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...
Punching One of the Dancers
After a decade of hunting public land in Ohio, Bryan Weaver expects to run into other deer hunters. He never imagined seeing a whitetail conga line, however.
Peakaboo with a 200-inch Big Boy
Ohio native Thomas Clark struck gold on a small piece of land in Stark County, sending a bolt through a 200-inch giant with his grandfather's '94 Huntsman...
A Rare Twofer in Kentucky
You can shoot and tag only one buck a year in Kentucky, except when you can shoot and tag two.
Jeffrey Byrd was among the latter in 2015.
He shot his first...
Who Needs Food?
The Keystone State ranks #2 in the nation in hunting licenses sold, and a vast majority of the people who buy them are deer hunters. Still, Pennsylvania...
Kansas Bowdom Gets a New No. 6
Chad Chambers’ buck from 2024 reshuffled the Sunflower State’s compound bow records, seizing the No. 6 spot among Irregulars.
Heartbreaker
The best day of a 15-year-old's life as a deer hunter was also the worst for some of his neighbors. Noah Rogers' big brother, Jared, wasn't exactly thrilled...
Rain Man
Pete Alfano isn’t the type to just ring the dinner bell and wait for a shootable buck to appear. Nor does he simply manage the resident whitetails by...
When Antlers are Lagniappe
Had a Zachary, Louisiana, woman not mentioned her unsuccessful deer season and yearning for venison to Donald Forbes, he probably would've remained indoors...
Why Mom-in-law’s Christmas Party Started Late
Brandy Nedolast got her Christmas present three days early in 2024, and it wasn’t even wrapped.
Mother Lode
West Virginia coal miner Brandon Duncan found the mother lode of antler last December, more than a year after he first tried to kill the then-smaller buck.
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