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Albino Twins

2008-04-14T14:09:58Z

I received this one from an email source. The photos were taken in 2006. The Browning Buckmark feeder is pretty cool looking too!

Best Undiscovered Trophy Whitetail Destination?

2008-04-01T12:01:48Z

Best Undiscovered Trophy Whitetail Destination?

If you are searching for a great hunting adventure in one of the best hunting locations in North America, look no further. You might be surprised to learn that I am not talking about a location in the Midwest. I recommend that you check out New Brunswick, Canada!

New Brunswick is very densely populated with what are arguably the largest trophy whitetail bucks in Canada. I know, I know, Saskatchewan gets all the attention due to the big time marketing efforts of their department of tourism, but in my opinion New Brunswick is the untapped Canadian whitetail mecca. There is less pressure in New Brunswick and less pressure often translates to better hunting and bigger bucks.

Do yourself a favor, check out New Brunswick and be sure to take a good look at New Brunswick’s favorite outfitter; Lindsay Sporting Camps. Our friends at Lindsay’s Sporting Camps will take excellent care of you!

Missouri #1 Whitetail Spot

2008-03-27T10:06:20Z

Outdoor Life Magazine recently ranked Kirksville Missouri as the number one spot for whitetail deer in the country. The large amount of land that is open for public hunting allows Kirksville to use different regions for various hunting methods such as archery and muzzleloading. Michael Jones, the Wildlife Regional Supervisor at the Northeast Regional Office of the Missouri Department of Conservation attributes the number one ranking to deer genetics and the excellent quality of habitat in northern Missouri. "Some of the factors that affect the growth, size of deer and deer antlers are fertile soils and year round food supply, and when you add in that we've got good genetics, we've kind of got a good combination that makes for a real good deer heard here." I’m not quite sure how you can adequately define the absolutely best place for whitetail hunting, but if Outdoor Life says it, it must be so! Grab your gear and head to Missouri!!! Kill a giant whitetail buck and send your story to us. We’ll post it in our Deer Tales section.

Locked Whitetail Trio

2008-03-11T10:00:50Z

Locked Whitetail Trio

These three whitetail bucks were obviously sparing during the most recent rut and eventually their antlers became locked. As the story goes, two of them were already dead when they were found, but ranchers managed to saw the horns off the 3rd buck and he survived. The locked trio include a 8 point, a 9 point, and an 11 point.

I’m just saying, that looks painful!

2008-03-05T10:49:13Z

This photo was emailed to me a few months ago. I’ve been sitting on it, not quite knowing exactly what to do with it. I'm not 100% sure if it is a photoshop or the real thing. Either way, can you imagine the pain that guy was in?

…and I’m not talking about the blood soaked wound from the hunter.

I’m just saying, that looks painful!

41 Point Buck Downed by 9 yr Old Boy

2008-02-25T14:19:44Z

I received these pictures via email several months ago. I haven't researched the authenticity or validity of the story but who cares, because either way, this in one hell of a buck. The emailer told me that the buck is out of Oklahoma. The antlers are wrapped in wire from an encounter with an electric fence. I love the rich, dark color of the antlers, it makes the buck look like a giant Canadian bruiser.

PETA’s “Worst Dressed” is a distinguished title I’ve been trying to achieve for a number of years

2008-02-22T11:31:10Z

Today I’d like to give a shout out to Aretha Franklin.

Aretha Franklin was recently crowned this years worst dressed celebrity by the animal rights wackos PETA. Her crime, wearing “yet another vulgar fur” at the Grammy Awards. This is significant because PETA’s “Worst Dressed” is a distinguished title I’ve been trying to achieve for a number of years with no success.

Here’s some of the classy comments that PETA freaks had for Franklin:
…“You look as though you were going to perform “I Am the Walrus” by the Beetles”
… “You might be a queen but you don’t know jack about compassion”
… “How ‘bout some R-E-S-P-E-C-T for animals?”

PETA, please take note: I wear a leather coat. I’ve been known to wear a coonskin cap. I’ve got a squirrel tail hanging from my truck antenna, the tail came from a dead squirrel that I killed myself. I killed 9 deer last year alone. To help turn the tide in my favor, I hereby vow to wear a bear skin coat to next years ATA and SHOT shows – that ought to get me noticed!

Chemically Castrate Him Before He Taints More Venison!

2008-02-21T10:13:41Z

Court Upholds Conviction for Sex with Dead Deer

A Wisconsin state appeals court has upheld a man's conviction for having sex with a dead deer. The 3rd District Court of Appeals rejected Bryan Hathaway’s argument that the charge should be dismissed because the law against committing an act of sexual gratification with animals does not apply if the animals are dead.

