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...
Everything to Gain
Once upon a time, Homer Miller held deer grunt calls in the same regard as Magic 8 Balls and fairy dust. Now he won’t leave for the woods without one,...
Memories are Short During the Rut
Some bucks just can't say no to a hot date.
When he missed Ol' Two Drop on Nov. 16, 2015, Tim Hatton was convinced he'd blown what would likely be his only...
Maiden Season
Very few people possess the chutzpah to pick up a rifle for the first time and centerpunch a target, especially a living, breathing one. But that’s exactly...
Plan B
Logan Wilson of Decatur, Texas, had never hunted with a muzzleloader before 2015. And he might not have tried it then if he'd drawn the nonresident rifle tag...
Hook
Just because a buck changes zip codes doesn't mean it's gone for good.
After months of drooling over trail camera photographs of a truly world-class...
Shooting is Often the Easy Part
There was no sliding, at first. With every heave-ho, the dead buck's considerable front end seemed fused to the tailgate, and the brothers Swinford felt as...
Do-over
Jon Dodridge's 2014 season did not begin as well as it ended.
Right out of the chute, the hunter from Minford, Ohio, failed to recover a handsome 10-pointer....
Stand by Your Stand
How many times have you read about the perils of putting too much pressure on a mature whitetail?
Even if you don't heed the advice of professional writers,...
Fake News
Word travels fast among deer hunters, but the news, while plausible, isn’t always reliable.
The Last Tag-Holder
Pennsylvania hunter Jason Kornbau's first impression of a buck his trail camera photographed in the summer of 2014 was that its rack was goofy. The deer was...
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