Big Woods Bucks Podcast

March 21, 2025 Caleb Lewis

VIDEO: Hal Blood's Map and Compass Course

Maine Master Guide Hal Blood teaches the map and compass course that he taught for years in his Maine guide school to prepare prospective guides fo...

March 21, 2025 Caleb Lewis

Top 3 Tips for Tracking Bucks from Hal Blood

Hal Blood gives his top 3 tips for finding and staying on a buck track

March 21, 2025 Caleb Lewis

The Legend of the Invincible Buck - Part 1

One year ago, during the start of the 2022 rut, I had two unforgettable encounters with a giant buck that would come to be known as the “Invincibl...

March 21, 2025 Caleb Lewis

"Be the Best Hunter You Can Be" - How to Approach the Mental Game this Season

Television and YouTube hunters In this day and age of outdoor TV shows and YouTube, people get to experience more hunting in an afternoon than the...

March 21, 2025 Caleb Lewis

The Purpose of a Buck Rub

There is something about finding a buck rub in the woods that gets a hunters imagination running wild. You may wonder how big the buck might be or...

March 21, 2025 Caleb Lewis

VIDEO: Woodsmanship and Life Skills with Hal and Rylan | Episode 1: Tracking Bucks

Woodsmanship and Life Skills with Hal and Rylan, Hal shows Rylan important aspects of woodsmanship, hunting, fishing, bushcraft, and life skills. I...

March 21, 2025 Caleb Lewis

Hal Blood's 2023 Maine Buck: SHORTY JONES

Hal Blood finds a big track during the second week of the Maine rifle season and ends up shooting a 197-pound buck he named "Shorty Jones!"

March 21, 2025 Caleb Lewis

Woodsmanship and Life Skills with Hal and Rylan | Episode 2: Building a Fire in the Woods

In this series, "Woodsmanship and Life Skills with Hal and Rylan," Hal shows Rylan important aspects of woodsmanship, hunting, fishing, bushcraft, ...

March 21, 2025 Caleb Lewis

How to Age Buck Tracks

I’ve been guiding and teaching people to deer hunt for over thirty years, and the one thing I think most hunters have the most trouble with is agin...

March 21, 2025 Caleb Lewis

VIDEO: Woodsmanship and Life Skills with Hal and Rylan | Episode 3: Building a Blind in the Big Woods

In this new series, Woodsmanship and Life Skills with Hal and Rylan, Hal shows Rylan important aspects of woodsmanship, hunting, fishing, bushcraft...

March 21, 2025 Caleb Lewis

Create Your Own Luck: How to Increase Your Chances of Getting Lucky when Hunting in the Big Woods

After listening to someone tell you their story about killing a big buck, did you ever say to yourself, that was pure luck! Or have you ever felt ...

March 21, 2025 Caleb Lewis

VIDEO: Lee Schanz's 2021 Alaskan Moose | DIY Moose Hunt

Lee Schanz and Joe Kruse go on an epic adventure in Alaska in 2021

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