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21 08, 2025

2025 Outbreak of EHD Killing Deer in Ohio

Clay Hanback2025-08-21T14:02:15-04:00August 21st, 2025|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Hunting News, whitetail deer|1 Comment

Ohio is seeing significant EHD outbreaks of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), with confirmed cases and reports of dead or sick deer across multiple counties. The 2025 outbreaks are linked to ongoing drought conditions in Ohio, which favor midge proliferation and drive deer to congregate near water sources, increasing transmission. Confirmed EHD cases in 2025 include Athens, Washington, Union, Morrow, Fairfield, Guernsey, and Meigs counties, with Athens and Washington reporting the highest number of cases (over 50 reports near the Pennsylvania border). Additional counties with suspected cases include Brown, Highland, Hocking, Morgan, Noble, and Monroe. Franklin County also experienced significant EHD mortality, impacting deer harvests. In Coolville (Athens County), residents reported up to 15 dead deer since mid-July, earlier [...]

7 08, 2025

Kansas Trail Camera Update

Clay Hanback2025-08-07T14:29:49-04:00August 7th, 2025|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Hunting News, whitetail deer|1 Comment

In August 2023, the Kansas DWP announced that “no person shall place, maintain or use a trail or game camera on department (public) lands,” infuriating many deer hunters. At least part of the thinking two years ago had nothing to do with actually scouting a buck. One of the Kansas commissioners said: “In some places … cameras are used to spy on other hunters. And some people recoil from [seeing] a camera. They’re private. They don’t want to have somebody take their picture and then have it on Facebook.” Lauber went on to say that trail cameras are sometimes used by hunters as a means of staking claim to a particular section of public land. Earlier this year, the KDWP agreed [...]

22 07, 2025

How to Protect Yourself Against Ticks

Clay Hanback2025-07-22T09:49:49-04:00July 22nd, 2025|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Hunting News, whitetail deer|0 Comments

I’m getting report from across the country about this being a bad tick summer. In fact, the mayor of my hometown in Virginia was recently bitten, got Lyme Disease and was soon hospitalized with a serious heart condition. Ticks are bad news; here are some tips to stay tick free and healthy. You’ve heard about Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, but the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has identified at least 10 more tickborne illnesses in the United States. A tick bite typically causes a nasty red welt that itches for a few days. Or, it could lead to more serious symptoms, like fever, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, paralysis or an allergy to red meat. Click here to [...]

4 04, 2025

Deer Hunters Spend $23 Billion Each Year

Clay Hanback2025-03-30T11:56:34-04:00April 4th, 2025|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Hunting News|Comments Off on Deer Hunters Spend $23 Billion Each Year

According to a report from the Sportsman’s Alliance, we deer hunters spent more than $23 billion a year, producing $2.5 billion in state taxes and $3.8 billion in federal taxes. “The economic impact of hunting and sport shooting to local, state and the federal economy cannot be overstated,” said Rob Southwick, president of Southwick Associates, which did the research for the report. “If hunting and shooting were a company, the jobs it supports would place it as the third largest private-sector employer, and $65 billion, the retail sales it generates, would place it at fifty-second on the Fortune 500 list.” Economic stats at a glace: Americans spend more than $23.7 billion on retail hunting-related purchases. Over $16 billion is spent [...]

17 02, 2025

How Many Bucks Do Hunters Shoot Each Year?

Clay Hanback2025-02-17T11:57:52-05:00February 17th, 2025|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Hunting News, sportsman channel, whitetail deer|Comments Off on How Many Bucks Do Hunters Shoot Each Year?

According to the National Deer Association’s 2025 Deer Report, hunters across the U.S. are tagging a historically high number of bucks. The total buck kill of 3,086,182 in the 2023-24 season (the last season for which complete harvest records were available) is only the second time the harvest has topped 3 million in the last 25 years. Big news: We’re shooting more mature bucks than ever! In 2023, 43 percent of the bucks shot across North America were 3½ years or older. That’s the highest percentage of mature buck harvest that the NDA has ever reported. Oklahoma hunters get the gold star for holding out for a mature deer; an impressive 85% of bucks shot in the Sooner State in 2023 [...]