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# Monday, September 08, 2008
Davenport Scores in Wyoming
Posted by DDH Staff

We are all things whitetail, but we couldn’t help but share this happy-hunter photo with all of you! D&DH Contributing Editor Les Davenport shot this dandy mule deer buck last week while hunting with his wife, Connie, in Wyoming. Les shot the buck after a thrilling spot-and-stalk adventure. Congratulations, Les!

Dan Schmidt, D&DH Editor

PS: In case you are wondering (I was!), the camo pattern Les was wearing is a new pattern developed by his friend, Carlos Gonzales. It's called Grouse Wind Camo and is tailored from the color of a sage grouse. For more information, check out this link www.Grousewingcamo.com



Monday, September 08, 2008 7:22:43 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #  Comments [1]
Buck Photographed at 'Hot' Scrape
Posted by DDH Staff

D&DH Publisher Brad Rucks captured this trail-cam photo last week. The
140-class 10-pointer is already investigating a primary scrape that Brad had
opened up a few days earlier. Brad doctored the scrape with a scent-dripper.




Monday, September 08, 2008 7:18:19 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #  Comments [0]
# Friday, September 05, 2008
Old Fur Boards Help Preserve Happy Memories
Posted by DDH Staff

D&DH Reader Ralph Hollin, of Kentucky, shared his innovative approach to putting his old trapping tools back into commission for deer hunting. Writes Hollin:

"Here is an idea I thought your readers might like. For several years, I have
made plaques for my deer antlers from old barn wood. Several years ago, I
discovered old fur stretchers in the barn. I constructed these fur drying
boards during the early 1950s. My dad had saved my boards for me, but I
realized they were shaped wrong for today’s fur market. I decided to blend
two of my loves together, trapping and deer hunting. Seeing the antlers
mounted on my old fur boards brings back many happy memories of my younger days. I am 65 years old and I still trap every day of our season."
Ralph Hollin
Kentucky




Friday, September 05, 2008 3:54:15 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #  Comments [1]
# 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)  #  Comments [0]
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)  #  Comments [0]
# 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)  #  Comments [1]
# 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)  #  Comments [2]
# 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)  #  Comments [1]
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)  #  Comments [1]
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.


GraphicVideo.wmv (2.02 MB)


Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:35:48 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #  Comments [1]