Hathaway, 21, pleaded no contest a year ago and was sentenced to probation that required him to be evaluated as a sex offender. In January, Douglas County Circuit Court Judge Michael Lucci sentenced him to nine months for probation violations that included using alcohol and marijuana and having unapproved contact with a minor child.

Required to be evaluated as a sex offender? What the hell is there to evaluate? This dumb ass had sex with a dead deer, what exactly is it that Wisconsin officials want to evaluate? Get this wack job off the streets and chemically castrate him before he taints any more venison!

If all the deer and buffalo were gone, I would hunt mice!

2008-02-08T12:02:10Z

Recently while watching one of those outdoor TV channels, I heard my Blood-Brother Uncle Ted quote the famous Apache leader Cochise by saying that “if all the deer and buffalo were gone, I would hunt mice”. In other words, the primal desire to hunt is imbedded deep into the DNA of warriors like Cochise and Nuge. I suspect that if you’re reading this, you too will make the list of great warriors who hunt because it is part of your top of the food chain, predatory instinct. In today’s world of politically correct hunters who attempt to hide the ways of their hunting heritage, it’s nice to know that there are good guys like Ted out there who can boil down the reason for hunting in a straight forward, un-apologetic manner. Recall those words of wisdom the next time a suburb dwelling latté-liberal questions your straight black coffee, real world hunting heritage. Be proud, as a hunter, your actions are part of the natural world!

Giant 8 Point Sheds

2008-02-01T15:04:40Z

I've been emailed a photo of a set of sheds supposedly found somewhere in the southern part of Iowa. The picture shows a relatively clean 8pt with a reported gross score of 191+ and a reported net score of somewhere around 181+. The sheds have 30" beams 20" plus great mass on each side. All I can say is WOW!

Pet Deer Runs Amok Through Restaurant

2008-01-30T09:29:25Z

Witnesses eating lunch Sunday at TJ's Deli in Winston-Salem were startled when they said a woman walking a pet deer on a leash lost control of the animal, causing it to break through a window and run amok through the restaurant's dining room. Witnesses in the parking lot said a woman had the deer on a leash, when a crowd that gathered to look spooked the animal, causing it run toward the building. "I thought maybe a customer had fallen over," employee Richard Fogg said of the loud crash the deer made when it broke through the window. "I looked up and a deer had come through the window." "It pretty much ran over me," Fogg said. Store employees tried to shoo the dear toward the restaurant's back door, while patrons stood on tables to avoid the fracas.The deer, which witnesses described as a 120 to 140-pound doe, finally ran through the kitchen and out the back door. No one was injured in the melee, and there's no word on why the woman had the deer or if charges would be filed against her. Personally, I think the restaurant owner should have just taken matters into his own hands and added "jerky" to the menu.

Brett Farve Teams with Remington Arms

2008-01-25T12:11:58Z

"If I could squeeze in throwing touchdown passes at a morning practice, lunch with my family and pulling the trigger on a trophy buck at sunset, that would be about as perfect as life can get. And it seems the older I get, the more I treasure the days spent in solitude in the woods. I’ve already hunted about 20 days this season, so this recent agreement with Remington is pretty special to me.”— NFL legend Brett Farve, who will represent Remington Arms in advertising campaigns, retail promotions and special events. This is Great! Who better to fill the void that exists with credible celebrities supporting the hunting and shooting sports than a 3 time MVP, future hall of fame quarterback Brett Farve and Americas oldest gunmaker, Remington Arms. I wish Brett & Remington the very best.

