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23 05, 2016

NRA Endorses Donald Trump for President

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00May 23rd, 2016|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Hunting News|4 Comments

On Friday the NRA endorsed Donald Trump for President. This early endorsement of Trump (in a presidential election year, the NRA typically waits until much later in the fall to endorse a candidate) reveals how important the gun-rights organization feels this election will be. In a statement, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris Cox said: "The stakes in this year's presidential election could not be higher for gun owners. If Hillary Clinton gets the opportunity to replace Antonin Scalia with an anti-gun Supreme Court justice, we will lose the individual right to keep a gun in the home for self-defense. … So the choice for gun owners in this election is clear. And that choice is Donald Trump.” Moments after accepting the [...]

4 05, 2016

Vermont Deer-Poaching Couple

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00May 4th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Hunting News|1 Comment

Wayne and Jennie Dion are not your typical deer thieves. Most poachers are young and misguided males, many of whom are into drugs. But the Dions, both well into their 60s, could illegally kill deer with the best of them. Several years ago Vermont Fish and Wildlife officials got wind of suspicious activity at the Dion property in Northeast Kingdom and began an extended investigation. Over time the wardens found well-worn deer trails leading from the woods to the couple’s backyard, which was hidden from the neighbors by a thick cedar hedge. The stunner: Wardens discovered a sliding port complete with a gun rest cut into the back of the house. Five spotlights were pointed towards the backyard, at the [...]

25 04, 2016

Why Is Donald Trump on BIG DEER?

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00April 25th, 2016|BigDeer, Deer Guns & Loads, Hunting News|12 Comments

As Donald Trump is fixing to win big in more voting tomorrow en route to amassing 1,237 delegates and capturing the GOP nomination, I take you back to a post I wrote in 2011, in which The Donald was saying the same things: China is ripping us off… Make America great again… Actually that post 5 years ago was more about Donald Trump Jr., who is one of us and enjoys hunting. More to the point now, since Trump Sr. is on the verge of the Republican nomination, are his views foremost on guns and gun ownership, and to a lesser degree on public lands and hunting. While the latter two are obviously important issues for us, this will be [...]

11 03, 2016

Look Out For Stolen PSE Bows

admin2020-06-10T09:16:49-04:00March 11th, 2016|BigDeer, Bowhunting, Hunting News|Comments Off on Look Out For Stolen PSE Bows

Statement from PSE Archery president Jonathan Shepley: It has recently come to PSE’s attention that a person or persons are privately selling non-serial-numbered PSE bows. These bows are constructed from parts stolen from our factory and are not authorized for sale. These bows also cannot be registered or warrantied. PSE is offering a reward of $2,000 for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of those selling these stolen goods. If you have any information or have been approached by anyone selling a PSE bow without its serial number information, please contact PSE at: reward@pse-archery.com

6 07, 2015

Virginia Bans Deer Urine For 2015 Hunt Season

admin2020-06-10T09:19:36-04:00July 6th, 2015|BigDeer, Deer Science, Hunting News|22 Comments

We’ve talked a lot about EHD (commonly known as blue tongue)but now another ugly deer disease, chronic wasting (CWD), is taking center stage. CWD is a contagious and progressive neurological disease that causes degeneration of the brain of infected animals, resulting in emaciation, abnormal behavior and ultimately death. CWD has been around for decades in the West. It was found east of the Mississippi in Wisconsin in 2002, and since then has been documented in 8 eastern states, including Virginia. Since 2009, there have been 7 documented cases of CWD in Virginia, all confined to private land in Frederick County along the West Virginia border. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) has spent more than 1 million dollars [...]