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Entries for July 2019
Three-stanza Limerick
By Mike Handley
The script for Corey Chitwood’s hunt for a nearly 200-inch whitetail could have been written in the form of a limerick. There was a young man from Kentucky, who began his season unlucky. He went out with a bow, was beset by a doe, and his world became far less bucky. He returned to his blind with a crossbow, the weapon du jour from which bolt... READ MORE
Long Time Coming
By Mike Handley
Told by everyone the nearly 194-inch buck he arrowed last season was a record book specimen, Edward Walters contacted the Pope and Young Club seeking to have his deer measured. He was surprised and saddened to learn they don’t accept bucks taken with a crossbow. The Boone and Crockett Club does, he learned, but they told him the non-typical d... READ MORE
Better than Splotches
By Mike Handley
When Bryan LeVan left work at 3:30 on Nov. 5, 2018, his destination was the 180-acre tract he’s deer hunted for two decades. The highway worker from West Liberty, Ohio, was hoping to see the piebald buck that had been on his radar for two seasons. He hadn’t been able to set out trail cameras that year, so he had no idea what else might ... READ MORE