
Big Buck 411

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
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...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Coyotes vs. Deranged Deer Hunter
When Ohio bowhunter Jeremy Conrad began trailing the giant, opening-day whitetail he’d arrowed 45 minutes earlier, he soon realized he wasn’t alone.
Jeremy...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Shooting without Breathing
A 200-inch whitetail is a bucket-list specimen, and, for most of us, it’s a box that’ll never be ticked.
In 2020, then-15-year-old Claire Flood put a big...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Public Land Giant Claims Tennessee’s No. 3 BP Spot
When Josh Robbins gave up his deer lease on the Tennessee-Kentucky border, he knew his opportunities to put venison in the freezer were going to be limited in...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Velvet Giant from LBL
Jack Seppala was ready to trade his last hour of daylight - prime time in the deer woods - for a truck heater.
Thirty-five degrees isn't so bad. Pushed by a...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Long Poke at a State Record
David Lecuyer doesn't always take 280-yard shots at deer. But when he does, he shoots twice.
The first two bullets - David's and his buddy Bobby's - probably...

BY: PATRICK DUNNING
New VA Record from 1971
I spend a considerable amount of time thumbing through scoresheets looking for the story-worthy whitetails, which wouldn’t be possible without our...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
The ‘Gawd-awfullest Buck’
Kentucky’s 2020 archery season has yielded several great whitetails in and out of velvet, but few can match Joey Craver’s kickstand buck.
Joey can thank a...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Never Bet a Guy without Seeing His Cam Pics
Patrick Woodruff’s first crossbow buck earned him $1,000 from friends who’d wagered he wouldn’t score.
The bets were placed during the group’s annual Labor...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Kentucky 8-Pointer Is New Best-Ever
Bowhunters live for those up-close, in-your-face encounters that make neck hackles stand up straight. But how close is too close? On Sept 12, 2024, Kentucky’s...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Grow Your Own Big Bucks
Tired of all the extra effort required to beat the crowd to the best public-land hunting? If so, it might be time to buy your own chunk of deer hunting land.
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