Two Deer for Two Brothers |
Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are Levi and Hunter, the Schmidt brothers. At age 10 and 9, we took two bucks, both deer of a lifetime, during t...
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Giving Back and Teaching |
-- Charles Herron wasn't looking for any special recognition a few years ago when he started sharing his love for the outdoors with young hunters in...
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And There I Was |
-- I woke up early to drive to a 60-acre property about an hour from my home. It was December 16, 2007. I’d not had much luck hunting the abandoned ...
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Ron Spomer Receives Bushnell Award |
-- In 2011 Bushnell Outdoor Products created the Bushnell Bill McRae Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize the vast contributions the legendary wr...
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Landrys Join Life Classic Hunt |
-- While the absence of the patriarch of the Hinton family around the campfire at Sedgefields Plantation was truly felt, the 19th annual Buckmasters...
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From hunter to guide |
-- Only a few times in my 40 years of hunting have I assumed the role of guide during one of my excursions afield. Yet, that is exactly what happene...
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Persistence (and a Nudge) Wins the Prize |
-- It was Saturday, the last day of the archery season. When the alarm clock went off at 5 a.m., I was no mood to get up. I was still bitter over th...
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The Unicorn Buck |
-- I had been in my stand for about 10 minutes when I saw a deer, a good one, making his way toward me. It was the biggest buck I had ever encounter...
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Faith, Family and Friendship |
-- When Air Force member Mark Hurst was asked by his Pastor Matt Wagner of Bridge of Life Church in Montgomery, Ala., what would he do for Jesus if ...
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A Huge Buck — and Dad Was There |
-- It was Monday evening, three days into the 2007 Maryland firearms deer season. I had not seen a whitetail all day, and light was fading fast. Min...
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Once Smitten... |
My father moved to Alabama when I retired from the Marine Corps at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. He has lived in north Florida all his life, and h...
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Iowa Muzzleloader Buck |
-- The temperature was climbing as I headed out to my tree stand. It was 4:30 p.m. Saturday, the next-to-last day of Iowa’s early muzzleloader seaso...
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The Coin Toss Buck |
-- My story begins in the hunting season of 2005. I am an avid bow hunter and love the sport. My very good friend Delano and I were like t...
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Abnomality? Genetic defect? |
-- Anyone who has hunted deer in Alabama has pondered the question when a buck walks out sporting a fine antler with multiple points on one side and...
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First Elk |
-- Elk hunters in Oregon have to enter a drawing to get an “any bull” or “spike only” tag, or no tag at all. I had been entering my son Tim in ...
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