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
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...
BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Unspeakably Big?
Louis Locke says he was on Cloud Nine after he shot a buck with a tremendous rack in November 2014. But he might've been even more excited than he admitted,...
BY: PATRICK DUNNING
Buck Tag, Filled
Ohio has a new runner-up in BTR's Typical category for centerfire rifle. Chad Dial cleaned up opening morning of his state's 2022 rifle season, and this...
BY: MIKE HANDLEY
Short Arrows, Long Antlers
Three of Michigan’s four crossbow records were toppled during the 2016 season.
The new No. 1 Perfect is Trent Smith’s Allegan County 10-pointer. Steven...
BY: MIKE HANDLEY
South’s Finest Typical
Of the top 100 Typicals listed in Buckmasters Whitetail Trophy Records, only five came out of the Deep South. The majority are Midwestern or Canadian bucks.
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