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Shortly after daylight on opening day of archery season, I glimpsed an antler moving through the brush behind me. The buck was on me...
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Ralph Scherder
- Nov 15, 2020
- 5 min
Big Rubs and Big Bucks in the Big Woods
Few things get me more excited than finding huge buck rubs. The rub at the top of this post is a prime example. Not only is the main tree...
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Ralph Scherder
- Nov 8, 2020
- 4 min
12 Days of “Rut-mas” — How to get a gift-wrapped buck with a bow
– By Tyler Frantz “On the twelfth day of Rut-mas, my true love gave to me, a broadside buck 10-yards from my tree...” While this musical...
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Ralph Scherder
- Nov 4, 2020
- 9 min
Hunting Big Woods Bucks with Steve Sherk
When it comes to hunting, Steve Sherk couldn’t give a hoot about those corn-fed Midwestern whitetails. What gets his adrenaline pumping...
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Ralph Scherder
- Oct 31, 2020
- 3 min
Review: Hazmore Silent Seat
by Greg Wickline “That’s it! I‘ve had it with this awful treestand!” As I sat there, twenty feet up in my XOP Ambush, I swore that as...
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Ralph Scherder
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
The Missouri Experiment #4
The farm that I hunted on Day 5 was one that I hunted on last year and absolutely loved. This farm is set up perfectly for both morning...
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Ralph Scherder
- Oct 24, 2020
- 2 min
The Missouri Experiment #3
This video ended up being prophetic as to how yesterday’s evening deer movement would play out. I recorded it at 1:30pm, shortly after...
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Ralph Scherder
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
The Missouri Experiment #2
Evening stands on guided hunts all seem to follow the same pattern: hunt the food. In this case, that means cut cornfields and soybeans....
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Ralph Scherder
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
The Missouri Experiment #1
I’m hunting in Missouri this week, a long way from the Big Woods, with IMB Outfitters. Something I’m hoping to do this week is show you a...
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Ralph Scherder
- Oct 16, 2020
- 3 min
Six Factors that Influence Deer Movement
Whitetail movement can be unpredictable, frustrating and fascinating. Seldom are there blanket rules to accommodate every situation and...
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Ralph Scherder
- Oct 14, 2020
- 4 min
Early Season Black Bears
This weekend marks the beginning of the early black bear hunting season in Pennsylvania. In fact, many states in the region are now...
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Ralph Scherder
- Oct 14, 2020
- 1 min
Welcome to the Big Woods Blog
The name says it all. If it has to do with mountain bucks, ruffed grouse, native brook trout, or any other "iconic" symbols of the Big...
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