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6 07, 2015

Virginia Bans Deer Urine For 2015 Hunt Season

admin2020-06-10T09:19:36-04:00July 6th, 2015|BigDeer, Deer Science, Hunting News|22 Comments

We’ve talked a lot about EHD (commonly known as blue tongue)but now another ugly deer disease, chronic wasting (CWD), is taking center stage. CWD is a contagious and progressive neurological disease that causes degeneration of the brain of infected animals, resulting in emaciation, abnormal behavior and ultimately death. CWD has been around for decades in the West. It was found east of the Mississippi in Wisconsin in 2002, and since then has been documented in 8 eastern states, including Virginia. Since 2009, there have been 7 documented cases of CWD in Virginia, all confined to private land in Frederick County along the West Virginia border. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) has spent more than 1 million dollars [...]

17 06, 2015

Kids Hunting: What is the Right Age?

admin2020-06-10T09:19:36-04:00June 17th, 2015|Big Deer TV, Deer Hunting, Hunting News|9 Comments

I was astonished to read one time that a 4-year-old Mississippi boy shot his first deer. The local paper did a big story on it, saying the kid didn’t want a doe (he didn’t want a doe, or his Daddy didn’t want him to shoot a doe?). The boy waited for a 6-point buck and smoked him. Stories like this are cute and make us feel warm and fuzzy that our kids are getting into hunting and helping to perpetuate what we do. But how young is too young? Can a 4-year-old handle and aim a rifle safely, even with Dad holding it and pointing out the animal, which is hard if not impossible for a kid that age and size to [...]

13 05, 2015

Indiana To Shoot Down Centerfire Rifles for Deer Hunting

admin2020-06-10T09:19:37-04:00May 13th, 2015|BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Hunting News|10 Comments

From indystar.com: A controversial proposal that would have allowed Indiana deer hunters to use high-powered rifles is likely dead. Wildlife officials at the Department of Natural Resources are recommending against the proposal, saying the deep rift it caused among hunters has proven too contentious. While it's possible the Indiana Natural Resources Commission could buck the agency's recommendation next week, longtime followers of the 12-person board say it's very rare for that to happen. The proposal would have allowed the use of centerfire rifles larger than .243 in Indiana's firearms deer season. Currently, only muzzleloaders and slug guns are allowed, along with a few pistol calibers. The DNR says Indiana's nearly 266,500 deer hunters were split on the issue. But officials [...]

2 04, 2015

Indiana: Ban Hunts for Drugged Deer

admin2020-06-10T09:19:38-04:00April 2nd, 2015|BigDeer, Hunting News|13 Comments

From the INDYSTAR: Owners of Indiana's fenced hunting preserves would be forbidden from selling a deer for a hunt within 24 hours of it being sedated, and only animals born and raised on Indiana deer farms could be hunted. So read two new additions to a bill that would set regulations for captive-deer hunting in Indiana. The bill passed the Indiana Senate's Natural Resources Committee on a 6-3 vote Monday. I have 3 questions: Who are the 3 committee members that voted against this? Who in his right mind would sedate a deer to be sold and hunted? Does greed have no bounds? And the biggest one: Who in the hell would pay money to “hunt” a drugged buck? Who could hang a [...]

9 03, 2015

South Carolina Deer Hunting: First Statewide Buck Limits

admin2020-06-10T09:19:51-04:00March 9th, 2015|BigDeer, Deer Management, Hunting News|3 Comments

If you’re not from anywhere near South Carolina, it will probably be hard for you to believe that in most parts of the state, there has never been a limit on the number of whitetail bucks a hunter can shoot. I repeat, no limit, ever! That might be about to change. State bill S454 would establish a limit of four bucks and four does per hunter per year. The potential changes in deer management are just what Charles Ruth, Deer and Wild Turkey Program Coordinator for the S.C. DNR, has been in favor of for years. “This is looking at the future of deer management in South Carolina. We’re trying to get something more mainstream here like other states have from [...]