
Big Buck 411

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
But When the School Bell Rings
Danny Scott struck a deal with his grandson, Ben Turner, when they retrieved trail camera photographs of an enormous buck with an unusual buck. First, they...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Hunting A Kentucky Legend
For Kentucky’s Ryan Ederer and his wife Jodi, bowhunting whitetails is a team effort. That’s because the Grant County couple’s 2- and 6-year-old children keep...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
A Giant Second Chance
Now you see him, now you don’t. That quaint phrase more or less describes John Egan Griffith’s bowhunt for one of the most-impressive mainframe 8-point bucks...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
The Latest Buck Bedding Research
Have you ever set a stand based on where you believed a mature buck was bedding? Many of us have done just that, but the latest whitetail research has found...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Kentucky 8-Pointer Is New Best-Ever
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...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Grow Your Own Big Bucks
Tired of all the extra effort required to beat the crowd to the best public-land hunting? If so, it might be time to buy your own chunk of deer hunting land.

BY: MARK MELOTIK
An Illinois Halloween Treat
South Louisiana’s Janie Milioto bagged her first deer at the tender age of 6 and has been getting after it ever since. The latest example of her drive,...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
An 8-Pointer For The Ages
For some dedicated whitetailers there’s just nothing like a record-class 8-pointer, and Maine’s Tim Elsenheimer, 61, would certainly agree. On Oct. 3, 2023,...


BY: MARK MELOTIK
Gone But Not Forgotten
The allure of giant antlers can make people do crazy things — and I’m not just talking about getting up at 3:30 a.m. and treading out into the cold to sit for...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
An Indiana Mass Monster
Dedicated Indiana deer hunters Robbie Roland and his wife Casie know that certain mature bucks have a knack of eluding hunters. But there is a definite,...
.png)
REAL HUNTERS. REAL STORIES. REAL GEAR.
Join thousands of hunters who trust the Buckmasters newsletter for whitetail tips that work, gear we’d use ourselves, and giveaways you won’t want to miss.
