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...
Nearly 225 Inches of Gristle
An avowed meat hunter made short work of christening his new bow during Iowa’s 2024 archery season, taking home venison with gristle that can be measured in...
Public Land Giant Claims Tennessee’s No. 3 BP Spot
When Josh Robbins gave up his deer lease on the Tennessee-Kentucky border, he knew his opportunities to put venison in the freezer were going to be limited in...
Alabama's New No. 2 Xbow 'Semi'
While most Alabamians were crying foul over a 2022 video of a world-class whitetail crossing a paved road, at least one Huntsville man was a believer.
Don’t Beg This Guy to Play Poker with You
Three days before Oklahoma's 2014 bow season opened, Joel Clark called his friend, Eric Rosser, to see if he wanted to join a hunting lease. Eric declined,...
A Testament to Homework
Jacob Lamar of Athens, Alabama, might well be among the best public land deer hunters in the Southeast.
After throwing a dart that landed on Kentucky's Land...
When You're Trying to Sleep, and Your Brother Wakes You
Had it not been for her older brother Chase's coaxing, 12-year-old Brit Looney would've gladly let the curtain drop on Missouri's late-October youth season...
Fool Me Once (is Enough)
Deer hunters are easier to pattern than deer.
It took 18-year-old Cole Tiger of Bellaire, Ohio, the entire 2015 season to realize he was being played by the...
Public Land via Boat
With a precious couple of inches separating the gunwales from the water, Troy Thomas was thinking he needed a bigger boat.
That his buddies Matt Medley and...
Destination: Deer
Contrary to popular belief, people who book hunts with outfitters rarely take home 200-inch bucks. Not wild ones anyway.
Lodge owners can manage only for...
The Not-Squirrel That Didn’t Get Away
Chase Aldridge spent more time looking at deer he couldn’t shoot than the one that wound up taking his arrow on Nov. 2.
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