Big Buck 411 Blog

Entries for January 2019

Handlebars

Handlebars

By Mike Handley

Three times in 2017, windows of opportunity slammed shut before Randall Oliver could even attempt shooting at the drop-tined buck he desperately wanted. He had much better luck in 2018, however, and he didn’t have to give away his eyeteeth. The 52-year-old heavy equipment operator has prowled the same land in Miami County, Kansas, since 2000,... READ MORE

Forked Eyeguards, Plural

Forked Eyeguards, Plural

By Mike Handley

If you don’t believe a completely run-of-the-mill whitetail can become a centerfold buck in a mere two years, just ask Scott Meyer. The 38-year-old from Crystal City, Missouri, will soon screw a hanger into the back of all the proof he’ll ever need. Scott’s father bought a Clark County farm – in the state’s northeaster... READ MORE

Father-Son Double

Father-Son Double

By Mike Handley

While turkey hunting in the spring of 2018, Shawn Durben saw a buck with huge velvet-covered knobs. Trail cam photos documented the deer’s meteoric growth throughout the summer months, and Shawn also got a glimpse of it while bush-hogging a dense crabapple thicket. With that deer in mind, Shawn brushed-in a new double blind beside a food plo... READ MORE

Coyotes vs. Deranged Deer Hunter

Coyotes vs. Deranged Deer Hunter

By Mike Handley

When Ohio bowhunter Jeremy Conrad began trailing the giant, opening-day whitetail he’d arrowed 45 minutes earlier, he soon realized he wasn’t alone. Jeremy heard them before he saw the four coyotes fighting – more like arguing – over his dead deer. So busy trying to establish who was at the top of the food chain, they paid t... READ MORE

Fringe Benefits

Fringe Benefits

By Mike Handley

Nolan Johnson can thank his buddy and fellow weed-killing, crop-fertilizing co-worker, Earl, for telling him about the monstrous whitetail he wound up arrowing in 2018. He can also tip his hat to a farmer who gave him a key to a seldom-used gate. “Earl jumped a really big buck while spraying soybeans in the spring,” Nolan told John Phil... READ MORE

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