Rack Magazine

Entries for April 2021

Recalculating

Recalculating

By Lisa Price

Contour lines, a wind change and rubs with attitude combine to reprogram this deer hunter’s internal GPS. If there are big bucks in an area, Ken Courington will exhaust all legal means to put himself within shooting range of one. The 67-year-old Florida contractor begins by studying topographical maps. And if scouting confirms what a bird&r... READ MORE

There’s Always Next Year

There’s Always Next Year

By Dale Weddle

Don’t be too eager to hang up your camo and shove your boots in the closet. Less than a week after watching helplessly as the buck of his dreams hurried out of his life, Kentucky bowhunter Kasey Alexander got a rare chance to rewrite his story’s ending. Kasey has a knack for connecting with big farmland bucks in western Kentucky. The ... READ MORE

This is Going to Hurt

This is Going to Hurt

By Ed Waite

Tattooee’s change of heart allows Kansan to use a different tool to paint a shoulder red. After an afternoon of glassing deer in fields near their hunting property, Jed States and his brother, Magnus, took a different route home. They’d seen several bucks in the 150s and 160s, so they were already excited about their prospects for the 2... READ MORE

Lone Star Long Shots

Lone Star Long Shots

By Mike Handley

Would-be WMA hunters face 30-to-1 odds for a foot in the door. If drawn, they must then shoot TWO does before they can even think about punching a buck tag. It’s probably easier to win a multi-stage immunity challenge on the reality TV show “Survivor” than it is to legally shoot a buck – small or large – inside the Lon... READ MORE

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