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Entries for August 2016
What are the Odds?
By Mike Handley
It's probably easier to become president than it is to legally shoot a buck - small or large - inside the Lone Star State's Granger Wildlife Management Area. James Henderson of Taylor, Texas, knows how many hurdles lie in the latter path. The 40-year-old deer hunter brought in a buck to the WMA check station last year that drew nearly six dozen gaw... READ MORE
Playing Hooky
By Mike Handley
Most teenagers who want a day off from school must feign an upset stomach, a sore throat, or devise a way to make a thermometer show a fever. Sixteen-year-old Austin Etherington of Piqua, Ohio, had merely to ask his mom. His reason - and she wanted one - was because the whitetail rut was peaking. It helped that his Uncle Shane Carver was eager to g... READ MORE
Mother Lode
By Mike Handley
West Virginia coal miner Brandon Duncan found the mother lode of antler last December, more than a year after he first tried to kill the then-smaller buck. In 2014, despite what should've been a 20-yard chip shot, Brandon's arrow barely penetrated the Logan County whitetail. "As I was squeezing the release, a doe spooked and caused the buck to jerk... READ MORE
That Smell
By Mike Handley
Tim Davis was 50 yards into a sad story on Dec. 6, 2015, when his nostrils suddenly filled with rutting buck. Downwind of a happy ending, he resumed walking. At that point, the 50-year-old deer hunter was scanning the woods in front of him instead of focusing on the ground at his feet. Fortunately for him, the dead buck's antlers were in stark cont... READ MORE
A Christmas Story
By Mike Handley
Cheri Hillebrandt's 2015 Christmas present might not have been wrapped in pretty paper and ribbons of blue, but it wore a very big bow. The gift from her husband, Brad, was actually a deer hunt at Giles Island near Natchez. It's nearer the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River, but it's considered Mississippi. Brad had hunted there 15 times befor... READ MORE