
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
No Consonants Needed
How is it that many graying turkey hunters might not be able to hear his or her spouse ask a question from the other end of the sofa, but they can still...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Spitting Distance in Saskatchewan
Cauy Hultman didn’t intend to give the coyotes on his grandfather’s land a free meal last October, but that’s what happened when his arrow clipped only one...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Ground Swellage
Maybe it's a good thing that Michael Schumann and his sons, Dillon and Matthew, thought they were hunting a 180-inch buck on their ground in Randolph County,...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Seeing Double
Bill Funk saw two world-class whitetails, side by side, while hunting in Alberta last fall, but only one was real.
That also was the case with the bow target...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Forked Eyeguards, Plural
If you don’t believe a completely run-of-the-mill whitetail can become a centerfold buck in a mere two years, just ask Scott Meyer. The 38-year-old from...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Potential Illinois Velvet (Bow) Record
The Illinois deer Adam Crumrin shot last October might’ve had a full belly and more than its share of antlers, but it was running on empty, anatomically...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
And the Winner is ...
Although voting in Kansas and much of the country was four hours from closing on Tuesday, Nov. 8, Dustin Norris was dying to know what exit polls were...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Unencumbered by Experience
Brandon Hazel of Anthony, Kansas, knows when to say yes and close his mouth.
While most dads would've listened to the voices in their own heads rather than...

BY: PATRICK DUNNING
Never Lose Hope
Nowadays, deer hunters have an arsenal of tools and tricks at our disposal to increase our chances of seeing action.
We utilize scent control systems,...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Son of Buckzilla
Wildlife officials at the Fort Campbell military base believe a deer shot in 2019 is the offspring of a giant whitetail hit by a truck there a couple of...
