
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
Coffey County Buck Reshuffles Kansas Records
Had Dallas Birk kept walking instead of responding to a friend’s cry about finding blood on Oct. 18, the coyotes in his corner of Coffey County might have...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
An Indiana Mass Monster
Dedicated Indiana deer hunters Robbie Roland and his wife Casie know that certain mature bucks have a knack of eluding hunters. But there is a definite,...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Tripod Destined to be a State Recurve Record
Thomas Naegele normally uses his old recurve bow to shoot does for the freezer. On Nov. 2, however, he arrowed much more than meat.
The 30-year-old...


BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Good Things Come
Ryan Slopko almost missed out on his 15 minutes of fame in 2014.
If he hadn't passed up an 8-pointer on Oct. 22 that year, the Ohio teenager would never have...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Big Game Swap
A simple handshake helped a Maine outfitter and a farmer from Ohio shorten their bucket lists in 2020.
It's impossible to say who got the better end of the...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
When the Wow Factor Trumps Score
While a 151-inch whitetail might be considered a buck of a lifetime by many, including yours truly (my best in 50 seasons tallies 150), it’s not ordinarily...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Buck No. 4 will be Hard to Top
Wade Tiemann worried his daughter, McKenzie, would suffer a severe case of buck fever if she ever got an opportunity to shoot at the whitetail wearing the...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Why Ryan Switched from Deer to Ducks
Ryan Sullivan's fraternity brothers at Arkansas State University couldn't understand why he was so eager to leave campus every weekend.
It had little to do...

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