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Kentucky 8-Pointer Is New Best-Ever | By Mark Melotik

Bowhunters live for those up-close, in-your-face encounters that make neck hackles stand up straight. But how close is too close? On Sept 12, 2024, Kentucky’s Brandon Burman found that answer was about 10 yards. Unable to shoot through a screen of branches that helped conceal his 20-foot perch, he could only watch a world-class 8-pointer below him from his hang-on stand. READ MORE

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Kody Skinner Buck
Kody Skinner Buck

By Kody Skinner

My girlfriend, Chelsey Keylor, and I spent the evening of Oct. 30, 2010, in an elevated box blind, watching a food plot. We’d barely settled in when three does came onto the field and began browsing. "Do you want me to record them?" asked Chel... READ MORE


Gary Fears Buck
Gary Fears Buck

By Mike Handley

Because of a foreboding weather forecast, heightened by bad luck at the onset of his planned weeklong hunt, Gary Fears headed afield on Nov. 24 with the resignation of killing the first decent buck dumb enough to wander into his crosshairs. Not even ... READ MORE


Cole Foglesong Buck
Cole Foglesong Buck

By Ed Waite

Nineteen-year-old Cole Foglesong of Astoria, Ill., a freshman biology student at McMurry College, has already made an impressive mark in the deer hunting world – thanks to an incredible 13-point buck he took during the Land of Lincoln’s 2... READ MORE


Mikell Fries Buck
Mikell Fries Buck

By Mike Handley

Mature bucks’ antlers might grow a half-inch or more a day during the spring and summer months, but that doesn’t mean they’ll double in size from one year to the next. After all, unless they’re on the downswing, whitetails hav... READ MORE


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