Buckmasters Magazine

Entries for July 2020

The Gremlin in the Gas

The Gremlin in the Gas

By Ken Piper

How to prepare your ATV for storage and reduce the harmful effects of ethanol. It’s a sure bet that if you’re reading this article, you’re a deer hunter. And although it’s not politically correct to stereotype people, that means you probably have a few items around your house that run on small gas engines. If you do, whether... READ MORE

Sibling Revelry

Sibling Revelry

By Ryan Noffsinger

Illinois brothers celebrate taking nearly 450 inches of bone in less than two weeks. Brothers Austin and George Chandler share a peculiar language consisting of three-word sentences. “Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh,” for example, means “You won’t believe the size of the buck I just shot!” With these two, such a statement is pu... READ MORE

Cold Isn’t Cool

Cold Isn’t Cool

By David Hart

How to stay warm during a long day in a cold deer stand. There you sit, all warm and toasty in the cab of your truck, heater on full blast, radio cranking out your favorite tunes. It’s cold, finger-numbing cold, but you did your time. Two hours in a treestand was enough for you. Besides, you didn’t see any deer. But while you toast mars... READ MORE

There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood

By Mike Handley

Anyman’s Land coughs up TWO Louisiana records. When Buckmasters published a series of stories about North America’s top 10 producers of record book bucks in 2009, the news generated some unexpected results. Some readers were happy to see their states garner recognition; others’ contempt for “land-grabbing” outfitters f... READ MORE

10 Tricks to Stay All Day

10 Tricks to Stay All Day

By David Hart

You can’t shoot a buck if you’re warming your toes by the fire. It’s 10 o’clock and you haven’t seen a deer in two hours. Why bother spending the next five hours staring at empty woods? Deer don’t move much in the middle of the day, so instead of fighting hours of boredom, you opt for a warm truck and a steaming ... READ MORE

Gene Pool

Gene Pool

By Ed Waite

Two things are clear: Joe Harris’ farm has big deer, and his children know how to shoot. It’s not for lack of trying that 10-year-old Joey Harris hasn’t spent much time in front of a camera, at least not while wearing hunter orange and gripping a dead whitetail. The boy came close last year, but the buck that would’ve landed... READ MORE

Extreme Buck Management

Extreme Buck Management

By Steve Bartylla

How to attract and hold more and bigger bucks on your property. When I noticed the 6 1/2-year-old 8-pointer I had nicknamed G2s approaching, I got ready to take a shot. As he spent what seemed like forever working a scrape, I knew being between him and the does would work to my favor. Finally, he headed my way. I drew my bow, settled the pin and se... READ MORE

When In Doubt ...

When In Doubt ...

By Michael Venti

Listen to mama, and always go with the hot doe. While scouting during the spring and summer of 2011, I got several glimpses of an awesome buck. He looked very promising on the three sets of trail camera pictures I had. I was never able to get a really good picture, but he kept getting bigger every time I saw him. When archery season finally arrived... READ MORE

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