10 03, 2014

4 Shed Hunting Tips

2020-06-10T09:23:04-04:00March 10th, 2014|BigDeer, Shed Hunting|4 Comments

Got this email from longtime Big Deer blogger Dan Hermon a while back: Mike: It's getting close to time to hit the woods and crop fields for some sheds. What advice do you have in terms of shed hunting? I know they fall off at different times and different locations, but do you have any tricks of the trade to share? I'll be taking my son out again this year and the only advice I can really give him is to put in the miles and search every step of the way. I thought the best deer blog in the country and its readers might have good advice for us! Thanks, Dan Here are 4 great tips. Readers, please add [...]

25 02, 2014

Buck Sheds and Big Bass!

2020-06-10T09:23:04-04:00February 25th, 2014|BigDeer, Shed Hunting|4 Comments

BIG DEER friends and fans Zach and Ellie filed this field report: Hey Mike, the sheds are dropping in Southern Illinois around DuQuoin and the fish are biting! Awesome outdoor couple. Great bass Ellie! After this brutal winter, everybody needs to get outside and have some fun like this. The woods are fine this time of year.

3 09, 2013

Kansas Pick Up: 17-Point Rack w/10” Spread!

2020-06-10T09:23:22-04:00September 3rd, 2013|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Shed Hunting|4 Comments

Hey Mike, Some guys were bird hunting in southeastern Kansas in 2011, came upon a mud pit and saw just a little piece of the left beam sticking up in the mud. After a closer look they realized it was a whole deer buried in the pit! They dug out the skull and it was in awesome shape; I guess the mud had protected the rack from the weather and animals. We rough-scored it at 164 gross with only a 10 " inside spread… it has 6 points on the right beam, 9 on the left and also the spike in the middle with a fork on it! A friend and I are going to mount it soon. —Teddy Hensley [...]

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