
Big Buck 411

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
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...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Always Look for the Deer Behind the Deer
Chris Baldock was a half-hour away from leaving the woods on Nov. 15, 2015, when he saw movement in the distance. He soon realized he was looking at a doe,...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
When a Camera Hog Disappears, Move the Camera!
If you’re looking for an opportunity at a giant whitetail, the odds are far more favorable where the genes are good and the animals reach their prime,...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Charmed
Thirteen-year-old Tyler Fewell of Esmont, Virginia, wishes his grandfather were still alive to see the buck he shot on Sept. 25, 2016. It was just the kind...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
What are the Odds?
It's probably easier to become president than it is to legally shoot a buck - small or large - inside the Lone Star State's Granger Wildlife Management Area.

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
No Lights, No Camera, But Plenty of Action
Bowhunters who want to star in their own videos will eventually discover that four arms are better than two.
Robert Koontz's realization came on Nov. 13,...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
All’s Well that Ends Well
Allison Rauscher’s self-confidence plummeted in 2018, when she shot and didn’t recover a great Wisconsin whitetail.
“That season was brutal,” said the...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
‘Dumbest Buck in America’
Clay Kiteley could do no wrong on Nov. 3, 2020, though he might now think twice before carrying a naked crossbow to and from his deer stands.
It’s one thing,...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Hearting Kansas
If someone ever designs an I-heart-Kansas tee shirt, Carlo Longobardo will buy one in every color.
The New York City firefighter became infatuated with the...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
One Hour in November
When Jacob Antley, his father Skipper and a buddy, Jake Gerhards, drove to southern Missouri last November, they'd planned on a long weekend of bowhunting....

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Two for Two
After a lifetime of fantasizing about hunting deer in far-flung places, Arkansas hunter Mike Novak lived the dream twice in 2017.
Friends invited him to hunt...
