
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
How to Christen a New Bow
When C.J. Boynes dug deep and shelled out for his first bow last July, he probably didn't realize the taxidermy bill his new toy would later generate.
Not...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Better Afield Than Underfoot
Seventy-year-old Charles Wilde of Quenemo, Kan., has bowhunted for more than five decades. His favorite stand for 30 of those years hangs within a bottleneck...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Nearly 225 Inches of Gristle
An avowed meat hunter made short work of christening his new bow during Iowa’s 2024 archery season, taking home venison with gristle that can be measured in...

BY: BUCKMASTER
Trail Cameras and Big Bucks
Nearly every big buck harvest you see these days includes trail camera photos. Trail cameras are now in integral part of nearly every deer hunter’s scouting...

BY: PATRICK DUNNING
Kansas Shed Measures 100 Inches!
Now is the perfect time to be in the woods scouting for next season, and while you're at it, maybe you'll come across another kind of treasure.
Last month,...

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: MARK MELOTIK
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...


BY: MIKE HANDLEY
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.

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
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,...
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