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...
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...
8 1/2-Year-Old Monarch Falls to Hard Work and a Plan
Can you be too careful when hunting an old, top-end whitetail that has eluded you for several years? Kentucky’s Jeff Deberry, 57, knew exactly the elusive...
Alabama's New No. 2 Xbow 'Semi'
While most Alabamians were crying foul over a 2022 video of a world-class whitetail crossing a paved road, at least one Huntsville man was a believer.
Don’t Beg This Guy to Play Poker with You
Three days before Oklahoma's 2014 bow season opened, Joel Clark called his friend, Eric Rosser, to see if he wanted to join a hunting lease. Eric declined,...
A Testament to Homework
Jacob Lamar of Athens, Alabama, might well be among the best public land deer hunters in the Southeast.
After throwing a dart that landed on Kentucky's Land...
When You're Trying to Sleep, and Your Brother Wakes You
Had it not been for her older brother Chase's coaxing, 12-year-old Brit Looney would've gladly let the curtain drop on Missouri's late-October youth season...
Fool Me Once (is Enough)
Deer hunters are easier to pattern than deer.
It took 18-year-old Cole Tiger of Bellaire, Ohio, the entire 2015 season to realize he was being played by the...
Public Land via Boat
With a precious couple of inches separating the gunwales from the water, Troy Thomas was thinking he needed a bigger boat.
That his buddies Matt Medley and...
Destination: Deer
Contrary to popular belief, people who book hunts with outfitters rarely take home 200-inch bucks. Not wild ones anyway.
Lodge owners can manage only for...
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