Big Buck 411
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...
Diaper Fund Takes a Hit
Zack Hounestine scored his biggest buck last season without ever firing a shot. The 37-year-old shop foreman didn’t even hunt whitetails in 2024, testament to...
Short Story Long
Ernest Hemingway wasn’t a fan of cordon bleau writing. He was more of a meat-and-potatoes storyteller, a believer in the sparseness of words.
Don’t Write Off Ugly Bucklings
For the last decade, Roma Loudermilk has taken off work the first week of October to coincide with the Sooner State’s bow opener. While most wearers of camo...
Ride of His Life
When Tyler Pikowski acquired his deer hunting permit last fall, he had no idea it would double as a rollercoaster ticket.
The Buck That Wasn’t
When Doug Laird of Russellville, Missouri, talks about the deer he shot in 2014, pronouns appear to jump the tracks.
Hiding and Hunting in Plain Sight
When hunting deer in eastern Colorado, you might have to cross your fingers and channel your inner reptile.
Think Proximity
After weeks of playing musical stands in 2014, his decisions based on trail camera photographs, Bo Holcombe finally spurned his unkillable buck’s three...
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...
Big By Anyone's Measure
When Logan Wise called a diehard deer-hunting friend to tell him that a big Ohio roadkill would soon grace his wall, the man was understandably skeptical.
Whack-a-Deer
For Derrick Blakeley, choosing where on the family’s third-generation farm to usher in Kentucky’s 2018 rifle season was easy. He went to the clover and...
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