My number one pick for a stand is at a signpost rub or several in the same area. A big-bodied big woods buck visits a signpost rub in Maine. For that reason, finding a good stand location takes a lot of scouting.

Big woods bucks are wanderers and may have a home range that extends for 10 miles in any direction. Stand hunting in the big woods takes on a whole new meaning as bucks do not have any regular feeding or bedding areas. Big woods hunters know that the odds are stacked against them for shooting a buck, especially without snow, but choose to hunt there anyway. One severe winter can cut the deer herd in half or even more-and it may take years for it to recover. The key is to find the best stand locations.ĭeer densities are typically much lower in the big woods of the north as winter is the controlling factor in the size of the herd. I have been guiding deer hunters in the big woods for 30 years and have had great success with stand hunting.

In that case, a second choice for many hunters is to climb into a tree stand or crawl into a ground blind and wait for a buck to pass by. We cannot control when and where the snow might fall, and in some states the season is short, so tracking might not even be an option. Many hunters from Maine to Minnesota would rather be on the track of a buck when there is snow on the ground, than to hunt any other way. She also shares a link to making Maple Syrup Snow Cream (keeping our fingers crossed for snow this year to give this a try), the pancakes and maple syrup snow cream would make a perfect Christmas or Advent treat for the children a special Christmas Breakfast to feast upon together.Īre you joining us following along with our Story Book Advent where we’re sharing 24 day of Christmas Book Based Activities for kids and you to do this Christmas time.When people think about hunting in the big woods of the north, they envision hunters dressed in their classic wool clothing taking to the snow-covered forest in search of a buck track to follow. Julie from Creekside learning shares a little treat to make with and for the kids in the form of some Christmas Pancakes that are similar to those in the book.

Today as part of our Story Book Advent Julie from Creekside Learning joins us sharing an idea to go with the book Christmas in the Big Woods from the My First Little House Books series – a series of books for early readers. As I child I used to wake up early on a weekend and on one of our 4 TV channels there would be the series Little House on The Prairie it wasn’t until I was a adult that I discovered that this show was a series of books that kind of give a glimpse into the lives of life on the Prairie’s in the late 19th Century.

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