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16 08, 2017

Can Twin Deer Fawns Be Sired By Two Bucks?

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00August 16th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|4 Comments

Mike: I’ve heard that twin whitetail fawns can have more than one daddy. Is that right? Dave, Alabama Dave: Yes, and that occurs more than you might imagine! A Texas A&M-Kingsville study found that 16 of 23 sets of twins had 2 different sires, typically one mature buck and another buck 2½ years or younger. Researchers suggest the younger bucks are opportunistic little devils, sneaking in to breed the doe just before or after the mature buck does. And get this: Scientists at Auburn University reported 3 different buck sires for a set of triplets one time! This is yet another reason the whitetail is such a fascinating creature…and why trying to manage a herd’s genetics is so unpredictable. BTW, [...]

11 08, 2017

#1 Late-Summer Spot for a Trail Camera

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00August 11th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|1 Comment

My sketch of the top spot to set your camera this weekend is very rudimentary, so let me explain. In this case there are two cornfields (might be soybeans or alfalfa where you hunt) with a row of trees and brush about 20 yards wide, splitting and separating the fields. Within that row of trees is a flat, grassy gap where the farmer will drive his tractor between the fields in a month or so. On an old gate post in the gap is the top spot to set a camera now, while the corn is still tall and uncut. We have 9 cameras running on the Virginia farm where this gap is located, with some cams situated on field [...]

9 08, 2017

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD): Rules for Transporting Deer Across State Lines

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00August 9th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management, Deer Science, Mule Deer|1 Comment

I recently attended the National Deer Summit and was struck by the dire reports of CWD that came from the country’s top deer scientists. Map Source: Tennessee WRA To a man and woman, all the experts agreed that CWD is the most serious threat to our deer herds and hunting that we’ve faced in decades, and possibly ever. To a person they said the thing we must do to stop the spread of CWD is to immediately monitor and restrict the movement of deer and deer parts across state lines. First is to immediately stop the interstate transport of live deer to penned facilities, something that does not affect the 99.9% of us that hunt wild deer. Second is to [...]

4 08, 2017

2017 EHD Tracker: Deer Disease Reported in SE Kentucky

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00August 4th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management, Deer Science|4 Comments

It’s that time of year again when hunters and wildlife managers nervously wait and see if Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease will hit their region, and if so how bad of a deer-killing year it will be. EHD, which is transmitted to whitetails by biting midges, typically occurs from August through October, until the first frost in an area kills the midges that carry the disease. Let’s hope this year’s first reported case of the disease, in Kentucky in July, is random and not a harbinger of bad things to come across the U.S. later this summer. This is the first reported outbreak of EHD in the Bluegrass State since 2007. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officers say a dozen sick and dead [...]

26 07, 2017

2 Monster Roadkill Bucks

admin2020-06-10T09:16:11-04:00July 26th, 2017|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, Bowhunting, Deer Hunting|1 Comment

Seems like I have seen an inordinate number of deer hit and killed on the roads this summer, what about you? Every auto deer kill is a shame, but the 2 below really hurt. This 200" plus non-typical was reportedly killed in the Fort Campbell area of Kentucky. I bet the hunter(s) who were scouting that giant are sick. I bet trail-cam pictures of this deer will surface soon. Word is this cool buck was found roadside in Indiana. In addition to the rack, beautiful dark face. This buck died weeks ago, his rack would have grown a bunch more now.