Big Woods Bucks Blog

October 09, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Hal Blood's Trophy Room Tour

You've heard the stories of these bucks in Hal's "Stories From The Trail" series, now check out the mounts and hear more of Hal's cherished memorie...

October 08, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Hunting High, Chasing the Snow and Big Bucks with Hal Blood

Saturday of week 1 of the 2025 season Hal stays up high in the snow and gets right on a good buck track first thing in the morning, with a killing ...

October 06, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Tracking a 200lb Buck | Checking Beds and Aging Sign with Hal Blood

Friday of the first week of Hal's 2025 deer season the snow has had a night to freeze and he shows how he knows when tracks have been made. He trac...

October 05, 2026 Scott Gaillard

Hal Blood's Swale Bog Buck | Stories From the Trail

Another adventure from the early days, muzzleloader hunting in Ontario. Hal catches up to a big 10 pointer and after one missed opportunity he seal...

October 01, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Lee Schanz's 2026 Trophy Room Tour

Take a tour around Lee's camp where he has bucks, bulls and more from the last several decades of his hunting adventures in the big woods of Maine ...

October 01, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: White Gold! Tracking Bucks on Early Season Snow with Hal Blood

The first snow of the 2025 season has Hal excited. On top of that the wind is blowing - it's a buck killing day! Hal shows why keeping track of the...

September 29, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: How to clean and care for your wool hunting gear

Hunting isn't easy on your wool pants and jacket. You're pushing through raspberries, wading through mud puddles, and with any luck you'll have som...

September 28, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: The Island Buck | Hal Blood's Stories From The Trail

Hal branches out to hunt Ontario to take advantage of their season being outside of Maine's. He did some scouting, figured out the deer in the area...

September 25, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Hal Blood Hunts the Golden Triangle | Checking Signpost Rubs | Early Season Tactics

Opening day of the regular season, 2025, and Hal is taking his rifle for a walk. He goes over how to find brown ash from a topo map and checks seve...

September 24, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Hunting Logging Country | Know your cuts, roads and trails

What's the difference between twitch trails, skid roads and winter roads? More importantly - how can you incorporate them in your hunting strategy ...

September 22, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Find Drinkable Water in the Woods

You don't have to carry water with you all day when you're hunting, there's good water to drink right in the woods if you know what to look for! Ha...

September 21, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: The King Buck | Hal Blood's Stories From The Trail

Hal was down to the wire in muzzleloader season when he tracked down this big 10 pointer - the King of the Mountain!

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