Big Buck 411 Blog

Entries for June 2021

Turdy-pointer, Trust Me.

Turdy-pointer, Trust Me.

By Mike Handley

I wish I could’ve seen Philip Carter’s jaw drop when he walked up to the deer he shot on Nov. 14. The 41-year-old from Bentonville, Arkansas, knew he was shooting at a great buck that rainy opening day of Missouri’s rifle season, but there’s no way he could’ve seen the 19 sticker points mostly behind its brow tines. Fr... READ MORE

Buck Fever or Test Anxiety?

Buck Fever or Test Anxiety?

By Mike Handley

Josh Wright, a student at the University of Pikeville, aced his finals in deer hunting last fall in a test that lasted a mere six minutes. The Nov. 29 outcome saved what had been a disastrous season to that point, beginning when he clean-missed the deer of his dreams, likely the result of either buck fever or test anxiety. His bullet flew under, ov... READ MORE

‘Ten-pointer’ is SO Much More!

‘Ten-pointer’ is SO Much More!

By Mike Handley

When Wil Branem spotted a second buck approaching his pinch-point stand on Nov. 7, 2020, he incorrectly deduced it was a 10-pointer. The underestimation didn’t really matter, though, because the deer was way bigger than the 4x4 he’d been hoping would step clear of a tree. That the lesser deer’s vitals were covered is the only reas... READ MORE

2020 Whitetail Shuffles Michigan Records

2020 Whitetail Shuffles Michigan Records

By Mike Handley

The state of Michigan gained a new No. 3 (irregular) whitetail among rifle harvests last season. The name beside the impressive 16-pointer is Tom Fogarty Jr. of Benton Harbor, who had neither seen nor heard about the deer until it emerged from a creek bottom on the opposite side of the wooded pasture he was hunting on Nov. 18. Tom was sitting insid... READ MORE

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