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Pope and YoungThis buck ties the world record. A massive buck taken last fall has just been officially announced as scoring large enough to tie the world record for a non-typical Coues’ deer. Wesley Ely’s 139-2/8-inch monster came from Arizona last August. He’d watched this particular buck for four years. “I continued to scout and…
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Above: Wayne Laroche, the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s special assistant for CWD Response, addresses a press conference in Kirkwood, N.Y., on Wednesday, May 16 regarding the finalized CWD Risk Minimization Plan in neighboring New York state. (Video by Steve Piatt/Outdoor News) Pennsylvanians who harvest deer anywhere in New York, Ohio, Maryland or West Virginia no longer…
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These hunters were spoiled for life after shooting first bucks that were world-class. There’s something special about every hunter’s first buck. It’s the one hunt every hunter will never forget. Many hunters end up shooting a fairly small buck for their first deer. Some of us shoot a fairly nice one the first time around.…
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Legislation that was aimed to legalize some forms of supplemental feeding of wild deer in Illinois was passed out of the Senate this week – albeit as a much different version of the original proposal. Senate Bill 2493, which originally stated “a person may supplementally feed deer with items otherwise prohibited by the Wildlife Code when…
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Travis SmolaThe Ann Arbor Michigan deer sterilization experiment may be coming to an end if a new bill becomes law. The saga of the urban deer herd in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been a subject of hot debate across the state. Now, the Michigan House is looking to end at least one controversial aspect of it:…
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No tractor, no problem. A large chunk of trophy bucks come from hunters who use food plots. This isn’t always feasible for every hunter. And, you might think you don’t have the right equipment to plant your own plot. Don’t worry, though, you don’t need a tractor. If you’re willing to work for it, you…
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Timing was everything for this image. It’s quite amazing that a camera caught this. We set up these trail cameras a couple years ago on each sides of a creek that ran parallel to two trails. The trail cameras were set up where a third trail intersected both, giving us the best chance to capture…
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Jake HoferPicking the right seeds for deer food plots can make a world of difference. Food plotting has become a major staple in deer hunting and land management. If you thought it was tough to decide what stand to hunt, try picking seeds to plant in your food plots. We’ve compiled a list of seeds…
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Facebook/FacebookEvery deer hunter loves a big 8-pointer! For today’s #WhitetailWednesday, we decided to look at some of the biggest 8-point bucks ever taken. It takes some impressive measurements for a buck to crack the 170-inch minimum to make it into the Boone and Crockett record book with only eight scorable points. In fact, it has happened…
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Wyoming Adds New Antler Restrictions By Todd Helms: It is no secret that mule deer numbers in the Cowboy State are not what they used to be. Hard winters, predation, loss of habitat, disease, the speculative reasons are many and varied but the truth is, nobody can say exactly what the culprit is or what…
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