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Entries for May 2017
Rabbits, Ribbing and Other People’s Bucks
By Ed Waite
When Eric Williams and his wife, Angela, grew weary of living in a cramped suburb near Cincinnati, Ohio, they began searching for a place where Eric and their three sons could play outdoors. In May 2010, they bought a house on 17 acres in Warren County. You’d think Eric would’ve spent every spare moment in a deer stand the next fall, bu... READ MORE
Life’s Good in Dellwood
By Mike Handley
Top of Florida’s Semi-Irregular list. Brandon Alday’s 4-year-old son, Hayes, nearly choked him when the yelling commenced. The boy was getting a free ride on his father’s shoulders when Brandon’s flashlight beam fell across the buck he was convinced he’d either missed or maimed. “I started screaming like a little... READ MORE
Why Leonard was Late for Church
By Ed Waite
Hunters on both sides of the Red River were gunning for this driftwood-wearing buck. This story is not about Leonard Ernst, but it might explain why he almost skipped Sunday morning services last Nov. 7. It most definitely accounts for the bare pew in Andy Anderson’s church. Andy didn’t intend to play hooky that day, but he had his hand... READ MORE
Down to the Wire
By Mike Handley
Two bullets, two years and two MONSTROUS bucks! Folks who fill their single buck tags on opening day might not complain, but, if they’re honest about it, they’d rather be in a stand than spend the remainder of deer season moping around the house or hunting vicariously with whispering television hunters. Tracy Atchison doesn’t have... READ MORE
Bullion Buck
By Mike Handley
Fort Knox Holds More Than Just Guns and Gold! Justin Corn hunts like there’s no tomorrow. The 24-year-old knows all about uncertainties. He joined the army after graduating high school in Clanton, Ala. He was in Iraq from 2007 through 2009, and he spent five months in Afghanistan last year before winding up at Fort Knox near Elizabethto... READ MORE