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August 31, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Fat Horns | Hal Blood's Stories From the Trail

On the track of this big bodied and big antlered buck, Hal learned another valuable lesson about how to adjust his strategy when the buck is with a...

August 28, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Servicing the Savage 99 with Lee Schanz

Lee knows and loves his Savage 99s and in this video he shows you how to disassemble, maintain and protect the various models across the years to k...

August 24, 2026 Scott Gaillard

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

Hitting the grunt tube between bites of his sandwich Hal had this beautiful 9-pointer come in to check him out. But it wasn't just dumb luck. Hal k...

August 20, 2026 Brian Connor

Big Woods Bucks and Barnes Ammunition: Partners Making a Classic Even Better!

Big Woods Bucks and Barnes Ammunition Partners Making a Classic Even Better! by Mark Scheeren Many of you may have read my articles on the history...

August 20, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Range Day Q&A | Answering Your Questions on the Range

Just how much velocity do you lose with a carbine barrel? Are lever actions faster than pumps? Will taping your muzzle throw your bullet off target...

August 13, 2026 Scott Gaillard

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

This is the story of Hal's Thunderstorm Buck. He tried to take advantage of the change in weather after a rainstorm to catch the deer moving, but e...

July 31, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Hal Blood's Spruce Bog Buck | Stories from the Trail

Hal took the opportunity during muzzleloader season to hit the woods and made it count on this buck with a unique rack!

July 31, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Gorgeous Custom Stock, Old Warhorse Scope: Will Mark's Long Ranger Shoot?

Mark can't help himself but customize a rifle and his Long Range Big Woods Carbine is more beautiful for it! Contrasting that beauty is his trusty ...

July 26, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: The Big Woods Bucks Browning AB3 | A Big Woods Rifle Review

This collaboration between Big Woods Bucks and Browning made for a short handy version of the AB3, set up for balanced carry and fast, authoritativ...

July 14, 2026 Scott Gaillard

New for 2026 - Big Woods Bucks V2 Wool - Our Best Yet!

We listened to your feedback and added a ton of great new features to our wool gear for this year! Check out what changed an order yours at bigwood...

July 14, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Getting dialed in: Hal and Lee on making the switch to their Long Ranger Big Woods Carbines

Lee's been a lever guy for decades. Hal started out with one but it's been some 38 years with a pump action. They're both using the Long Ranger Big...

July 11, 2026 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: 3-Shot Groups with BWB ammo in the BWB Browning AB3

A quick range session with the Big Woods Bucks Barnes Harvest Collection 180gr round-nose ammo in the BWB Browning AB3 at 100 yards. Four groups of...

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