VA: Drop-Tine Shed Found Years After Buck Was Shot!

March 15, 2011 

VA: Drop-Tine Shed Found Years After Buck Was Shot!

Wayne Mills shot this dream buck (180-class) with his muzzleloader on Nov. 12, 2008 about 30 miles from my house in Virginia (post here). Last month, Wayne’s friend, John Meehan, found the buck’s last drop shed about ¼-mile…

How to Find Shed Antlers

March 14, 2011 

How to Find Shed Antlers

Hey Mike: I can’t believe the huge sheds that are showing up on your site! Could you do a post regarding the best places to hunt for sheds, and any other tips that might be helpful? I am going shed hunting for the first t…

Sarah Palin Hunting – Female Hunters Up 5.4%

March 4, 2011 

Sarah Palin Hunting – Female Hunters Up 5.4%

The big story of the day comes from ABC News:
More women than men took up hunting in the United States in 2009, according to the National Sporting Goods Association. Total hunters in the United States decreased by .05 percent, but the number …

Deer Whitetail – 5 Tips

March 2, 2011 

Deer Whitetail – 5 Tips

1. You hunted the wrong area. You’ll never shoot a huge buck if you hunt where no huge bucks live. Sounds elementary, but it’s not. If you’re not seeing big deer on land you’ve hunted for years, move. A…

Illinois Monster Bucks – Shed Hunting

March 1, 2011 

Illinois Monster Bucks – Shed Hunting

Thanks to Steve from Illinois for sending these 4 tremendous photos:

Mike: I know you like big 8 points so here’s a matched set I found a few years ago (top photo); 75" each side and we have a photo of him wearing this rack,…