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...
Shaken, Not Stirred
James Edwards knows what it's like to be tased.
The bowhunter from Rocky Mount, Virginia, thought he was immune to buck fever, but he suffered its effects...
Not the 5x5 He Expected
Steven Lynn of Junction City, Kentucky, spends more time harvesting beans and cutting hay than he sets aside for hunting whitetails. I'm not sure how the...
Biting the Dust
Any self-respecting bowhunter can make an 8-yard shot, right?
Scott McNown can.
And many archers can thread 4-inch holes to put a broadhead precisely where...
Daddy Sang Tenor
Some men squeak when they see rats, snakes or spiders. It takes a dead buck - a big one - for Bill Nadeau to sing tenor.
That said, the deer hunter from...
Delta Double
The flat Mississippi Delta yields more than bumper crops of cotton, corn and soybeans. The fertile region is also known for its beefy, top-heavy whitetails.
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‘Ten-pointer’ is SO Much More!
When Wil Branem spotted a second buck approaching his pinch-point stand on Nov. 7, 2020, he incorrectly deduced it was a 10-pointer. The underestimation...
Never Leave Before the Curtain Falls
As soon as Joe Daubner heard the ka-thump of a deer landing on his side of the fence, he instantly regretted having lowered his bow to the ground.
The Iowa...
Trading Three Cartridges for Wall Art
Adam Wood knows all too well that bullets in a box don’t put venison on the table or antlers on the wall. While his first shot knocked his career-best...
Same Deer, Different Day
When Tommy Sears of Lily, Kentucky, went to his father’s house in Clay County to help look for the buck the elder had shot at the previous day, he opted to...
The Mouths of Babes
A football coach from Sabetha, Kansas, can thank his (then) 10-year-old son for persuading him to toss his usual deer hunting playbook in 2013, which...
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