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2 06, 2016

BREAKING: Is the Walking World-Record Buck of Wisconsin Dead?

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00June 2nd, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer|2 Comments

BIG DEER BLOG has the exclusive on this giant. When I first posted the photo last October, people went wild over this giant. When I followed up with this after-season report from the landowner, who had been hunting the deer for a couple of years and who had named him “Ghost,” we learned: There seems to be a rumor every couple weeks that Ghost has been shot or hit by a vehicle, but he is alive and well…. I’m sure I’ll see him again before too long once I begin work on my spring habitat projects. Previously I had wanted to keep everything about this buck somewhat quiet, but my area is not conducive to poachers seeing him due to the way the [...]

31 05, 2016

What is a Piebald Deer?

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00May 31st, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Science|Comments Off on What is a Piebald Deer?

Mike, I have seen some beautiful brown and white bucks on your blog over the years and was wondering: what causes the white in their coats? How rare are they? Gary, Virginia Experts say a genetic defect causes the “piebald” condition in white-tailed deer, when a deer’s hide—doe or buck—will be colored white and brown, similar to a pinto pony. Sometimes a piebald’s hide will appear almost entirely white, or in other cases, mostly brown. Regardless of coat color, a piebald has brown eyes and a black nose and hooves, just like any normal whitetail. In addition to a pinto coat, a mature piebald might have short legs and a Roman (bowed) nose, the latter evident in the amazing cam [...]

27 05, 2016

Memorial Day 2016: Thank You U.S. Veterans

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00May 27th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Deer Hunting|2 Comments

Got this from a loyal blog reader, I could not have said it better myself: Mike: A nice blog for the weekend would be a dedication to the REAL HEROES of our country. The men and women that serve and have served in our Armed Forces are owed well-deserved respect and gratitude from us. "To those who have fallen, you will never be forgotten,” including those who perished in The Towers on 9/11. We WOULD NOT be able to pursue our dreams of freedom and hunting if not for the men and women that we honor this weekend. At a minimum, raise a drink during a celebration this weekend and remember our TRUE AMERICAN HEROES. Also, maybe you could link [...]

25 05, 2016

Deer Food Plots: When, How to Mow Clover

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00May 25th, 2016|Big Deer Stories, BigDeer, Deer Management|Comments Off on Deer Food Plots: When, How to Mow Clover

Some fellows in a hunt club in Michigan wrote and asked: Mike: How often should we mow our food plots? We generally mow ours down to 8-10" tall, approximately once a month in the summer. Also, how often should we apply herbicides? We've only applied once a year in the past, but it seems that is not enough to control the grasses and weeds on some of the plots. I reached out to the land-management experts at Biolgic, and they said: How often to mow is on a case by case, plot by plot basis. We try and limit our clover fields to around a 25% bloom. In other words, when the bloom is on we mow or clip off [...]

23 05, 2016

NRA Endorses Donald Trump for President

admin2020-06-10T09:16:48-04:00May 23rd, 2016|Big Deer TV, BigDeer, Hunting News|4 Comments

On Friday the NRA endorsed Donald Trump for President. This early endorsement of Trump (in a presidential election year, the NRA typically waits until much later in the fall to endorse a candidate) reveals how important the gun-rights organization feels this election will be. In a statement, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris Cox said: "The stakes in this year's presidential election could not be higher for gun owners. If Hillary Clinton gets the opportunity to replace Antonin Scalia with an anti-gun Supreme Court justice, we will lose the individual right to keep a gun in the home for self-defense. … So the choice for gun owners in this election is clear. And that choice is Donald Trump.” Moments after accepting the [...]