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Entries for September 2019
Ten-Gallon Rack
By Mike Handley
Eric Minter’s buck wasn’t the smoothest of talkers. Either that, or it was just looking for love in all the wrong places. When the 31-pointer strolled into the white oak flat where several does were snuffling up breakfast on Oct. 19, 2009, when it opened its mouth to perhaps announce its intentions, the long-faced Ya-Yas went berserk. T... READ MORE
What a Difference a Year Makes
By Mike Handley
When this south Georgia whitetail began packing on antler, it didn’t have to start from scratch. Mature bucks’ antlers might grow a half-inch or more a day during the spring and summer months, but that doesn’t mean they’ll double in size from one year to the next. After all, unless they’re on the downswing, whitetails ... READ MORE
Hiding in Plain Sight
By Mike Handley
Riflemen have the advantage in a land of few trees. It might be impossible to determine the extent of one deer’s effect upon the economy in Republic County, Kan., a couple of years ago, but there’s no doubt a substantial amount of cash changed hands when photographs of the animal hit the Internet. An influx of nonresidents hungry to lea... READ MORE
Canada’s King of the Hill
By Gerald Almy
Many years have passed since an Alberta teenager channeled his inner reptile and set a record that hasn’t been toppled. When Neil Morin was a teenager in 1991, there was precious little time for anything outside of school and helping out around the family farm near Whitemud Creek, Alberta. The 17-year-old could go deer hunting, but chores alw... READ MORE