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Entries for March 2017

WMA Monster

WMA Monster

By Mike Handley

One of the finest whitetails to fall in Oklahoma in 2016 came off land open to all. Ross Fenley, a 26-year-old mechanical engineer for International Paper Co., shot it while hunting with friends at the Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area. The hunter from Valliant, Oklahoma, has hunted there almost exclusively since he was 7 or 8 years old. Last O... READ MORE

Have Bucket, Will Travel

Have Bucket, Will Travel

By Mike Handley

Four days into 2017, Leonard Jarrett decided to brave the below-freezing temperature in order to watch the midweek sunrise from a deer stand. Keenly aware that cold weather often keeps Alabama deer on their toes, regardless of the status of the rut, Leonard drove the 10 miles from his home in New Market, Alabama, and arrived at his homemade plywood... READ MORE

Quality Trumps Quantity

Quality Trumps Quantity

By Mike Handley

When Lane Lawrimore of Hartselle, Alabama, told his 17-year-old son, Will, they stood a better chance of shooting a big buck off their land in Lawrence County, he had no idea he would soon be able to say "I told you so." His youngest son wanted to spend the day after Thanksgiving hunting family land in Marion County, farther southwest, because they... READ MORE

Live and Rowdy Decoys

Live and Rowdy Decoys

By Mike Handley

After 12 years of mainly collecting venison for the freezer, Jared Foster decided in 2016 to hold out for a buck worthy of the wall. It took the 34-year-old teacher and track coach eight weekends to do it. The father of two toddlers passed up a lot of bucks in the 120s and 130s during Missouri's bow season. He even let a 140-incher keep on trucking... READ MORE

New Alabama Record

New Alabama Record

By Mike Handley

Chad Morgan of Moulton, Alabama, has the luxury of rolling the dice whenever he gets the deer hunting jones. He either drives westward to his hunting club near Russellville, or he'll head to the much closer and sprawling Bankhead National Forest, which he's hunted for 13 years. The 36-year-old medical instrument machinist chose the latter on Tuesda... READ MORE

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