
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
Yellow is the New Camo
Hunter Hastings has not disclosed whether having a backyard playhouse that doubles as a deer stand affects the value of real estate in Chanute, Kansas.
The...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Return on Investment
Joining a 415-acre lease in Perry County, Tennessee, might be the best investment Mike McCrary has ever made.
So sayeth the man’s taxidermist, not his banker...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
On Their Own, Until Afterward
Sixteen-year-olds Jackson Hicks and Chase Sollis hunted together, by themselves, on Sept. 24, 2017, which is rare. Their fathers are not completely sold on...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Two Brothers, Two Big Bucks
There’s nothing quite like a good old-fashioned sibling rivalry. And when the bone of contention is big bucks, well, color us interested.

BY: PATRICK DUNNING
200” Triple-Beam Buck in KS
Jerame Hugunin was living every construction worker’s dream on opening day of the Kansas 2023 muzzleloader season. He let both of his concrete pouring crews...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Ringside
It doesn't take a lot of bang to bring in a buck.
That Levi Tarwater's giant whitetail materialized while two juvenile bucks were butting heads could be...

BY: PATRICK DUNNING
New No. 1 in KS
On top of being the state’s new #1 compound-felled buck in BTR’s perfect category, Joshua Trolinger’s public-land giant is the third-largest perfect...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Ghostbusting, Ohio Style
The first time Daniel Stutler retrieved trail camera photographs of the monstrous whitetail he would later nickname The Ghost, he’d already tagged out for...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
When Only One Buck Will Do
Brady Jacques has spent most of his short bowhunting career in pursuit of the same whitetail.
The 20-year-old Kansan will finally be looking for another one...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Long Poke
Only minutes before shooting one of the most impressive whitetails to come out of Kansas in 2019, 11-year-old Cayden Harris was fast asleep.
The road-weary...
