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How Wild Turkeys Endure Winter, and What You Can Do to Help

February 4, 2023   |  From Articles

The gobbler began to stir with the first rays of morning light. He gave his body a shake to remove the accumulated snow that had piled onto his feathers during the night. As he surveyed the area around his cedar roost tree, he could see a blanket of white. This...

Wild Turkey Terrorizes Minnesota Neighborhood

February 3, 2023   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

Residents of a Coon Rapids, Minnesota, mobile home park say they are struggling to go about their daily lives due to an aggressive wild turkey. According to CBS News , the bird showed up in the neighborhood around Thanksgiving and hasn’t left. "This turkey has literally taken over our life,"...

Lost and Found: Neighbor Finds Hunter’s Huge Buck More Than a Year Later

January 31, 2023   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

Wilson Royer is a Hoosier State agriculturist who farms with his father and brothers. They purchased a property in 2017 and made some changes, and deer started frequenting the area. Eventually, Royer begun hunting the tract. Two seasons ago, on Nov. 3, 2021, Royer shot a 153-6/8-inch Indiana buck. Unfortunately,...

American Crocodile Numbers Grow in Florida

January 30, 2023   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

You likely know that Florida is home to alligators, but did you also know that the state has a population of crocodiles and that the population is growing? According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission , the Florida population of the American crocodile is a conservation success story...

The Whitetail Restoration Story

January 30, 2023   |  From Articles

Imagine a world where white-tailed deer do not exist, and neither do deer hunters. That was reality for much of America not too long ago, after the whitetail was pushed to near extinction. By the early 1900s, the species was a shell of its former glory, and of what it...

Watch Young Horse Try to Play Ball with Elk

January 27, 2023   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

Just like many youngsters, the colt in this video likes to play ball... and, it seems, any partner will do. In the footage, you can see the young horse trying its best to engage an elk in a game of toss. It hurls the ball over the fence to its...

Watch Live Cam of Maine Deer Pantry

January 20, 2023   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

Viewers can watch up to 100 deer at a time gather to feed when they check out the live video footage of Maine's Brownville Food Pantry For Deer . The pantry provides up to 600 pounds per day of native oats to help sustain the wild white-tailed deer population through...

Professional Bass Fisherman Shoots Monster Ohio Whitetail

January 18, 2023   |  From Rack Reports

Randy Kukral is a professional bass fisherman, but he’s extremely passionate about big whitetails. In 2021, he shot a 210-7/8-inch Ohio buck. This past season, he repeated that success with a deer scoring more than 200 inches. But that story started the previous year. On Nov. 29, 2021, Kukral drove...

Tyler Jordan Arrows Monster Georgia Buck Called “Hayblower”

January 17, 2023   |  From Rack Reports

Tyler Jordan needs no introduction. He’s been shooting big bucks since he was young — most of which have aired on Realtree Outdoors, Realtree Road Trips and Monster Bucks . This season, he bagged another big whitetail at Realtree Farms. He’d followed the deer for three years, and this season,...

Why Are Some Bucks Shedding Antlers Early?

January 17, 2023   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

Each year, bucks grow new antlers in spring and summer, carry them for most of fall and winter, and then shed them toward the end of the colder months. That process happens annually for normal, healthy bucks. However, this year, there are many reports of bucks shedding antlers earlier than...

Man Climbs Tree to Escape Aggressive Moose

January 16, 2023   |  The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory

A man taking an evening stroll in an Alberta neighborhood ended up climbing a tree to avoid an aggressive bull moose, and he filmed the encounter. David Meredith said when he spotted the moose, he hid behind a tree to watch, but the moose noticed him. "He ended up doing...

20 Photos That Show Just How Tough Whitetails Are

January 12, 2023   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

It’s no secret that whitetails are incredibly tough animals. Their will to survive is beyond anything in the big-game category, and their ability to overcome serious harm is impressive. Although we don’t celebrate or take joy from seeing deer in pain, check out these trail camera photos that show just...

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