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7 02, 2021

Vermont Deer Hunting: Record Muzzleloader Buck Shot in 2020

Clay Hanback2021-02-07T09:14:19-05:00February 7th, 2021|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, whitetail deer|Comments Off on Vermont Deer Hunting: Record Muzzleloader Buck Shot in 2020

From a post on Facebook: Devin Cota’s huge Caledonia County buck shot last season. Scored 159 7/8” Non-typical. Inside spread 24 6/8”. New state record non-typical muzzleloader buck. Congrats Devon! About Vermont whitetails An estimated 140,000 whitetails are found statewide. Known as a species that prefers forest edge, they occur in highest numbers in habitats that feature a blend of large woodlots and agricultural openings. Deer also are found in more limited numbers in the expansive forests of the Green Mountains and the Northeast Kingdom. In its northern range, winter areas or "deer yards" are a critically important habitat type for deer to survive through the cold winter. Only 7 to 8% of Vermont's forests make up such wintering areas. [...]

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 [...]