
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: PATRICK DUNNING
Change of Plans
Tuesday morning, Nov. 1, Terry Hollis got two photos of a giant buck at his feeder at 7:17 and 7:20 a.m. When a buck like that is on its feet in daylight,...

BY: MARK MELOTIK
Focused Youngster Nabs Impressive KS Pickup
How’s your shed hunting been so far this spring? Stumble across any noteworthy deadheads? One of the people who can relate is Wyatt Dochterman, age 9 of Fort...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Tennessee has a New No. 3 Blackpowder Buck
Chris Fowler apparently knows how to keep his powder dry.
He hadn't planned on doing it; ordinarily wouldn't consider it. But when the veteran deer hunter...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Missouri Guy Gets His Groove Back
Being busted by a button buck can wreck a deer hunter's self-confidence.
When this happened to Danny Boyer during the 2013 season, the bowhunter from DeSoto,...


BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Viral in Oklahoma, and Beyond
In the waning months of 2019, 18-year-old Guner Womack’s first bowkill might’ve been the most recognizable whitetail on the planet. He and the animal were...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Three-stanza Limerick
The script for Corey Chitwood’s hunt for a nearly 200-inch whitetail could have been written in the form of a limerick.
There was a young man from Kentucky,...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
What a Difference a Year Can Make
Fifty-four days after an open-mouthed Greg Tomlinson gawked at a buck his trail camera had photographed, he was aloft and testing his safety harness,...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Tread Carefully and Not Often
Deer hunters who move to Iowa are probably immune to buyer’s remorse. Just ask Drake Lamb, whose smile hasn’t faded since the day he unpacked his bags.
If...

BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Golden Oldie from Minnesota
Alfred Matter had to have wondered why his father was waving at him. The boy was driving a tractor, cultivating sunflowers, when he spotted the signal that...
