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Entries for January 2022
Cow-free Zone Yields Bruiser
By Mike Handley
The property Nate Boeckman hunts in Kansas holds more cattle than deer, and there's one less whitetail following the 2021 season. His friend's 174 acres is mostly pasture, but a timbered draw serves as a major travel corridor for deer that are more comfortable in the shadows. With the landowner's blessing, Nate fenced off the draw to keep cows out ... READ MORE
If You Pass Them, They Will Grow
By Mike Handley
Brian Lay must possess more self control than your average deer hunter, and the same could be said for antlers. As the man from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, suspected, the 160-inch whitetail he allowed to keep on trucking in 2019 was much bigger the following year. Even so, he gave the animal's core area a wide berth because he thought it had the potenti... READ MORE
It's Official: Huff Buck is a World Record
By Mike Handley
This will come as no surprise to deer hunters who browse social media, but the state of Indiana yielded a new world-record whitetail last fall. Greensburg's Dustin Huff, 27, put a crossbow bolt through the impressive 13-pointer in Decatur County on Nov. 4. He'd been in his treestand on a family friend's property for three and a half hours, and the ... READ MORE
West Virginia Buck Shuffles Records
By Mike Handley
The best thing Jesse Truman has ever done, as a deer hunter, was forgetting about a trail camera on the 200 acres he hunts in Clay County, West Virginia, about 35 miles from where he lives. He’s hunted that piece of ground for a very long time. Despite the difficult terrain, which is more deer-friendly than hunter-friendly, there’s no p... READ MORE
South Dakota Monster
By Mike Handley
Mike Beadle's South Dakota buck was one of the first to come across my radar in 2021. I had the pleasure of speaking with the 45-year-old from Aberdeen within days of the Sept. 12 harvest. He was still dancing on the moon, every detail still fresh. Mike was amazed that his hunt for this buck had ended so soon, that he'd sealed the deal while it was... READ MORE