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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...
Potential Illinois Velvet (Bow) Record
The Illinois deer Adam Crumrin shot last October might’ve had a full belly and more than its share of antlers, but it was running on empty, anatomically...
And the Winner is ...
Although voting in Kansas and much of the country was four hours from closing on Tuesday, Nov. 8, Dustin Norris was dying to know what exit polls were...
Unencumbered by Experience
Brandon Hazel of Anthony, Kansas, knows when to say yes and close his mouth.
While most dads would've listened to the voices in their own heads rather than...
Son of Buckzilla
Wildlife officials at the Fort Campbell military base believe a deer shot in 2019 is the offspring of a giant whitetail hit by a truck there a couple of...
Tennessee has a New No. 3 Blackpowder Buck
Chris Fowler apparently knows how to keep his powder dry.
He hadn't planned on doing it; ordinarily wouldn't consider it. But when the veteran deer hunter...
Missouri Guy Gets His Groove Back
Being busted by a button buck can wreck a deer hunter's self-confidence.
When this happened to Danny Boyer during the 2013 season, the bowhunter from DeSoto,...
Viral in Oklahoma, and Beyond
In the waning months of 2019, 18-year-old Guner Womack’s first bowkill might’ve been the most recognizable whitetail on the planet. He and the animal were...
Three-stanza Limerick
The script for Corey Chitwood’s hunt for a nearly 200-inch whitetail could have been written in the form of a limerick.
There was a young man from Kentucky,...
What a Difference a Year Can Make
Fifty-four days after an open-mouthed Greg Tomlinson gawked at a buck his trail camera had photographed, he was aloft and testing his safety harness,...
Tread Carefully and Not Often
Deer hunters who move to Iowa are probably immune to buyer’s remorse. Just ask Drake Lamb, whose smile hasn’t faded since the day he unpacked his bags.
If...
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