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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...
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...
Old School
Guy Draper’s 2024 buck didn’t have a name. There are no known trail camera images of it, and he had no history with the giant whitetail that occupied the No....
Long Time Coming
Nineteen-year-old Luke Lohan might be flying blind when he climbs his next treestand.
The kid from St. Clairsville hunted the same Ohio buck for three...
Piano Man
The rattling bag Geoffrey Henry bought just prior to Louisiana’s Oct. 1, 2017, bow opener was worth every penny.
The security guard from Start, Louisiana,...
When It's so Cold It Hurts
When Ben Smith retrieved a few trail camera images of a 10-pointer in 2022, he knew it had the potential to be something special, but his resolve to let it...
Friends with Benefits, Kentucky-style
Brian Owens’ head was nodding up and down even before he could say yes to a coworker’s invitation to hunt in 2020.
Three-hour drive? No problem.
Brian and...
Two Deer, One World-class Rack
While most hunters might choose to let a stand rest between bloodlettings, Dylan McGee opted to spend the afternoon of Nov. 3, 2018, in the very stand from...
Have Time, Will Look
Cows on the lam lead Nicholas Johnson of Coleman, Oklahoma, to the bull of the woods back in 2012.
Nick hadn't planned to hunt the opening day of rifle...
They Can’t Not Go Back
Southerners fortunate enough to experience the whitetail rut anywhere in the Midwest are hooked. They can’t not go back.
The numbers and size of the deer,...
Virginia's New No. 5 Typical by Blackpowder
Dustin Plummer used to beg his mother to take him to Walmart so he could have prints made of the images his old-school trail cameras collected.
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