are 5 great spots to set your tree stand or blind based on my 30 years of observing the movements of mature bucks in varied habitats across America. These are places where you might slip in and have a good chance of seeing and quite possibly getting a shot at a big deer, even if you’ve not had a lot of time to scout this summer. Search for these terrains and structures on an aerial map; if you’ve hunted a ground for several years, think back to where a few of these spots are located. Ditch It One morning in Montana, I froze as an 8-pointer trotted toward me through the woods. He was moving fast, trying to get [...]

18 08, 2016

Deer Season 2016: What Kind of Year Do You Predict in Your State?

admin2020-06-10T09:16:46-04:00August 18th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|2 Comments

My friend sent me this fascinating photo from his farm in Canada. He’s been watching the buck on the right all summer, and the 6x6 on the left just showed up. “Good sign,” he texted, “cause the really big ones up here generally don’t show up until late October.” BTW, since I received this picture smack in the middle of the Rio Olympics, I caption it: Whitetail Olympics, Synchronized Feeding, the Canada bucks take the gold! I am heartened to see the nice bucks up North, where the 2015 winter was relatively mild. After some lean times, I think this could be the best rack season in years in western Canada. How about where you live and hunt? What kind [...]

17 08, 2016

Deer Racks: What Causes a Weak-Side Antler?

admin2020-06-10T09:16:46-04:00August 17th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management, Deer Science|1 Comment

Our friend Danny from Maryland sent this picture and asked this question: Is there any chance this deer’s antlers will eventually even out? Or will he most likely always have an uneven rack based off his genes? He doesn’t appear to have suffered any injury to cause this. The vast majority of whitetail bucks grow even or largely symmetrical and typical antlers. Although the buck in this picture may not appear hurt now, there is a strong likelihood that he sustained some injury earlier this year. “I think the buck in the picture was injured,” says QDMA biologist Kip Adams. “His left antler looks normal, just minus a brow tine. His right antler has a good-sized brow and then 3 stubby [...]