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...
In Lieu of Breakfast
For Bo Ezell, skipping breakfast to go squirrel hunting is a no-brainer. Swapping a fork for a deer rifle, however, is a tough call.
The 13-year-old was...
Alabama's New Blackpowder Record
Alabama gained a new state record last season, and it came off public land.
Michael Ray Perry of Vinemont smoked the 18-pointer on Nov. 5 while hunting...
Aim Small, Miss Small
Alexander Rahmoeller may not be old enough to drive, but he's old enough to hunt, and therefore old enough to etch his name in BTR's record book.
The...
Hunting Elvis
Jean Marquis first saw Elvis on June 24, 2013. The king (of deer) was still in velvet, its giant and still-growing rack easy to decipher against the lush...
Ghost Buster
After drooling over a summertime image of an enormous buck in 2019, Bruce Laudick quadrupled the number of trail cameras throughout his 5 acres in Grant...
Pushing the Right Buttons
As soon as Alex McCabe of Cresco, Iowa, began collecting trail camera images of a large buck with a lopsided rack in 2014, he became obsessed with it.
He...
Series of Fortunate Events
Alan Flanders would rather count points than what-ifs.
Not that it matters now, but the events of Oct. 22, 2018, might’ve never happened if Alan’s buddy...
Switcheroo
Granted, Lauren Smith might not have been thinking clearly when she followed a blood trail to an enormous dead buck last November.
This isn’t my deer, is it?...
Nicholas Co. Buck Among Kentucky's Upper Echelon
Kentucky's record book entries saw a major reshuffling following the 2021 deer season. Among the several categories' new top-10 whitetails was a Nicholas...
A World-Record Crown Without Jewels
The Indiana buck Seth Hernandez shot with his crossbow on Oct. 29 had antlers to spare, but no change in its purse. Not that the deer hunter nor the three...
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