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Entries for May 2023
New Volunteer State Record!
By Patrick Dunning
Charles Strickland harvested three deer with two bolts on the opening morning of Tennessee’s 2022 archery season during a quota hunt in Davidson County. The 63-year-old’s biggest buck to date stretched the BTR tape to 202 6/8 inches and is the largest crossbow-felled whitetail in the Volunteer State. Tasked by the landowner to take two ... READ MORE
Chess, Not Checkers
By Patrick Dunning
Forty-four year-old Jared Kenner hunts whitetails like he conducts business – diligently. He's killed three deer (all bucks) since he first started hunting at 26 years old, but not for lack of opportunity. He sets his mind on a particular deer and doesn't waver until it's in the bed of his pickup truck. Between owning and operating five compa... READ MORE
Shoot Happens!
By Patrick Dunning
Twenty-year-old Brett Petitt had all but thrown in the towel on his 2022-23 deer season. In every encounter he had with a mature deer, it either wouldn't come within bow range or, if it did, he missed. In fact, in December, he loosed three arrows in a 90-second span, completely missing a confused 10-pointer. "I thought I hit him, but he jumped into... READ MORE
190-inch Pa. Public Land Buck
By Patrick Dunning
Ronald Bencinic's 190-inch 7x7 with double drop tines is the second-largest whitetail ever felled in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, according to Buckmasters Trophy Records. Ronald got it done during a downpour on public land in December 2022. "I knew there was a big buck in the area," Ronald told Buckmasters. "I noticed some huge rubs for three str... READ MORE