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3 02, 2021

Never Take A Head Shot At Deer!

Clay Hanback2021-02-03T11:21:50-05:00February 3rd, 2021|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, whitetail deer|1 Comment

Nobody in his right mind tries to shoot a deer in the head with a bow/arrow/broadhead. But occasionally a bowhunter takes a poor-angle shot, or a buck dips and whirls while an arrow is in the air. The unfortunate result is a broadhead that smacks a deer in the skull. One time in Maryland a hunter dropped a 8-point with a perfect lung shot. The deer wasn’t big enough for a shoulder mount, so he sawed into the skull to do a European. Look what he found in the before and after pictures below. Sunk just below the right eye socket and into the honey-combed nasal area was a piece of an arrow with a 3-blade broadhead. I figure the arrow [...]

2 02, 2021

How To Take Great Pictures Of A Buck You Shoot

Clay Hanback2021-02-01T08:34:17-05:00February 2nd, 2021|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, sportsman channel, whitetail deer|Comments Off on How To Take Great Pictures Of A Buck You Shoot

I can’t imagine not pulling out my phone and taking some pictures of every buck I shoot. Whether it’s a 6-pointer or big 10, every deer and the hunt for it is a treasure. Good photos help you preserve the memories. Notice I said GOOD photos. And RESPECTABLE ones. Here’s how to take them: Pose with a deer in the natural setting where you shot it--oak ridge, river bottom, swamp, etc. Try to avoid roads or houses in the background. Photos of a buck or your mowed lawn or worse, in the bed of a pickup, aren’t great. Position the deer so that the sun shines on its hide and rack. That puts the sun somewhere at cameraman’s back and [...]

29 01, 2021

3 Bucks With 3 20-Year-Old Bullets

Clay Hanback2021-01-31T14:54:07-05:00January 29th, 2021|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, CZ-USA, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting, whitetail deer|Comments Off on 3 Bucks With 3 20-Year-Old Bullets

I have shot a lot of game over the years with the .30-06---sheep, bears, elk, caribou, mule deer and too many whitetails to count. But I hadn’t hunted with the venerable cartridge for at least 10 years. Recently I’d killed my bucks with rifles chambered for .270, .35-Rem., 7mm Mag and others. I am proud to announce that last November, CZ-USA came aboard as the exclusive firearms sponsor of BIG DEER TV, and they sent me a Model 557 Eclipse chambered for .30-06. Great, but what about ammo? I went to my gun shop and owner Steve laughed and said, “You want some ’06? Man, we haven’t had any of that for months. You won’t find a box within 500 [...]

27 01, 2021

Ohio: Land Of The Giant Deadhead Bucks

Clay Hanback2021-01-26T10:27:53-05:00January 27th, 2021|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Shed Hunting, whitetail deer|1 Comment

A couple of days ago a guy on Twitter posted this photo, and it broke the hunting Internet. I’ve now seen it Tweeted dozens of times and it’s all over Facebook and Instagram as well. From what I can piece together, hunter Jason Kline found the massive deadhead about a week ago on a big tract in northwest Ohio (not high fence) that doesn’t allow any actual hunting, although Jason does have permission to look for sheds there. As you might expect, a buck like this was no secret. People and hunters in the area knew the big deer and had named him Herman. Trail camera pictures of Herman have since showed up online. Nobody knows how the massive buck [...]

25 01, 2021

Ammo Shortage: Federal, Remington Update January 2021

Clay Hanback2021-01-25T11:38:30-05:00January 25th, 2021|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Guns & Loads, Deer Hunting, Remington, whitetail deer|Comments Off on Ammo Shortage: Federal, Remington Update January 2021

I have blogged multiple times about the incredible ammo shortage of 2020 and now running into 2021. You’ve felt it and so have I. In fact, for my deer hunting the last 3 months, I had to rummage my ammo stash and dig out a box of 20-year-old-plus Federal Premium .30-06 w/165-grain Trophy Bonded bullet. No complaints, I shot 5 bucks with 5 shots and the old ammo performed beautifully. Here’s an update on the ammunition situation from Federal and Remington, the 2 brands I have hunted with exclusively for the past 2 decades. In a recent story on the Outdoor Life website, Jason Vanderbrink, head man at Federal Premium, explains that before the pandemic hit last February/March, the previous [...]