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...
Double the Pleasure
Des Moines bowhunter Brady Snyder doesn't always budget for taxidermy, but when he does, he prefers paying double.
That's what happened in 2019 anyway, when...
When Stars and Buzzards Align
A grouping of crows is called a murder. Geese (on the ground) are a gaggle. Deer herd, ducks flock and fish school.
Do you know what a group of buzzards is...
Who Wouldn't Play Hooky?
In the fall, Kyle Bowers often spends the remains of weekdays in a deer stand. One Friday last November, however, he decided an evening sit wasn't enough.
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After-School Special
A.J. Post’s story could be called The Case of the Disappearing Bullet, since nobody could find the .50-caliber chunk of lead responsible for the hole in his...
Knock, Knock … No Joke
When he was a tyke, Tyler Gladu might’ve been told not to talk to strangers. But that was then, obviously.
Now 27, he’s fearless when it comes to striking up...
Adrenaline Hotter than Coffee
After nine cold, gray and mostly deerless days, Dennis Coon was almost glad to see Wisconsin's 2009 firearms season come to an end. More than anything, he...
Good Things Sometimes Come to Those Who Wait
Kentucky bowhunter Dave Morgan played cat and mouse with an Ohio buck for more than three years before hearing his bowstring hum while looking at it.
Dave...
Once a Naysayer, Not Always a Naysayer
Frank Lemongelli is a bowhunter.
Bowhunters are generally pessimistic.
Therefore, Frank is a pessimist. Or at least he used to be.
When the 48-year-old...
Public Land, Gnarly Country
One of the biggest whitetails to go through Tennessee taxidermist Michael Austin’s shop last year didn’t belong to a customer, and he won’t make a dime off...
When You Realize the Neighbors Know Their Stuff
Seeing the local legend in your own back yard can turn an average-Joe deer hunter into a wide-eyed, frothy-mouthed fanatic. Or so says one man’s wife.
That...
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