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...
Fringe Benefits
Nolan Johnson can thank his buddy and fellow weed-killing, crop-fertilizing co-worker, Earl, for telling him about the monstrous whitetail he wound up...
Zach Galifianakis Wasn’t in this Movie
If you ask Ryan Piper, the best remedy for a hangover is Oreo cookies, a selfie and a gagger of a whitetail.
Those three things, along with a buddy who...
Playing Hooky
Most teenagers who want a day off from school must feign an upset stomach, a sore throat, or devise a way to make a thermometer show a fever....
Cleats vs. Boots
Worried football practice might cut into his time in a treestand, Loyal High School’s freshman quarterback almost passed on team tryouts during the summer of...
The Proper Way to Christen New Hunting Ground
Impatience rarely rewards deer hunters, but Toby Biehler’s antsiness saved him $200 last month.
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...
Nearly 30 Inches Wide
Probably the widest whitetail to come out of the 2016 season was arrowed in Darke County, Ohio, by a man who'd once given up hunting altogether.
Gary Douglas...
Who Bowhunts from the Ground?
Minutes before Dillon Boone pushed himself up from the ground in order to get a shot at the monstrous whitetail sauntering into bow range, he’d been stewing...
THREE-OH-OH!
Kansas yielded its second-ever, 300-inch whitetail during the 2018 season, the first actually felled by a hunter. (The other, a victim to EHD, was found dead...
No Consonants Needed
How is it that many graying turkey hunters might not be able to hear his or her spouse ask a question from the other end of the sofa, but they can still...
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