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
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...
BY: MIKE HANDLEY
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.
BY: MIKE HANDLEY
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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BY: PATRICK DUNNING
Brow Tines and Good Times
18-year-old Jakob Lewellen was having trouble seeing deer at his usual spot, so he decided to test his luck on a friend's 30-acre parcel.
The Clark County...
BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Have I Got Your Attention?
When Bill Hoover’s father-in-law, Gerry, told him about a great big deer he’d seen in his yard near Cape Vincent, New York, he wasn’t quite sure how to...
BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Shades of Gray
Because most measuring systems do not differentiate between bucks and does, keeping only records of the racks they wear, declaring a state- or world-record...
BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Sometimes a Guy Has to Make His Own Tree
Kenneth Zimmerman might've left Casey County, Ky., in his rearview mirror when he followed a construction job to Pennsylvania a couple of years ago. But...
BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Why a Maine Hunter Keeps Staring at His Phone
Gene Doughty spent a lot of money in 2017.
The fork lift technician had no choice but to buy a new freezer after landing a giant tuna and shooting a moose....
BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Deer ... Buck ... Shooter
Twenty-six-year-old Ryan Keeter doesn't get many chances to bowhunt during harvest time. But the farmer from Grady, Arkansas, rarely misses opening day of...
BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Buck Fever or Test Anxiety?
Josh Wright, a student at the University of Pikeville, aced his finals in deer hunting last fall in a test that lasted a mere six minutes.
The Nov. 29...
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