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: Rick Labbe's 2023 Wyoming Archery Elk

VIDEO: Rick Labbe's 2023 Wyoming Archery Elk

Rick heads up into the mountains in Wyoming to hunt elk with his crossbow

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Brian Connor
VIDEO: Tour of Rick Labbe's WYOMING CAMP

VIDEO: Tour of Rick Labbe's WYOMING CAMP

Rick Labbe gives a tour of his camp out west, including some of the mounts of muleys and elk he's taken over the years

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Brian Connor
VIDEO PODCAST: Big Buck Stories with the ADK Trackers

VIDEO PODCAST: Big Buck Stories with the ADK Trackers

Jim Massett, Joe DiNitto, and Steve Grabowski sit down with Joe and Hal to tell some big buck stories from the Adirondacks and beyond

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Brian Connor

At Huntstock 2023, Joe and Hal sit down with Jim Massett, Joe DiNitto, and Steve Grabowski to tell some big buck stories from the Adirondacks and beyond

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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