We believe the hunting world lost its way decades ago, with technology, food plots, and heated stands replacing true woodsmen skills and knowledge of animal habit and habitat. At Big Woods Bucks, our goal is to revive and promote hunting in its most ancient, purest form, by getting out into the big woods, learning to read the woods & subtle sign that makes the biggest difference in your success. The woodsman skills we teach help you safely test yourself against the wilderness and have real, authentic big woods adventures along the way. So stop sitting and start hunting!

Hal Blood

Hal Blood

Chris Dalti

Chris Dalti

Hal Blood

Hal Blood

Chris Dalti

Chris Dalti

We believe the hunting world lost its way decades ago, with technology, food plots, and heated stands replacing true woodsmen skills and knowledge of animal habit and habitat. At Big Woods Bucks, our goal is to revive and promote hunting in its most ancient, purest form, by getting out into the big woods, learning to read the woods & subtle sign that makes the biggest difference in your success. The woodsman skills we teach help you safely test yourself against the wilderness and have real, authentic big woods adventures along the way. So stop sitting and start hunting!

What is the "big woods?"

Broadly speaking, as defined in Hal Blood’s books, the “big woods” is anywhere where deer do not primarily feed on agriculture. In particular, "the big woods" refers the heavily forested areas of the northeast and the upper Midwest. 

What is big woods hunting?

Big Woods hunting combines a variety of tactics, including tracking, still hunting, sitting, and hunting out of a stand when appropriate. Each tactic has its place, although Big Woods Bucks aims to highlight and promote tracking and still-hunting above all others because, if practiced correctly, these methods are the most reliable way of taking a buck in the big woods. 

FROM THE BLOG

VIDEO: Mike "GuideMike" Stevens' 2023 Maine Buck, STILL HUNTING BARE GROUND

VIDEO: Mike "GuideMike" Stevens' 2023 Maine Buck, STILL HUNTING BARE GROUND

GuideMike gets it done in Maine during the 2023 season, still-hunting on bareground.

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Brian Connor

Legendary Maine Guide "Guide Mike" Stevens gets it done on bareground during the 2023 Maine rifle season

VIDEO: A Day on the Track with Hal and Rylan in 2023

VIDEO: A Day on the Track with Hal and Rylan in 2023

Hal and Rylan track bucks in Maine

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Brian Connor

Hal Blood and grandson Rylan track bucks in northern Maine during the 2023 rifle season

“The Three P’s”: One Hunter’s Story of Success in the Pennsylvania Big Woods

“The Three P’s”: One Hunter’s Story of Success in the Pennsylvania Big Woods

Big woods hunter and Big Woods Bucks Contributor Keith Colonna on using grit and determination to become successful in the big woods

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Brian Connor

Pennsylvania big woods hunter and Big Woods Bucks Contributor Keith Colonna discusses how he overcame obstacles to find success in the big woods.

What is tracking?

Tracking is the purest form of hunting. To consistently be successful at tracking bucks, a hunter must be able to accurately read a variety of sign, be in good physical condition and fast on the track, and be a capable woodsman. Big Woods Bucks aims to help hunters achieve all these skills and more.

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