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Entries for April 2025
What to Do When You're After a Camera-shy Buck
By Mike Handley
Brandon Sheets grew up hunting arrowheads and fishing on his family's property in Pickaway County, Ohio, but he only started hunting deer there about four years ago. That's when he first glimpsed the deer he wound up shooting in 2024.
"It was nothing special then, but the buck grew substantially," the 31-year-old electrical designer remembers. "... READ MORE
Kentucky Gains New Xbow Record and Runner-up
By Mike Handley
Accustomed to calling his own shots, Tim Hannah stepped out of his comfort zone on Nov. 7 to put his faith in an older buddy who wanted badly to re-introduce him to the opportunities available to hunters at Kentucky's sprawling Fort Knox military base.
His friend, Tom, had already shot his 2024 buck, so he would be loaded for does.
It was rai... READ MORE
Kansas Bowdom Gets a New No. 6
By Mike Handley
Chad Chambers’ buck from 2024 reshuffled the Sunflower State’s compound bow records, seizing the No. 6 spot among Irregulars.
To crack that very high ceiling, a whitetail must score 232 inches (without benefit of the inside spread). When Brad Forbus began punching buttons after measuring Chad’s Webaunsee County bruiser, the tal... READ MORE
Ninety Inches in Two Seasons
By Mike Handley
Chad Campbell first became acquainted with the deer he shot in 2024 two years earlier, when it was a 20-inch-wide 8-pointer with a few flyers. He was in a vehicle with his buddy and a nephew.
The propane delivery driver from Walton, Indiana, was duly impressed, but he didn’t consider the deer as anything more than an up-and-comer.
The w... READ MORE