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...
Good Things Come
Travis Stites of Phillipsburg, Kansas, knew the family ground he was hunting was home to at least one great buck. He'd seen it once on the hoof and in trail...
In Praise of Grunt Calls
The third-largest whitetail felled during the 2018 season came out of Indiana.
At 254 4/8 inches, Adrian Luntzel’s buck is the Hoosier State’s new crossbow...
Teamwork
One of the biggest whitetails felled in the South in 2016 came out of the Peach State, proof that two heads (and guns) are sometimes better than one.
One of...
Why You Should Hunt Turkeys
Star-spangling a longbeard's head might have been the reason Mike Barnes went to Labette County, Kansas, in May 2014. But he also took the opportunity to...
Whac-a-Buck
Billy Graham of Arkansas was within a hair's breadth of pounding a buck that would rival his career-best when a much bigger one popped out of its hole on...
Chewiness is a Small Price to Pay
Phillip Pless has always considered himself a meat hunter. Last season, however, he opted for a little more gristle in his venison.
The mindset of the...
Searching for the Right Pronoun
Shawn Trull of Kennedy, Alabama, isn't quite sure whether to refer to the deer he shot in late January 2014 as a he or a she. Biologically, the antlered deer...
Ice Bucket Challenge
Amie Wade’s right foot didn’t suffer long on Nov. 25, despite her boot being full of cold creek water.
In order to reach her public land stand site that...
How to Trick a Trickster
Justin Candido’s 2019 deer season ended on opening day. It took him a little longer and required more creativity last year.
Before the tow truck driver from...
Threading the Needle
Kentucky bowhunter Turner Curtis plucked a mental daisy for 20 minutes before attempting to thread an arrow through two trees between him and a whitetail...
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