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...
Long Time Coming
Told by everyone the nearly 194-inch buck he arrowed last season was a record book specimen, Edward Walters contacted the Pope and Young Club seeking to have...
Never a Dull Moment
Basketball legend Michael Jordan once said, “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, (and) others make it happen.”
One of 2015's New World Records
Lois Jenkins's boyfriend, Tim Crabtree, knew a world-class whitetail roamed his hunting area. He believes he shot the deer's brother in January 2012, when...
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...
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