My Toughest Hunt

2008-01-23T10:47:03Z

My Toughest Hunt After reading about “tough hunts” in a recent issue of the NRA American Hunter magazine, I thought I’d share the details of my toughest hunt to date. It happen this past season during Iowa’s 2007 shotgun season. A severe winter storm blanketed the area leaving behind a sheet of ice 3-4 inches thick. I hunt an area in NE Iowa untouched by the earth flattening glaciers of the past, where the hills are scary steep and seem more fitting for a rural setting in the Allegany Mountains of N. Central Pennsylvania. Iowa’s shotgun season is dominated by party hunting and the preferred method is a deer drive. After two months of solitude hanging from a tree during the archery season, the camaraderie of picking up a shotgun in December and participating in a group hunt is very enjoyable. On our group hunt on the third day of the season, I had the daunting task of walking through the area know by locals as Devils Door and pushing deer towards hunters waiting further down the river valley. My decent down the steep river bluff was made more daunting by the sheet of ice covering the forest floor. To descend the hill I needed to stomp my way through the ice sheet utilizing the edge of the sole of my boot and hope that there was something under the ice for the sole of my boot to grab on to. After descending one third of the way down the hill, without warning, my footing gave out and before I knew it I was on my rear-end sliding down hill feet first, out of control. My first concern was keeping my slug gun pointed in a safe direction, before I knew it I was launched from a small rock ledge and air born. When I hit the ground, I found myself on my stomach, face first and gaining speed. Several small trees 2-3 inches in diameter were snapped like twigs by my speeding out of control mass. Launching off the second rock ledge got me to thinking about my personal safety while sensing that my body was taking quite a beating from bouncing off trees and rocks. My shoulder smashed into a mature oak tree sending me spinning and cart wheeling like a rag-doll. I instinctively threw my slug gun off to the side choosing to protect my body instead of continuing to protect the gun. Instantly I was again airborne and braced for the upcoming impact with the ground. I hit face first still gaining speed in my downhill decent. Up ahead I could see the blurry image of a treetop coming into view. It turned out to be a fallen elm tree. Sliding into the treetop, I snapped the first 3 or 4 branches that I came in contact with, luckily, the last available branch held and stopped me cold. Just then, my Leupold topped custom Remington 11-87 came whistling by as it continued it way down the hillside like a bobsled on a rail. After a few minutes of terror inflicted paralysis, I decided that I should try to stand up and do an inventory of my faculties. I still had my eyeglasses and I could see. All the major appendages were sore, scrapped up and bruised, but functioning. Moving on to the digits I found the pinky finger on my left hand was bent at a 45-degree angle at the first knuckle. I carefully adjusted the pinky back towards its normal position and went to look for my gun. I found it 50 yards down hill looking like it had been through year of desert warfare. Knowing that three fellow “drivers” were descending the same steep hillside to my left, I began to think about the wisdom in finishing out the hunt. The finger was numb and the there was no noticeable blood loss that I could discern. It was after all, a once a year adventure that only last five short days and I did not want to miss a minute of the action. Then, being somewhat intimidated by the hill that I would need to climb to continue and knowing that if I fell again I might slide all the way to the river before stopping, I called off the hunt and headed to my truck picking up the other walkers along the way. I call my wife (who is a RN) and told her I was on my way to the clinic with a broken or dislocated finger. She had a doctor waiting for me, he patched me up, applied a splint and I was back in the woods hunting 3.5 hours later.

Would You Sell Your Whitetail Antlers?

2008-02-28T12:47:15Z

Would You Sell Your Whitetail Antlers? There is not much grey area when it comes to antler sales. Chances are you either feel it is the sportsman’s prerogative to sell those things which he or she legally harvests from mother earth or you despise the thought of profiteering off Mother Nature. No matter which side you’re on there is no denying that the antler trade is alive and well. What’s a deer antler worth? The answer largely depends on who you are, where you’re at and what style of antler you have. For those who are looking for a specific answer, you might want to visit the Whitetail Fanatic Resource Center (click here) where well spell out the trends in recent antler values. General rules to consider when placing a value on antlers: 1. Pristine antlers are worth more than a set that has been repaired because of breakage 2. Uniqueness and perfection can both increase value 3. Bow kills are generally worth more than gun kills or pick ups 4. An interesting story behind the buck increases value 5. Old yellow racks that have been aging in back room of a smoke filled watering hole are worth less than antlers that have been properly cared for. If you’d like to see first hand, what antlers sell for you might want to visit the Whitetail Classic Sports Show and Antler Auction in Dubuque Iowa on March 14 – 16. A large set of typical whitetail shed antlers brought $19,000 at last years sale, while a non-typical whitetail shed scoring 123” brought $5000 for a single side

Man Cave

2007-11-02T20:08:42Z

Most men have one. We typically refer to them as man-caves but with respect to female hunters, they are also called trophy rooms or hunting rooms. When I’m in my man cave I don’t have a great window view to the outside world but I think I’ve still got a pretty good view to the things that are important. Big Whitetail Bucks! The fact that they’re dead and hanging on my wall makes me smile.

My man-cave (a.k.a. my office) contains the following items: Several whitetail mounts, (I won’t say exactly how many just in case my wife reads this and begins calculating the taxidermy bill) piles of shed antlers, Earnhardt Sr. memorabilia, a couple bee hives, a tail feather from every rooster pheasant I’ve ever shot, a coyote pelt, some drift wood, a horse shoe, the varnished antlers of the first buck I ever killed, (a sleek looking 7 point) engraved flask ½ full of 25 year old Jim Beam whiskey, (long story best kept for another day) the antlers from my first archery buck, a brass spittoon, and of course an American flag.

What’s in your man-cave?