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...
Youth Hunter Fells 200” in Michigan
On the second morning of Michigan’s 2023 youth weekend, 15-year-old Dylan Meyer harvested the state’s third largest whitetail in BTR’s shotgun category on a...
259" in Ohio
18-year-old Carson Putnam has been on a roll the last couple of years, claiming Ohio's #1 spot in BTR's Centerfire Rifle category after harvesting this...
Better To Be Lucky Than Good
Carl Lucky III didn't have an answer when his grandsons, 12 and 10 years old, asked him if he ever killed a giant buck, would he holler?
"I said, 'Luke, I...
Aim Small, Miss Small
Alexander Rahmoeller may not be old enough to drive, but he's old enough to hunt, and therefore old enough to etch his name in BTR's record book.
The...
200” Triple-Beam Buck in KS
Jerame Hugunin was living every construction worker’s dream on opening day of the Kansas 2023 muzzleloader season. He let both of his concrete pouring crews...
New No. 1 in KS
On top of being the state’s new #1 compound-felled buck in BTR’s perfect category, Joshua Trolinger’s public-land giant is the third-largest perfect...
Iowa Pickup Turns Heads at 2024 Deer Classic
We’ll never convince die-hard anti-hunters that regulated hunting seasons are the best way to help wildlife, but we should strive to educate those who don’t...
IL Buck New County Record
All those years managing the deer population and timber stands on his 250-acre farm in Illinois finally paid dividends for John Wilson in November 2022.
Hunting the Milesville Monster
Claiming North Carolina's Number 3 spot in BTR's irregular category for centerfire rifle, 24-year-old Preston Allred outdid himself with an impressive...
175" TN Typical with a Recurve!
You can count on one hand the BTR entries for recurve-felled bucks in Tennessee, but DeWayne Spann still sits atop that short list, and his 175-inch buck is...
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