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Entries for January 2025
Impromptu Hunt Yields More Than Jerky
By Mike Handley
Prior to Nov. 23, Josh Edwards’ sons regarded deer hunting as little more than a very slim chance to shoot something bigger than the small game inhabiting the five acres surrounding their home in Fairland, Indiana.
Now, every time the family passes a copse of trees, the youngest pleads for his father to stop and ask the landowner for permi... READ MORE
The Not-Squirrel That Didn’t Get Away
By Mike Handley
Chase Aldridge spent more time looking at deer he couldn’t shoot than the one that wound up taking his arrow on Nov. 2.
The professional dirt mover from New Albany, Indiana, was with his father, Chad, that Saturday. Their stands were a half-mile apart, and they were in place maybe 30 minutes before the sun rose over Clark County.
Chase ... READ MORE
The Proper Way to Christen New Hunting Ground
By Mike Handley
Impatience rarely rewards deer hunters, but Toby Biehler’s antsiness saved him $200 last month.
The 53-year-old contractor from Herington, Kansas, shot the buck at the top of his Most Wanted list on the morning of Nov. 16, only to watch it rocket away for at least 70 yards as if it had been launched by the bowstring instead of an arrow.
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Priorities, Priorities, Priorities
By Mike Handley
Soon after Jesse Watson settled into his ground blind on Wednesday, Nov. 20, his wife sent him a text, reminding him they were supposed to drive to Kansas City to celebrate her grandmother’s birthday that weekend. Unwilling to commit, he fired off a reply:
“Look, I’m not a father, a husband or a basketball coach until this deer... READ MORE