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Entries for June 2015
Rise and Shine
By Mike Handley
Chase Jones chose the wrong day to stay in bed. The 12-year-old is normally eager to join his father, Mike, in a deer stand. On Nov. 26, however, just five days into Alabama's 2014 rifle season, the sleep-addled youngster wanted nothing more than to remain under the covers. With or without his son tagging along, Mike prefers to be in position befor... READ MORE
Why Ryan Switched from Deer to Ducks
By Mike Handley
Ryan Sullivan's fraternity brothers at Arkansas State University couldn't understand why he was so eager to leave campus every weekend. It had little to do with a home-cooked meal or laundry. It had everything to do with the giant whitetail that liked to mug for his trail cameras, a buck he'd first seen in 2010. The 20-year-old was obsessed with th... READ MORE
The Mouths of Babes
By Mike Handley
A football coach from Sabetha, Kansas, can thank his (then) 10-year-old son for persuading him to toss his usual deer hunting playbook in 2013, which resulted in his career-best whitetail.
Garrett Michael's consultation with his young sons - Preston, Payton and Paxton - occurred the night after he passed up a 150-class buck. He'd been hoping to sh... READ MORE
Process of Elimination
By Mike Handley
After three years of losing a game of hide and seek with an incredible buck he'd seen in 2010, Thomas Waters decided the only remaining option was to hunt the one piece of his friend's 570 acres he hadn't tried. The hunter from Mobile, Alabama, had two open weekends during the 2013-14 season, so he set out a trail camera to reconnoiter that part of... READ MORE