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 Thursday, September 04, 2008
Is This The New Record Typical?
Posted by DDH Staff
Is This The New Record Typical? Regular Deer & Deer Hunting contributor Scott Bestul tracked down the story to one of the most incredible bucks we’ve seen in quite some time. The buck appears to be a mainframe 7x7 with some sticker points. The buck is living in the famed farmland of Buffalo County, Wis. According to Ted Marum, a respected whitetail outfitter, guide and big-buck hunter from that area, the buck had a 200-plus-inch rack a year before this video was shot. “He is jaw-dropping to say the least!” Marum reports. “One of my guides filmed this buck two years ago in the same spot and the footage was awesome, full daylight and only a 150 yards away. He was a 200-inch 6x5 at the time with a small fork on the top of his right G-2 and a small kicker off the side of the G-3 on the same side. His G-2s and G-3s were 15- to 16 inches long.” For an exclusive look at video of this buck, check out this link. Many thanks to Scott, Ted and Scott Kirkpatrick for giving us the insights into this incredible whitetail! 
Thursday, September 04, 2008 9:14:07 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Getting Ready to Peel
Posted by DDH Staff
This big buck is on the verge of peeling his velvet, and is also showing signs of growing into his fall coat. This photo was taken in southern Iowa. 
Thursday, September 04, 2008 4:50:20 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Duluth Fine-Tunes Urban Bow-Hunt
Posted by DDH Staff
Cities implementing deer management bow-hunts are nothing new; but, new rules revealed for Duluth's program this year show managers are listening to bow-hunter input. Duluth has finely tuned its program to the point that it has identified "hot spots" -- areas with disproportionately high numbers of deer per acreage -- within the hunting parcels it manages. The city is also allowing ground blinds in specific locations where trees are less abundant. According to the story appearing in today's Duluth News Tribune, "'Those changes are being made at the request of the public,' said
Kathy Bergen, director of Duluth’s Parks and Recreation Department. 'There are still lots of deer out there, and those deer are invading
people’s yards. They’re asking for the program to step up. The group
[ABA] is trying to respond to those requests.' Last fall, 315
hunters registered and qualified for the Duluth hunt. Of those, 250
were successful, taking a total of 567 deer. Of those, 84 percent (476)
were antlerless and 16 percent (91) were bucks. In 2006, 195 successful hunters took 564 deer, 86 percent of them antlerless. Of the 283 hunters registered for this fall’s hunt, about 30 are new to the city hunt, Lockett said."
Wednesday, September 03, 2008 7:34:10 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Friday, August 29, 2008
If Trees Could Talk
Posted by DDH Staff
I attached a picture of a really old tree stand just off the trail I walk on to get out to where I hunt. I have a few of these on the property that I hunt, there's just something about these old stands that catches my eye. Seeing them always makes me imagine what it was like back in the day for the hunter that used that stand. It's not like they're just a few years old, they're 20, 30 years old, or older. I can't put my thumb on exactly why I like those old stands, I just do. But I also know how dangerous they must have been ... and still are! Chris Kleist, D&DH Web Pro Staff, Wisconsin
Friday, August 29, 2008 2:31:35 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Are you ready?
Posted by DDH Staff
I just realized archery season opens tomorrow in North Dakota, and I see Manitoba started Monday! I wonder how many velvet-racked monsters have already hit the ground? We still have a little more than two weeks to go here in Wisconsin. How long do you have to wait?  D&DH Managing Editor Jacob Edson
Thursday, August 28, 2008 6:55:36 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Guess Who's Walking the Line?
Posted by DDH Staff
D&DH Publisher Brad Rucks discovered he has a very large neighbor cruising his property lines last week. This photo confirmed the roamer’s identity. 
Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:51:08 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Graphic Video: Squad Car Hits Deer
Posted by DDH Staff
Graphic Video: Squad Car Hits Deer Although this video clip is not for the weak of stomach, it is a stunning example of the serious consequences motorists face when driving too fast through whitetail country at night. We do not know where this was filmed, but it does appear to be taken from a dash-mounted camera in a police patrol vehicle.
Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:35:48 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
City Enlists Bowhunters to Curb Herd
Posted by DDH Staff
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:50:15 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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The South's Best Deerslayers?
Posted by DDH Staff
When it comes to Southern hospitality, nothing beats the state of Georgia when
it comes to whitetail hunting. The state not only boasts a robust deer herd, its
hunting quality is second to none. Some interesting stats just revealed by the
state’s game department are beyond impressive. For example, the average Georgia
deer hunter in kills 1.5 deer per season, and it takes the average hunter just
14 days to get a deer. This is incredible when compared to 1980 when the state’s
average deer hunter killed 0.4 deer per year, and it took the average hunter 31
days to harvest a deer. While some hunters pine for the “good ol’ days,” I’d
have to offer that those days are here and now. Dan Schmidt, D&DH
Editor
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:39:03 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Deer Densities Usually Measured Twice
Posted by DDH Staff
One question I receive a lot here at the office pertains to deer densities.
Although most hunters understand that deer population estimates are important
for managing herds, some do not realize that states often have two periods for
estimating their herd sizes. Deer population studies are often conducted for a
fall or prehunt estimate and an overwinter or posthunt estimate. Posthunt
population estimates are annually compared to the deer population goal for each
deer management unit as a basis for annual adjustments of antlerless harvest
quotas. Population goals and density estimates are usually expressed as deer per
square mile of deer range. These densities vary widely depending on region.
However, a general rule of thumb is that a posthunt population exceeding 40 deer
per square mile of deer habitat is considered to be at or above
goals. Dan Schmidt, D&DH Editor
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:38:27 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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