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...
When Antlers are Lagniappe
Had a Zachary, Louisiana, woman not mentioned her unsuccessful deer season and yearning for venison to Donald Forbes, he probably would've remained indoors...
Why Mom-in-law’s Christmas Party Started Late
Brandy Nedolast got her Christmas present three days early in 2024, and it wasn’t even wrapped.
Mother Lode
West Virginia coal miner Brandon Duncan found the mother lode of antler last December, more than a year after he first tried to kill the then-smaller buck.
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Have I Got Your Attention?
When Bill Hoover’s father-in-law, Gerry, told him about a great big deer he’d seen in his yard near Cape Vincent, New York, he wasn’t quite sure how to...
Shades of Gray
Because most measuring systems do not differentiate between bucks and does, keeping only records of the racks they wear, declaring a state- or world-record...
Sometimes a Guy Has to Make His Own Tree
Kenneth Zimmerman might've left Casey County, Ky., in his rearview mirror when he followed a construction job to Pennsylvania a couple of years ago. But...
Why a Maine Hunter Keeps Staring at His Phone
Gene Doughty spent a lot of money in 2017.
The fork lift technician had no choice but to buy a new freezer after landing a giant tuna and shooting a moose....
Deer ... Buck ... Shooter
Twenty-six-year-old Ryan Keeter doesn't get many chances to bowhunt during harvest time. But the farmer from Grady, Arkansas, rarely misses opening day of...
Buck Fever or Test Anxiety?
Josh Wright, a student at the University of Pikeville, aced his finals in deer hunting last fall in a test that lasted a mere six minutes.
The Nov. 29...
Unspeakably Big?
Louis Locke says he was on Cloud Nine after he shot a buck with a tremendous rack in November 2014. But he might've been even more excited than he admitted,...
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