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16 03, 2017

How to Clean a Deer Skull Plate

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Mike: What's the easiest way to get the skin and hair off the skull plate when I want to mount a buck's antlers only? Thanks, Dennis Hey Dennis: Lance Waln, who I watched grow up from a kid to a great hunter and accomplished taxidermist here in Virginia, says to cut and peel as much hide and hair off the skull plate as you can with your hunting knife. Getting the skin away from the bone and antler burr is tough sometimes; try a large flat-tip screwdriver and pry the skin away from the antler base. Use your knife to remove the last hairs that stick to the base and the burrs. Skin as much meat and tissue as you [...]

13 03, 2017

Shed-Hunting: Antler Trivia

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Did you know…some fun facts about antlers and shed-hunting: The #1 Typical Whitetail Antler in the Shed Record Book is a 6-point 104 6/8” left side picked up in Illinois 1992. The #1 Non-Typical Whitetail Antler in the Shed Record Book is a 24-point 156 5/8” right side found in Saskatchewan 2007. Individual bucks often shed their antlers the same week every year. Antlers are the fastest-growing tissue in the animal kingdom. Increasing daylight and a buck’s falling testosterone cause antlers to shed. Once a buck drops one antler, the other one usually falls off within hours. Huge whitetail antlers can be found in many city parks and suburbs. Get permission to shed hunt these type areas if you can. [...]

9 03, 2017

Alabama: New Bill Would Expand Baiting for Deer

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The Montgomery Adviser reports that a bill working its way through the Alabama legislature would allow hunters more options for using bait to lure deer and hogs. It passed the house Tuesday and heads to the state senate for consideration. The new bill would not only expand baiting in Alabama, but also clear up confusion due to a law that went into effect just last hunting season. That current law allows hunters to use “supplemental feed” if the feed source is at least 100 yards away from the hunter and out of his or her direct line of sight. That law caused confusion among hunters and, I suspect, game wardens last season. Just what does “out of sight” mean? Suppose [...]

8 03, 2017

South Dakota Shed Hunter Up to 70 Antlers and Counting

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Update from our expert, Kelly “Shedhunter” Kirsch: Mike: Walked 17.8 miles on Saturday, it was very warm, and picked up 15. One real nice set, maybe in the 160s. I found the antlers about ¾-mile apart. Sunday I hurt, so I used the Quad to cover a sunflower field and picked 12 more. Total for the year is right on 70 sheds, not a bad start. Take a look at that sunflower field. A lot of people I run into that think that antlers have to be knocked off by tree, fence post, or something. But there’s really nothing like that out here in places. Sometimes the antlers just fall off, and I have watched bucks hit the ground with [...]

6 03, 2017

Southeast Deer Study Group 2017

admin2020-06-10T09:16:30-04:00March 6th, 2017|Big Deer TV, Deer Hunting, Deer Management, Deer Science|1 Comment

The Southeast Deer Study Group meets annually for researchers and managers to share the latest information on whitetail deer. The 2017 study just concluded last week in St. Louis, and here are a few of their findings: As always there was interesting new info on the whitetail rut. Researchers from Mississippi State’s Forest Resources revealed a study that shows when bucks of similar age and body weight are present and available, does in estrus prefer to breed with the buck with the largest antlers. Another finding confirms why during peak rut you need to keep as many trail cameras rolling across your land as possible: Researchers at the Univ. of Georgia noted that you’ll get the most cam photos of [...]