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Entries for July 2024
Remembering a Canadian Legend
By Mark Melotik
Over the years I’ve been fortunate to meet and get to know several avid hunters who have bagged truly outstanding bucks. But maybe one of the most unexpected occurred recently while I was in spring black bear camp in northern Alberta. The week was special not only because many of us bow-bagged some beautiful trophy-sized black bears, but also... READ MORE
A Virginia Giant’s Fatal Mistake
By Mark Melotik
Virginia’s Jessica Burks will likely never forget Thanksgiving day of 2023. It’s because Thursday, Nov. 19 found her in a treestand hunting a buck she had been chasing for the past four years, and year five would finally give her the opportunity she’d dreamed of.
Four years previous on another Thanksgiving day, Jessica had been... READ MORE
Opening-Day Ambush
By Mark Melotik
For Kentucky’s Travis Mays, the third time really was the charm. Last Sept. 2, Mays, 31, closed out a three-year quest for an outsized Bluegrass State buck by arrowing the velvet-antlered brute on a hot and steamy opening day. The buck had read the script that fateful evening — something it had not come close to doing in previous years.... READ MORE
First Bow Buck Joins Club 200
By Mark Melotik
When the first whitetail bow buck of your life measures over 200 inches, where do you go from there? Not a question most of us will wrestle with, but it’s the current reality for Kentucky’s Brock Blevins, 22.
“It all started when I first got a trail cam picture of him back in 2020,” Brock recalled. “We have a cattle... READ MORE