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Shades of Gray
By Mike Handley
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 antlered doe often comes down to what scorers and administrators can remember. To make things easier, at least for the sake of quick reference, Buckmasters' scoresheet now has a BUCK-or-DOE box.... READ MORE
On Top of the World, at Age 10
By Mike Handley
How many 10-year-olds manage to tick off two bucket-list items in a span of one second? Ella Perkins did it — taking her first buck AND breaking the 200-inch mark — while hunting with her dad, Cody, last September. Cody says the whitetail they’d nicknamed Big Boy was bedding on the adjacent property, near a lake that serves as the... READ MORE
Kansas Yields 235-incher
By Mike Handley
Big-woods bowhunters would drive past the land Jon Landwehr hunts near Russell, Kansas. The agricultural tracts are mostly treeless, which might be ok if you’re packing a rifle, but a bit like throwing a dart at a board if you’re hoping to pick a bow-friendly vantage point. Deer rarely wander willy-nilly through a sea of milo. They trav... READ MORE
The Canoe Buck
By Mike Handley
An awful lot of big buck photos have been shared on social media in the last couple of weeks, and a surprising number of them have been monstrous Typicals. Among those pushing or exceeding the 200-inch mark was a Wisconsin buck taken by Kevin Christorf. Several photos of the outstanding 6x7 have been shared, but one taken by a neighbor who helped K... READ MORE
Friends with Benefits, Kentucky-style
By Mike Handley
Brian Owens’ head was nodding up and down even before he could say yes to a coworker’s invitation to hunt in 2020. Three-hour drive? No problem. Brian and Justin Garland work at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in La Grange, Kentucky. For them, Whitley County represented proverbial greener pastures. The guys began scouting the ne... READ MORE