
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
Turdy-pointer, Trust Me.
I wish I could’ve seen Philip Carter’s jaw drop when he walked up to the deer he shot on Nov. 14.
The 41-year-old from Bentonville, Arkansas, knew he was...

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: BUCKMASTERS
Rare as a Unicorn
Headquartered in Montgomery, Ala., Buckmasters has a perceived reputation as being a Southeastern company. Truth is, if you take a map of the United States...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Grocery Shopping
When Glenda Holmes climbed into a 20-foot-high tripod before dawn on Dec. 13, 2013, she had on so many clothes that she could barely lift her arms and legs...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Ninety Inches in Two Seasons
Chad Campbell first became acquainted with the deer he shot in 2024 two years earlier, when it was a 20-inch-wide 8-pointer with a few flyers. He was in a...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
On A Roll In Kansas
Still not convinced you can consistently bag top-end whitetails on small tracts of land? You might change your tune after learning about the incredible streak...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Worth the Wait
Two seasons of saying “One more year” were the most Ohio deer hunter Benjamin Seabolt could manage.
The first time Benjamin said it was in 2015, when he...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
If you hear dirt hitting leaves ...
Clark Campbell doesn’t mind stepping into the shower in the middle of the day, especially if he knows he’ll be in a deer stand 15 or 20 minutes after...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Kentucky Gains New Xbow Record and Runner-up
Accustomed to calling his own shots, Tim Hannah stepped out of his comfort zone on Nov. 7 to put his faith in an older buddy who wanted badly to re-introduce...
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