Big Woods Bucks - Deer Hunting -Education & Entertainment

In memory of Bern Bulmer (1921 to 2022) Snow conditions & how they affect wintering deer Bad Lee's winter activities April 16th Meet & Greet with BWB & Travis Mills Wool Clothing Line Update Welcome New Team Members Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep important feedback. Please use the link be...

Special guest:  Executive Director of Sportsman's Alliance of Maine – David Trahan Dave explains the passage and context of LD 404 "An Act to Preserve Deer Habitat" $40 million dollars in direct appropriation Predator control The effect of anti-hunters if not closely monitored Big changes may be coming to Maine's Any Deer Lottery May generate up to $750,000 extra each year which can be matched fed...

Our special guest is a 100-year-old Maine buck hunter named Bern Bulmer. He is also the grandfather of team member Rick Labbe. Bern is the oldest person in the state of Maine to shoot a buck. Hal, Joe & Rick have a blast with Bern who shares his story of his 2021 Maine buck & plus many more escapades over his lifetime. Maine's history is rich with family & hunting tradition. Don't forget to use th...

Story about Rick Labbe's Maine muzzleloader buck Even when you find a good buck track check every road in area Bucks like to use bedded moose as security When you split them, you should consider taking the doe track Rick shares some tips on a buck with a doe Getting a track later in the day can cause you to rush – could be costly Bucks in central Maine have smaller feet then bucks up North Don't f...

Our guest Andy Larsson, owner of Skinner Sights, makes a big announcement on behalf of Marlin Lever Action Rifles made by Sturm Ruger & Co. Lever action rifles, American made with great pride and attention to detail. Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep important feedback coming. Please use the...

See a moose keep looking – buck could be right there Sometimes old blown in tracks not as old as you think Round toes are dividing line for Hal Stride means alot Do bucks really move in the wind? A lesson how to dissect track soup Sometimes they veer off and go directly to doe bed Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20...

Mark Kenyon says:   Tracking is an "Emotional Roller Coaster "different from most other hunting styles It consists of "moments of discovery" Finding a good track is exciting You learn so much about habits, travel corridors and how bucks live their lives Beginning months of year are good times to practice Rick Labbe: Tracking is most fun way to hunt Shares story of 10 pointer jumping off bridge Hal...

Pay attention – Hal explains reading the woods & sign. Consider going back to place after 15 or so years. Bare ground looking more for sign than deer???? Hal says that is how you are supposed to do it Put time in woods Be in the right place Read the sign Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep imp...

Join Hal, Joe, Bad Lee & Good Lee for this episode. Analysis of coming weeks before deer season "Good tracking snow - Don't fool around" says Hal Good Lee in trouble??? 2021 Moose season recap Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep important feedback. Please use the link below. The Big Woods Team...

Join Hal, Joe, & special guests Donnie Vincent, Biologist, Explorer, Filmmaker & Hunter as well as Sicmanta Director of Photography William Altman as they share their Northern Maine Moose Hunt guided by Hal. Hal describes this podcast as a "conversation about hunting." Special guest Leah Kruse (Joe's daughter) shares her Northern Maine Moose Hunt 2021. Don't forget to use the discount code for you...

Join Hal, Jason, Joe, Lee, Jeff & Mark as they share their experiences from their DIY Alaskan Moose hunt. The cat & mouse games they played as well as what they learned through their hunts. Interesting observations between how they hunt Alaskan vs. Maine moose. Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please k...

What hunting rituals or traditions do they have? Walk amongst the woods? Somber or celebration – Is it respect? Do you eat the kidneys, liver, or both? Mike Stevens says worship the hunting God Pomola – what the heck is he talking about? Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep important feedback....

With Hal, Joe, Mike S. & Eric F. Mike Stevens .38-55 for his 1st spikehorn Evolution of hunting for the guys Should kids & seniors get doe tags? Credit to all hunters and how they choose to hunt Pulling the trigger most important thing??? Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep important feedback....

22 Inch Wide Buck – 14 Year Old Rick Labbe story Would you eat porcupine? Shooting requires muscle memory Both eyes open or one eye closed Pep sight @ 500 yards POB's??? Hair loss Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep important feedback. Please use the link below. The Big Woods Team… https://www...

Proposed SAM/IFW/Johansen Concept Draft Legislation Cutting the deer yards Over population in southern and central Maine Either sex or buck only? Lee Schanz and Rick Labbe share their story of their first big buck tracking – great way to learn some of their tactics Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Plea...

Special Guest Andy Skinner, owner of Skinner Sights, shares insight about his products and The Company Do you have to change stock bead on 760 & 7600? Lifetime Warranty Solid steel not aluminum Projects the boys are working on in prep for Alaska trip and fall season. Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Pl...

Lessons in choosing bear stand locations and tips on tried & true tactics The boys reminisce on some mishaps over the years while guiding Gauge for Sasquatch? Bad Lee wants a title? Help us come up with the perfect title for him. Comment or email us! Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep importa...

Hal: 90% of time 10% of woods Rick Labbe: the only way to learn 10% is to track enough bucks Timmy Bolduc : Get moving fast enough to find the sign or 10% Introducing new team member Candace Sabol – game chef Nick Campagna 2020 season A story with Fred & Barney Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please k...

Understanding Hal's 10%-90% rule Good Lee has an opinion on what week is best for calling Tracking is a chess game – 1st decision of day is what? Hardwoods lowers your odds and why??? Year to year might change where the deer are located Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep important feedback. P...

Logan shares, in detail, the decisions he made to end up getting a shot at his buck. They discuss lots of strategy which might help you on next fall's hunt. More aging track info shared. Wind does matter SOMETIMES??? Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep important feedback. Please use the link b...

Jim has nearly ¾ of a century tracking & stalking mature whitetail in the big woods He kept logs of nearly all his hunts so he has a wealth of experience to share 1 story after another The boys compare difference of what bucks feed on in ADK vs North Maine Woods Jim packed big bucks out on his back – he explains Jim's interpretation of significance of interdigital glands Don't forget to use the di...

• Daniel shares his knowledge of nutrition and the benefits of wild food • The primal instincts we all have • Daniels transition for veganism to a natural human diet • Benefits of bear fat • Preparing Chaga and the immense medicinal benefits • Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep important feed...

What does a deer dragging his feet in 1" of snow tell you? Are mast crops big woods indicators? What tells you to slow down or speed up? Follow the water - follow the transitions Aging tracks - you learn from experience Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep important feedback. Please use the lin...

Joe shares details of his 2 successful big buck hunts during this past season Do it while you can! Sunday hunting – yes or no? Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep important feedback. Please use the link below. The Big Woods Team… https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/Contact

Coyote hunting stories Binoculars necessary? Bringing both a peep sighted & scoped rifles  – good or bad idea? Comparisons of strategies for hunts from different states Don't forget to use the discount code for your onX membership. Go to on onxmaps.com and enter discount code bwb for 20% discount. Please keep important feedback. Please use the link below. The Big Woods Team… https://www.bigwoodsbu...