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...
First Crossbow Entry from Connecticut
Selflessly walking away from his dream buck’s core area put Milford, Connecticut, hunter Mark Hiller within crossbow range of it.
When Mark acquired new...
Long Time Coming
Told by everyone the nearly 194-inch buck he arrowed last season was a record book specimen, Edward Walters contacted the Pope and Young Club seeking to have...
Never a Dull Moment
Basketball legend Michael Jordan once said, “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, (and) others make it happen.”
Scoring Matters
Of the nearly 20,000 entries Buckmasters Trophy Records has recorded since its inception 29 years ago, only 13 mainframe 3x3s have met our minimum...
A Crown of Thorns
Jeff Humphrey arrowed this multiple forked-droptined beast from a 180 Realtree blind in September 2022. It's the 10th largest crossbow-felled whitetail ever...
One of 2015's New World Records
Lois Jenkins's boyfriend, Tim Crabtree, knew a world-class whitetail roamed his hunting area. He believes he shot the deer's brother in January 2012, when...
Shaken, Not Stirred
James Edwards knows what it's like to be tased.
The bowhunter from Rocky Mount, Virginia, thought he was immune to buck fever, but he suffered its effects...
Not the 5x5 He Expected
Steven Lynn of Junction City, Kentucky, spends more time harvesting beans and cutting hay than he sets aside for hunting whitetails. I'm not sure how the...
Biting the Dust
Any self-respecting bowhunter can make an 8-yard shot, right?
Scott McNown can.
And many archers can thread 4-inch holes to put a broadhead precisely where...
Not Only a Scorer
When Hunter Schmittou gets out his measuring tape, it's not always for someone else.
As an official scorer for Buckmasters Trophy Records, Hunter Schmittou...
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