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17 07, 2018

Athens Georgia: Hotbed Of Deer Information and Research

admin2020-06-10T09:15:52-04:00July 17th, 2018|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|Comments Off on Athens Georgia: Hotbed Of Deer Information and Research

You might know that Athens is a vibrant college town, home to the SEC Bulldogs. Did you also know it's the epicenter of whitetail research and deer-hunting information in America? Last week the BIG DEER TV crew took a road trip to check it out. First stop, headquarters of the Quality Deer Management Association. I stepped in the front door and naturally checked out the shed tree in the corner. It's built with an antler from every state and province where whitetail deer are found. Impressive, and they tell me it weighs more than a ton. I sat down for a lengthy talk with Brian Murphy, CEO of QDMA and one of the top deer biologists in the country. This [...]

10 07, 2018

3 Top Summer Spots For Trail Cameras

admin2020-06-10T09:15:52-04:00July 10th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|2 Comments

I’ve had several Spartan cameras out for a while, but now in July is when I start my recon in earnest. Velvet antlers are up and growing full bore; when you get an image of a buck with potential, you’ll know it and can start tracking and patterning his movements. One: Last week we set 2 cameras on 2 one-acre clover plots hidden back in the woods. We set 3 more cams near larger food plots, but not aiming out into the fields. Rather, we pointed these cams 20 to 30 yards back in the thickets that rim the edges, on well-used deer trails. Secluded, thick pockets and bottlenecks like this are where you’re apt of get close images of [...]

4 07, 2018

2017 Maine Deer Kill Highest In A Decade

admin2020-06-10T09:15:52-04:00July 4th, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

Deer hunters in Maine harvested 27,233 deer in 2017, the highest total in the last ten years and an increase of 15% from 2016. “An increasing deer herd in southern and central Maine, and favorable hunting conditions contributed to the best deer hunting season in ten years,” said Nathan Bieber, Maine deer biologist. Maine’s deer hunt is broken down into several seasons for firearm hunters, muzzleloaders and bow hunters. Most deer are harvested during the general firearms season (23,288), which started on October 28th and continued until November 25. Bowhunters took 2,099 deer, and hunters took 970 deer during the muzzleloading season. Maine’s junior hunters were also very successful on youth day, with 876 youth hunters taking a deer this [...]

29 06, 2018

Some People Are Mosquito Magnets, Are You?

admin2020-06-10T09:15:52-04:00June 29th, 2018|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

Some people are more attractive to mosquitoes than others, says a Baylor mosquito expert. Jason Pitts, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology in Baylor University’s College of Arts and Sciences, studies “host seeking”—how mosquitoes find their next blood meal. He said odor is a major factor why mosquitoes bite some people more often. Female mosquitoes, which bite because they need blood for reproduction, have the ability to smell odor over long distances. “Females are able to track upwind." Once they get that stream of odor, they fly in and out of the stream of odor to orient themselves to try get to the host.” It is not just odor. Heat—at very close range—also is very attractive for female mosquitoes. “Mosquitoes are exquisitely sensitive [...]

21 06, 2018

DIY: Man Turns 250-Pound Tank Into BBQ Cooker (Plus How To Roast Deer)

admin2020-06-10T09:15:52-04:00June 21st, 2018|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|4 Comments

Just in time for the first weekend of summer, our friend Matt "Flatlander" Cheever tells us about his awesome DIY BBQ project, plus provides tips for roasting venison: Sometimes sitting around a campfire dreaming up projects, schemes and adventures with our buddies is the best part of deer camp. In one of those conversations among friends I was offered a free 250-gallon propane tank. “Wouldn’t that make a great BBQ pit,” we all reckoned. “You could put it on a trailer and make it mobile.” I like a challenge… But maybe I bit off more than I could chew? Six years and several thousand dollars later my “free” project is finished! It’s worth every penny! Fifty-five pounds of welding wire, [...]