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Entries for May 2020
Second Chance
By Greg Hicks
Note to Self: A stagger doesn’t always precede a blood trail. Any honest deer hunter will tell you that shooting a mature buck requires a little luck. Skills and preparedness — not to mention his choice of time and place — helped Justin Braswell of Greenwood, Mississippi, connect with a giant buck on Dec. 18, 2014. But he’s ... READ MORE
Gut-Nav in the Deer Woods
By Greg Hicks
When striking out to hunt deer, it often pays to listen to the voices in your head and the pings in your gut. You know that inexplicable feeling that makes you look in a certain direction at just the right time, or to blow a grunt or bleat call at precisely the right moment? Matt Moss does. Intuition put the LSU-Shreveport Medical School student in... READ MORE
Ripple Effect
By John E. Phillips and Mike Handley
Searching for a buck, even a live one, sometimes requires widening the perimeter. Bo Holcombe wasn’t seeking a change of scenery when he varied from his routine on Dec. 13, 2014. He didn’t throw a dart or a rock. The Brierfield, Alabama, hunter’s choice to spend the evening in a different shooting house was more ripple than splash... READ MORE
Hold Low at 10
By John E. Phillips
First bow buck teaches veteran rifleman a valuable lesson about where to aim at deer outside (or inside) the pins. Travis Olson of Salina, Kansas, has hunted deer for 25 years, but the 2014 season was only his third to do so with a bow. “We have a lot of crop fields and open land with small patches of woods in between," Travis says. "I define... READ MORE
The Last Bull
By W. Gary Sitton
Veteran hunter cherished his last opportunity to act like a 10-year-old. My wife Judy and daughter Holly threw a big party to celebrate my upcoming 70th birthday, our 48th anniversary and a book I recently had published. More than 250 people attended the bash. One person I’d hoped to see was Michael Labrum, my elk guide for the last 14 years.... READ MORE