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...
Louisiana's Top-10 List Gets a Shuffle
John Holladay was moments away from writing off his afternoon hunt when a doe ran into view, a giant buck in her wake. Before the 62-year-old from Kelly,...
New Women’s XBow World Record
Trisha Lucius was introduced to whitetail hunting three years ago by her husband and harvested her first deer, a spike, and a doe during Ohio’s 2020 season.
Not-So-Well-Kept Secret
Long before Gavin Glance's trail camera sent him an image of an otherworldly whitetail on his recently purchased 12 1/2 acres, the deer had gained Most Wanted...
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...
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