Adirondack Hunt Podcast

1 set of merino base layers can replace 4 sets of synthetic garments

May 14, 2025 Scott Gaillard

Testing the Superior Performance of Merino Wool Layers

Tested on a remote camping trip in northern Maine, the author found one set of merino base layers outperformed synthetic alternatives, and replaced...

May 10, 2025 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Moose Antler Shed Hunting with Hal Blood

Hal takes Scott out to try to find some moose antlers, and you can guess how that went!

April 21, 2025 Brian Connor

Brandon Lane of Allagash Guide Service to join Big Woods Bucks

Big Woods Bucks is proud to announce that Brandon Lane, Maine guide and owner of Allagash Guide Service, has joined Big Woods Bucks as a Team Mem...

April 21, 2025 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: The Process 2 - Trailer | Mark Scheeren’s Bare Ground Tracked Buck

Tracking a buck without snow on bare ground is just about the hardest way to kill a deer. It takes skill and patience, and it is a process. Check o...

April 14, 2025 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Master Maine Guide Hal Blood | Big Woods Hunting Strategies by Week

Your success hunting the Big Woods depends on how your strategy accommodates different weather and deer behaviors as the season progresses. Hal sha...

April 11, 2025 Brian Connor

"Patience, Persistence, and Time in the Woods": Byam Nold's 2024 Maine buck

Big Woods Bucks Contributor Byam Nold tells the story of how he tracked down a buck in northern Maine during the 2024 rifle season

April 08, 2025 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: A Deer Hunter’s First Hunt in the Big Woods of Maine with Hal Blood

Hal reflects on how much Sean learned and the good time he had hunting the Big Woods of Maine for his first time this past fall. Sean is a long tim...

April 07, 2025 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: THE ONTARIO TAPES, Vol. 11: Hunting the Adirondacks and Maine with Hal Blood, 2014

From the Big Woods Bucks video vault, raw, uncut hunting footage from the early 2000s. The Big Woods Bucks team hunts hard up north in the heyday o...

April 02, 2025 Caleb Lewis

Mastering the Grunt Call: A Game-Changer for Big Woods Whitetail Hunting

In this article, Caleb explains how he uses a grunt call in the big woods for consistent success.

March 29, 2025 Scott Gaillard

VIDEO: Master Maine Guide Hal Blood | Scouting for deer on a map

The big woods are vast, and it can be intimidating to find the right piece to scout and hunt. In this video Hal breaks it all down for you. Whether...

March 22, 2025 Caleb Lewis

VIDEO: How to cape your buck the RIGHT way! | Brian Donaghy of Northeast Custom Taxidermy

In this video Brian Donaghy of Northeast Custom Taxidermy shows how to properly cape your buck to bring the head and cape to your taxidermist. He a...

March 22, 2025 Caleb Lewis

VIDEO: THE ONTARIO TAPES, Vol. 9: Hal Blood hunts Montana, Ontario, and Michigan

From the archives, Hal Blood chasing bucks all over North America, and he gets the job done on a nice one! From the archives, Hal Blood chasing buc...

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