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...
That Smell
Tim Davis was 50 yards into a sad story on Dec. 6, 2015, when his nostrils suddenly filled with rutting buck. Downwind of a happy ending, he resumed walking.
Coffey County Buck Reshuffles Kansas Records
Had Dallas Birk kept walking instead of responding to a friend’s cry about finding blood on Oct. 18, the coyotes in his corner of Coffey County might have...
Tripod Destined to be a State Recurve Record
Thomas Naegele normally uses his old recurve bow to shoot does for the freezer. On Nov. 2, however, he arrowed much more than meat.
The 30-year-old...
Good Things Come
Ryan Slopko almost missed out on his 15 minutes of fame in 2014.
If he hadn't passed up an 8-pointer on Oct. 22 that year, the Ohio teenager would never have...
Big Game Swap
A simple handshake helped a Maine outfitter and a farmer from Ohio shorten their bucket lists in 2020.
It's impossible to say who got the better end of the...
When the Wow Factor Trumps Score
While a 151-inch whitetail might be considered a buck of a lifetime by many, including yours truly (my best in 50 seasons tallies 150), it’s not ordinarily...
Buck No. 4 will be Hard to Top
Wade Tiemann worried his daughter, McKenzie, would suffer a severe case of buck fever if she ever got an opportunity to shoot at the whitetail wearing the...
Why Ryan Switched from Deer to Ducks
Ryan Sullivan's fraternity brothers at Arkansas State University couldn't understand why he was so eager to leave campus every weekend.
It had little to do...
Turdy-pointer, Trust Me.
I wish I could’ve seen Philip Carter’s jaw drop when he walked up to the deer he shot on Nov. 14.
The 41-year-old from Bentonville, Arkansas, knew he was...
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.
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