Pull up a chair with Hal and Lee and watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1igJJQR7ZeI Hal and Lee head north to meet with great guests like Brandon Lane. Brandon is the President of the Maine Professional Guides Association, and he and his wife own and operate Allagash Guide Service. They have all kinds of wild adventures up there, and you'll hear quite a few on this episode. We hope you enjoy it.  ..read more

Pull up a chair in camp with Hal and Lee and watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4fWa--Lx-2o Join Hal and Lee as they sit down with Paul from Maine Outdoor Enthusiast to swap some great hunting stories, talk about their favorite gear, where the bucks are, preserving our hunting heritage and much more! Check out Paul's podcasts at www.maineoutdoorenthusiast.com ..read more

Pull up a chair in camp with Hal and Lee and watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0txreG1XHBg On this episode Hal and Lee sit down with Brian and Cassie of Maine Wild Harvest Co and talk about living the Big Woods lifestyle, including hunting, fishing, trapping and foraging.  ..read more

Take a seat in camp with Hal and Lee and watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/c_efdsvwrZo In this episode Hal and Lee open up with some heartfelt stories of the men who raised them and showed them the ways of life and the Big Woods.      Learn more about hunting the Big Woods, find informative articles and the best wool and gear at https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax Grayl water filter: https://alnk.to/4MBtYKl Save 20% on your OnX subscription with code ‘BWB’ https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt Hal and the Big Woods ..read more

Tracking deer on snow is the dream, but bare ground hunting is often our reality! Join Hal and Lee as they talk about strategies and tactics for success on bare ground in the Big Woods, with some great stories, tips, tricks and secrets.  Learn more about hunting the Big Woods, find informative articles and the best wool and gear at https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax Grayl water filter: https://alnk.to/4MBtYKl Save 20% on your OnX subscription with code ‘BWB’ https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear: https ..read more

Welcome to the new and improved Big Woods Bucks Podcast! Join Hal and Lee as they talk about the history of Big Woods Bucks, our past, present and future, and of course swap deer stories that made them want to wrap their muzzleloaders around a tree! Learn more about hunting the Big Woods, find informative articles and the best wool and gear at https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com Save 20% on your OnX subscription with code ‘BWB’ https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/Wool Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax Grayl wat ..read more

·        Join Hal & Joe with team members, Bob Dunbar & Brad Willey as they discuss o   Wrap up of 3rd & 4th week at the lodge o   3rd week 9 bucks on the pole with 1 miss o   Hal said he think statewide success rate is 15% but up North it is 5% o   Joe’s buck story for 2024 o   Observation of why horns were good size for age of deer o   Brad states – “Easy to get discourage if you don’t have the right frame of mind” o   Kids need to learn but they don’t realize they might have ..read more

·        Joe, Hal, Billy Molls ( Modern Day Mountain Man www.billymollsadventures.com), Bill Cole and Steve White discuss results of 2nd week hunts from Big Woods Outfitters and have some cool adventures to report. o   Deer sightings are high. o   Billy Molls says:” I have hunted whitetail my whole life but the way you guys hunt is perhaps the most underrated hunt in North America and maybe even the world.” o   Billy says: “You have to unlearn how you typically hunt.” o   “Just a few days with Hal has cut years off my l ..read more

·       Joe and Hal give a quick update on their adventures during the 2024 moose season but get in depth on how to prep for the 2024-2025 deer season. Both answer questions about: o   “The 10% of the woods the deer use” o   How to find the 10% o   How significant transitions are o   When is the rut this year and much more   ·       Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/ ·       Hal ..read more

·       Today Mike O’Neil joins us for an informative comparison of tracking techniques that these seasoned big woods trackers use to outsmart huge mature Northern Maine whitetail bucks. Mike grew up in northern Maine and at 65 years old has been chasing these bucks for decades. As Rick Labbe states, “He has a lot of stories to share.” Over time we have found that stories seem to help fellow hunters learn to figure out how to outsmart these wily old mature bucks. We hope you enjoy his stories as much as we did. ·       Head over to t ..read more