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: First Day of Snow 2022 | Tracking with Hal Blood

VIDEO: First Day of Snow 2022 | Tracking with Hal Blood

Hal Blood goes in search of a big buck track on the first day of snow in the 2022 rifle season

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Brian Connor
VIDEO: Tour of Rick Labbe's Original Hunting Camp from 1947: The House that Bern Built

VIDEO: Tour of Rick Labbe's Original Hunting Camp from 1947: The House that Bern Built

Rick Labbe gives a tour of where it all started

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Brian Connor

Rick Labbe's grandfather Bern Bulmer traded a $15 wristwatch for the property he built his hunting camp on in 1947.

VIDEO: Lee "Good Lee" Schanz Camp and Trophy Room Tour!

VIDEO: Lee "Good Lee" Schanz Camp and Trophy Room Tour!

Good Lee gives a tour of his guide business

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Lee Schanz BWB Team Member

Lee tells some awesome buck and bull stories while giving a tour of his camp.

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.

BWB Partners

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