7 08, 2025

Kansas Trail Camera Update

2025-08-07T14:29:49-04:00August 7th, 2025|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Hunting News, whitetail deer|0 Comments

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 [...]

30 07, 2025

5 Archery Setups to Try This Season

2025-07-30T14:43:02-04:00July 30th, 2025|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, whitetail deer|0 Comments

Tailor these stand sets to the terrain and cover where you bowhunt. Elevated Ridge Stand    An ridge that is situated uphill and 100 yards or so from a field of corn, soybeans or alfalfa is one of my favorite spots for the pre-rut. Like most early-season setups, it is killer for the afternoons. But if access is good and the wind allows it, you might be able to sneak in and hunt the stand one morning too. If you have a flat of oak trees on your property that runs up a ridge from an ag field, jackpot. Does will come from back in the cover and move through in the afternoon on their way to the field. Some [...]

22 07, 2025

How to Protect Yourself Against Ticks

2025-07-22T09:49:49-04:00July 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 [...]

15 07, 2025

The Complete Guide to Deer Scouting

2025-07-15T08:40:47-04:00July 15th, 2025|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, whitetail deer|0 Comments

Praise the deer gods, it won’t be long now until you put the stress and uncertainty of the pandemic behind and head out for some much-needed rejuvenation time in a tree stand. But don’t wait until the last minute to get ready. To tie your tag to a big whitetail, the advance work you do right now is as important, maybe more so, as the hunt tactics you’ll employ in a couple of months. Here’s your plan. Chart a Course On your kitchen table with the A/C cranking, check topo and aerial maps, either old-school paper ones or on an app like Onx Hunt, of the lands you’ll hunt this fall. Study the contours of crop fields, pastures and woodland [...]

7 07, 2025

How and Where to Find Big Bucks with Trail Cameras

2025-07-07T10:52:33-04:00July 7th, 2025|BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, whitetail deer|0 Comments

I run a few trail cameras year-round on my hunt property just to see what I might see, but right now is when I start serious recon for the upcoming season. Velvet antlers are up and growing full bore. A buck’s rack will have developed its eight or 10 points in June, and most of the of the tine and beam length will fill in by late July. When you get a single image of a potential shooter, your eyes will pop, and you’ll know it! Then you can scatter more cameras throughout your property to start tracking and narrowing his movements. Mineral Cams If it is legal to attract deer with mineral licks where you hunt, do it. Building [...]

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