Free Updates
Navigation
Categories
| November, 2009 (2) |
| October, 2009 (5) |
| September, 2009 (7) |
| August, 2009 (7) |
| July, 2009 (11) |
| June, 2009 (10) |
| May, 2009 (7) |
| April, 2009 (14) |
| March, 2009 (22) |
| February, 2009 (17) |
| January, 2009 (8) |
| December, 2008 (37) |
| November, 2008 (24) |
| October, 2008 (37) |
| September, 2008 (25) |
| August, 2008 (30) |
| July, 2008 (8) |
| June, 2008 (11) |
| May, 2008 (15) |
| April, 2008 (3) |
| March, 2008 (8) |
| February, 2008 (6) |
| January, 2008 (12) |
| December, 2007 (9) |
| November, 2007 (13) |
| October, 2007 (20) |
Search
Archives
More Links
|
 Monday, November 17, 2008
Cat Scratch Fever: Cougars Devour Deer on Film
Posted by DDH Staff
Monday, November 17, 2008 3:55:40 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00) 
|
|
Thursday, November 13, 2008
23-Year-Old Bags 27-Point Buck
Posted by DDH Staff
 Kelly Gustafson, meet Brock Lesnar.
Actually, the 23-year-old Welch, Minn., woman never has met the
former University of Minnesota wrestling champion who is one of the
biggest names in the sport of ultimate fighting.
But Gustafson shot a buck so big Saturday that her family named it after the thick-shouldered Lesnar.
The "Lesnar Buck" has 27 points, three of which were broken off
in a recent fight, Gustafson said. The real Lesnar takes on Randy
Couture for the heavyweight title Saturday in the Ultimate Fighting
Championship in Las Vegas.
"I'm a huge (UFC) fan, and we went to (Lesnar's) last fight,"
said Gustafson, mother of a 7-month-old girl. "This buck has a lot of
character, and three of his tines were broken off, so that's why we
call him the Lesnar Buck."
Gustafson said she was hunting alone on her family's property
along the Cannon River near Welch on Saturday morning, the opening of
Minnesota's firearms deer season, when she spotted a doe running past
her.
An experienced deer hunter, Gustafson said the doe was acting
like a buck was pursuing it. Because it is the peak of the
deer-breeding season, Gustafson knew she should look for a deer with
antlers to appear near the doe.
"That's when I heard this low grunting," Gustafson said in a telephone interview, then doing her best buck-grunt impersonation.
She soon saw the buck in pursuit, and, after seeing its huge
antlers through her binoculars, Gustafson decided to shoot it with her single-shot muzzleloader rifle. She brought it down with a single slug from 40 yards away.
The buck's many tines look like a small oak tree on its head. The
base of the rack is so thick Gustafson can't reach her hand around it. Source: twincities.com
Editor's Note: According to the article, Gustafson was wearing blaze orange when the deer was shot but removed the vest for the photo since it had excessive blood.
Thursday, November 13, 2008 8:39:55 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
|
|
Will This Buck Oust the "Field & Stream" Monster?
Posted by DDH Staff
Do you think this whitetail will outscore Bob Decker's Wisconsin monster?
Recently, the "Field & Stream" buck caused quite a stir among deer
hunters who wondered if it could challenge the current world record.
But Deer & Deer Hunting has the exclusive story on a new whitetail taken that could be bigger. Tschumper Buck Snapshot: * Mainframe 12-pointer * Beams of 23-6/8 and 24-6/8 * More than 6-inch bases * Incredible 42 inches of mass * Each G2 is more than 12 inches long * The rack will have few deductions To read more about this amazing deer, Click Here.
Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:29:16 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
|
|
The Triple Trophy Club
Posted by DDH Staff
Details on these three fine bucks are sketchy, but they were reportedly shot near Augustus, Wisconsin. From the e-mail, they were killed "within 1 mile and within a 36 hour period of each other. The middle one scored 160+ the other 2 were in the low 150’s." 
Thursday, November 13, 2008 5:49:37 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
|
|
Black Bear v. Deer Decoy
Posted by DDH Staff
A photo came our way taken by Mike Tuss, of a black bear putting the hurt on this deer decoy. Black bear, which are generally thought to be of a timid nature, aren't the usual sort to attack a deer, but one never knows what will be seen while perched high in a tree stand this time of year. Oh, if decoys could talk ... the stories they'd tell. 
Thursday, November 13, 2008 5:20:10 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
|
|
Hunters Bag Deer, Fire Bags Treestand
Posted by DDH Staff
Brainerd, Minn. — Some deer hunters had bad luck
in the Brainerd area during the weekend hunting opener — their tree
stand caught on fire. The hunters had shot a deer from the stand, then left their guns in the stand and went down to clean the deer.
While the hunters were on the ground, the portable heater in the stand apparently fell over and started the tree stand on fire.
A box of ammunition left in the stand also started exploding.
Firefighters had to walk to the fire with water pump cans and contain it. The tree stand collapsed to the ground.
No one was hurt. Source: Twincities.com
Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:34:55 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
|
|
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
D&DH Reader Shares Photos from Minnesota Hunt
Posted by DDH Staff
Congratulations to avid D&DH reader Paul Krueger, of Minnesota, who shared with us great photos of a buck he recently took. Krueger is active on the D&DH Forums. Great work Paul - and thanks.  
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:33:35 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
|
|
Morning Commute Provides Northern Rut Observations
Posted by DDH Staff
Submitted by Corey Graff, Online Editor The red SUV sitting smack dab in the middle of a field first caught my attention. Two people were in the vehicle staring off into the field. Beyond stood what looked to be a 3 1/2 year old buck some 75 yards out who was tending a doe. The buck was chasing her around the field and staying with her very closely. Further down the highway, a nice 2 1/2 year old buck crossed the road with nose to the ground. Total tally for the morning: One chasing and one searching. D&DH's rut predictions appear to be spot on as we transition this week into the chasing phase. Many photos and stories of big bucks are really beginning to pour into the office. What have you been seeing?
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:52:00 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
|
|
Best Buck Alert!
Posted by DDH Staff
Tom Schneider of Heater Body Suit Inc. shot this incredible whitetail while bow-hunting last weekend. The mature buck gross, green-scored 178-1/8 inches. It weighed 233 pounds field dressed. Tom was hunting a small piece of private land in the northeastern part of Wisconsin. “I was in a ground blind, and he stepped out of some pines, broadside, at just 6 yards!” Tom explained. Congratulations, Tom! 
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:17:44 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
|
|
Monday, November 10, 2008
Central Wisconsin Rut Observations
Posted by DDH Staff
Submitted by Corey Graff, Online Editor Based on Saturday morning's deer sightings it looks like Charles Alsheimer's 2008 rut predictions are right on the money. Lunar activity indicated -- as reported in Deer & Deer Hunting -- that the searching phase of the rut in the north was near peak this past weekend, with the chasing phase ramping up leading into next weekend. One decent 2 1/2 year old buck was seen chasing two does at first light. All other bucks spotted seemed to be searching for scent trails. An enjoyable time was had photographing these deer. The largest buck pictured below walked within 10 yards of my ground blind. It would have been a dandy shot with the bow at that range, but I was just as thrilled to get a good picture.    
Monday, November 10, 2008 3:06:39 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
|
|
|