Rick shot this buck on the second-to-last day of the 2020 Wyoming September rifle season. After flying into Rock Springs, WY, and getting to his camp at midnight, Rick got up at 4:00 a.m. and drove an hour-and-a-half up to a spot he’d been hunting earlier that season, including for eight strai...

Big Woods Bucks wants to see photos of your big woods bucks! Starting today (3/17), submit your best buck photos by emailing your best buck photo to BIGWOODSPHOTOCONTEST2022@GMAIL.COM. Be sure to give your name, the year, and the state in the body of your email. The best photo will be selected by...

When I first started shed hunting, it honestly seemed like it was going to be an impossible task. The only thing I really knew was that I needed to get into a deer yard (or wintering area). After spending hours and hours in the woods and walking, seemingly endless miles, of deer trails in the snow, ...

This story really started 40 years ago. A 14-year old-kid from the Farmington area spent his evenings reading Jack O'Connor and Elmer Keith. He dreamed about hunting Alaska and the Canadian provinces. He read Larry Benoit's book "How to Bag the Biggest Buck of Your Life" and had ki...

January 16, 2021 The older I get, the more my mind seems to wander. Maybe this is because the older you get the more memories there are bouncing around in there. I was sitting in the Brick House Kitchen (in Skowhegan) having breakfast with my 4 children, their spouses, and my grandchildren. One o...

It started when Mark Kenyon contacted me about coming to Maine and trying his hand at tracking our Big Woods Bucks. He was touring the country to hunt whitetail deer in different areas using the tactics hunters use in those areas. He knew tracking was a big deal in Maine and want to try his han...

I've always thought that Skinner Sights were some of the most useful iron sights on the market. They are well-made, easily adjusted, and attractive to boot! When I found out that Big Woods Bucks was going to have our own line of "Tracker" sights, I couldn't wait to slap a couple on...

Me and Roger linked up at the local convenience store where we had met up with Joe Kruse the day before to start the morning. Joe was not there this morning though as he had harvested a nice eight pointer the morning before. We both gave a quick thumbs up out the window and started breaking the trai...

I wanted to share some footage I took while hunting in the Adirondacks in 2018. There are some things I wanted to point out as mistakes I feel I made in hopes everyone can take away from them. Before I got to this point I’ll give a brief description of events leading up. I jumped this...

A History of Wool Usage in the Big Woods The early hunters, trappers and pioneers of this country knew to wear wool clothing to protect themselves from the elements. They knew from experience that wool clothing would keep them warm even if they ended up taking a dunking in the water. If not for ...