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10 03, 2014

4 Shed Hunting Tips

admin2020-06-10T09:23:04-04:00March 10th, 2014|BigDeer, Shed Hunting|4 Comments

Got this email from longtime Big Deer blogger Dan Hermon a while back: Mike: It's getting close to time to hit the woods and crop fields for some sheds. What advice do you have in terms of shed hunting? I know they fall off at different times and different locations, but do you have any tricks of the trade to share? I'll be taking my son out again this year and the only advice I can really give him is to put in the miles and search every step of the way. I thought the best deer blog in the country and its readers might have good advice for us! Thanks, Dan Here are 4 great tips. Readers, please add [...]

7 03, 2014

How Rare is a Doe With Antlers?

admin2020-06-10T09:23:04-04:00March 7th, 2014|BigDeer, Deer Science|10 Comments

Mike: One day last fall I swear I saw a doe with a small set of fork-horn antlers, but I didn’t shoot. Have you ever seen a doe with antlers?—Steve from MO Steve, no I have never seen one in the wild, though I’ve posted a few on the blog. According to VA biologists, there are two types of antlered whitetail does. The first is a female deer with velvet-covered antlers like this one. This animal usually has a normal female reproductive tract and is capable of bearing fawns. The second type is a female deer with polished antlers. This animal is actually a male “pseudo-hermaphrodite.” It has the external genitalia of a female, but has male sex organs internally. [...]

6 03, 2014

VIDEO: Find a Buck’s Rub Line

admin2020-06-10T09:23:04-04:00March 6th, 2014|BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Deer Management|3 Comments

4 03, 2014

Texas: 34-Inch Spike Buck!

admin2020-06-10T09:23:04-04:00March 4th, 2014|BigDeer|3 Comments

Joe sent this photo and asked: Mike, is this the biggest spike you have ever seen? Joe, it’s definitely one of the biggest. Our research shows that it was shot by Charles Herber III in 2012, and he entered it into the famous Muy Grande Deer contest in Freer, Texas. The spikes totaled 34 inches! Pretty sure it won the contest’s “longest spike” division that year. What an amazing trophy!

3 03, 2014

Thanking Rand Paul

admin2020-06-10T09:23:04-04:00March 3rd, 2014|BigDeer, Deer Hunting, Hunting News|4 Comments

We all need to stand up and thank Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) for putting a hold on Dr. Vivek Murthy, President Obama’s pick for Surgeon General of the United States. A hold is a parliamentary procedure that allows a Senator to prevent a motion (Murthy’s nomination) from reaching a vote on the Senate floor. As this article points out, Paul wrote in a letter to Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada): “Historically, the Surgeon General of the United States has been a position with the purpose of educating Americans so that they may lead healthier lives, rather than advancing a political agenda.” Murthy’s agenda? Very anti-gun. Wrote Sen. Paul: “The primary policy goals of Dr. Murthy’s organization (Doctors for America) have been [...]