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...
When a Tree isn’t a Tree
Darrin Dawes’s back yard in Arnaudville, Louisiana, is 2 miles long and 60 yards wide. Deer cross through those 25 acres all the time, but he almost never...
Fool Me Once …
Going into Louisiana’s 2017 deer season, Charles Brossette knew at least one decent buck was living in the 600 acres he hunts in Natchitoches Parish. A trail...
Keep Tabs on Does
Derek DeVader learned a valuable lesson this fall. If you’re keeping tabs on a mature Kansas whitetail that keeps disappearing in November, you can bet it’s...
No Joke
Alicia Miller might've heard a shotgun blast possibly emanating from within the family's 30-acre farm. But gullible, she isn't.
She and her husband Arjay...
It's Official: Huff Buck is a World Record
This will come as no surprise to deer hunters who browse social media, but the state of Indiana yielded a new world-record whitetail last fall.
Greensburg's...
New Hampshire’s No. 2 Whitetail
Chances are, Dan Blanchette wouldn’t have driven into New Hampshire last September if the state of Maine allowed Sunday hunting.
While scouting public land...
Staking Out the Bedroom
In the whitetail world, the shortest distance between points A and B isn’t necessarily a straight line. Even during the summer and early hunting season, when...
His Rutcation Wasn’t All That
When Brian Fultz walked into Rick Busse’s taxidermy studio in Piqua, Ohio, on Dec. 11, he was unprepared for the man’s response.
Everything to Gain
Once upon a time, Homer Miller held deer grunt calls in the same regard as Magic 8 Balls and fairy dust. Now he won’t leave for the woods without one,...
Memories are Short During the Rut
Some bucks just can't say no to a hot date.
When he missed Ol' Two Drop on Nov. 16, 2015, Tim Hatton was convinced he'd blown what would likely be his only...
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