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28 09, 2017

2017 EHD Tracker: KY and PA Update…and now West Virginia

admin2020-06-10T09:16:10-04:00September 28th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting, Deer Science|Comments Off on 2017 EHD Tracker: KY and PA Update…and now West Virginia

The EHD outbreak in eastern Kentucky gets worse. The Northern Kentucky Tribune printed: reports of dead and/or dying deer received by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has ballooned to 2,967...tissue and blood samples taken from fresh specimens in the field confirmed that the cause was Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), specifically the EHD-2 strain… As of Sept. 12, reports have come in from 72 Kentucky counties. By comparison, a month ago reports were received from just 21 counties. The outbreak in Pennsylvania has also gotten worse. Nearly 1,000 dead deer have been reported in Beaver, Washington and Allegheny counties. An official said, “Regrettably I have to tell people we’re probably going to find a lot more (dead) deer [...]

25 09, 2017

Wisconsin Science Teacher Shoots Massive Bow Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:16:10-04:00September 25th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|Comments Off on Wisconsin Science Teacher Shoots Massive Bow Buck

From the Leader Register: What’s it like to walk up on a buck of a lifetime? Webster High School science teacher Greg Widiker knows. Widiker had been watching the deer on trail cameras and scouting since 2014… 2015 the buck got a lot bigger and was estimated to be 4 years old... By 2016 the buck had grown a drop tine, and this year, now estimated to be 6 years old, drop tines were on both beams. “I was definitely very aware of him and the last two years the focus was definitely on him. He was the only deer I was going to shoot,” said Widiker. Greg shot the 16-point beast on 9/17/17, click here for the full story. [...]

22 09, 2017

EHD Tracker 2017: Michigan Confirms Dead Deer

admin2020-06-10T09:16:10-04:00September 22nd, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Science|Comments Off on EHD Tracker 2017: Michigan Confirms Dead Deer

From Outdoor News: The... Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory announced Wednesday, Sept. 20 that they have confirmed that a free-ranging white-tailed deer in Genesee County has died from epizootic hemorrhagic disease. EHD is a viral disease, sometimes fatal, found in wild ruminants such as white-tailed deer... “Although this has been a single deer death at this point, we are asking for hunters to look around as they hit the field to let us know if they find dead deer, especially any near water,” said Tom Cooley, DNR wildlife pathologist. Where there is one dead deer, there are likely to be more, but hopefully the outbreak is light, as it is in most cases. When the first hard frost hits [...]

21 09, 2017

North Dakota Velvet Bow Buck

admin2020-06-10T09:16:10-04:00September 21st, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|4 Comments

The first buck of 2017 on BIG DEER blog! Guest post from North Dakota native and bowhunter Kelsey Deutz: We had a couple of years of history with the buck we call “S-10.” My husband, Nick, hunted him last year. He was very visible on camera but never came within bow range during the daylight hours. In 2017, we first spotted S-10 about a month before season opened. We were so glad he made it through the year. He blew up! Once again, he was very visible on camera, and Nick had seen him on the hoof a few times just after sunrise in the weeks before season opened. We set up a couple different blinds in different parts of [...]

20 09, 2017

“Ultimate Hunting Rigs” Tonight on BIG DEER TV

admin2020-06-10T09:16:10-04:00September 20th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, Deer Hunting, Gear Reviews|1 Comment

In January I traveled down to the Lake Okeechobee area and filmed a hog hunt out of this wicked swamp buggy, just one of several rigs you’ll see on this all-new episode. There’s this lifted camouflage Suburban that we used out on the Oregon high desert, as well as a vintage Toyota Land Cruiser customized for, of all things, gopher shooting… New custom models too, like these AEV conversion rigs. Hunters love their trucks, and you gear heads will love this show. Tonight, Wednesday, 7 PM on Sportsman Channel (605 Direct TV) set your DVR.