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Ringside

By Mike Handley

It doesn't take a lot of bang to bring in a buck. That Levi Tarwater's giant whitetail materialized while two juvenile bucks were butting heads could be coincidence. Or it could be the older deer, curious, wanted a ringside seat. The 29-year-old bowhunter from Hoyt, Kansas, might never know. "The noises the two spikes were making weren't very loud,...

Mike Handley | Big Buck 411 Blog Editor

Mike Handley has decades of experience measuring, researching and writing about monster bucks. Each week, Mike will update everyone in the Big Buck 411 Blog on giant whitetail news from across North America. When a new record falls, you will be one of the first to know about it.

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Trading a Soup Spoon for a Fork

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It took half a decade for Husky Hummel to leave Ohio with something more than a nonresident hunting license in his pocket. The 48-year-old car dealer from McClure, Pennsylvania, is accustomed to eating tag soup. He prefers it to the notion ... READ MORE

And the Winner is ...

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Although voting in Kansas and much of the country was four hours from closing on Tuesday, Nov. 8, Dustin Norris was dying to know what exit polls were predicting. He wanted to see the map. The redder the better, to his way of thinking. The ... READ MORE

Long Poke at a State Record

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David Lecuyer doesn't always take 280-yard shots at deer. But when he does, he shoots twice. The first two bullets - David's and his buddy Bobby's - probably whizzed underneath the lovestruck buck at the opposite end of the Kansas cornfield... READ MORE