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Big Buck 411 Blog

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Nocturnal No More

By Mike Handley

Four months after acquiring hunting rights to 6 acres next to a swamp in Licking County, Ohio, Mitchell Flowers got his first trail camera photograph of a buck he was sure would score more than 200 inches. He was already thrilled to have collected images of several whitetails, including a 12-pointer he guessed would tally 175. He forgot all about t...

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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Choosing Eenie over Meenie

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Pittman Edwards of Cleveland, Mississippi, began his 2016 deer season with his heart set on taking an exceptional whitetail that had no qualms mugging for his trail camera while the sun was shining. He reset his heart on the night of Dec. 1... READ MORE

Threading the Needle

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Indiana gained a different top for one of its totem poles during the 2016 season, a new state record among bucks felled by blackpowder. The name to be associated with this handsome whitetail is Tim Barrett, who has access to numerous family... READ MORE

Dreading Water

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Rich Eldridge might’ve shot a smaller version of the buck he tagged in 2016 three years earlier if deer couldn’t swim. Such is the disadvantage of hunting next to a major waterway. Rich’s ground abuts Indiana’s Wabas... READ MORE