
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: MIKE HANDLEY
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...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
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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BY: MIKE HANDLEY
‘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...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
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...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
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...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
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...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
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...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
What to Do When You're After a Camera-shy Buck
Brandon Sheets grew up hunting arrowheads and fishing on his family's property in Pickaway County, Ohio, but he only started hunting deer there about four...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Lightning and Kansas
In the world of second lightning strikes, it might happen a little more frequently among deer hunters who live and play in Kansas. If you shoot one good one,...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Buckaholic
If Gregory Perry can be persuaded to join the Caldwell, Texas, chapter of Deer Hunters Anonymous, now’s the time.
The 32-year-old engineer and father of two...
