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...
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...
Daddy Sang Tenor
Some men squeak when they see rats, snakes or spiders. It takes a dead buck - a big one - for Bill Nadeau to sing tenor.
That said, the deer hunter from...
Delta Double
The flat Mississippi Delta yields more than bumper crops of cotton, corn and soybeans. The fertile region is also known for its beefy, top-heavy whitetails.
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New Script Followed
When two hunters are after the same giant buck, at least one will be disappointed.
It's rare that a giant buck is taken out of the blue these days. Trail...
Retro Recurve Buck Is Ohio Runner-Up
Twenty-six years ago, in a world before cell cameras or cell phones with cameras, then 38-year-old Tim Ritchie harvested Ohio’s second biggest perfect buck...
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