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Entries for April 2015
One Buck, Two Blood Trails
By Mike Handley
Randall Britton of Morristown, Ohio, climbed into his ladder stand about 3 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2013, eager to see if the rut had started in that corner of Belmont County. That was his first day to go afield with a crossbow that season. He was only about 300 yards from his house, within the 12 acres his neighbor had given him permission to hunt. And he... READ MORE
Record Buck from Public Land
By Mike Handley
Joseph Holloman of Quitman, Miss., and his buddy, Brian Jordan, were sharing a 38,000-acre tract of public land with about 400 other hunters during a special muzzleloader hunt in 2012. Their plan was to be in their stands before dawn, and then to rendezvous at noon. While walking toward each other at the appointed hour, a buck jumped up between the... READ MORE
Better Afield Than Underfoot
By Mike Handley
Seventy-year-old Charles Wilde of Quenemo, Kan., has bowhunted for more than five decades. His favorite stand for 30 of those years hangs within a bottleneck on his 160-acre farm in Osage County. In 2012, Charles was targeting a photogenic 10-pointer he'd nicknamed Big 10, but he didn't devote a lot of time to scratching that buck - or any deer - o... READ MORE
No Joke
By Mike Handley
Alicia Miller might've heard a shotgun blast possibly emanating from within the family's 30-acre farm. But gullible, she isn't. She and her husband Arjay were hunting apart that day, the shotgun opener in Washington County, Ohio, along with his two brothers, Adam and Ben. When she heard the news that Arjay had shot a buck, she was happy. When she h... READ MORE