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Entries for September 2020

Teen Spirit

Teen Spirit

By Mike Handley

The question of whether 14-year-old Paslie Werth’s Kansas buck is the new world record among whitetails harvested by women will be answered when it is taped for the BTR later this month. Her father, Kurt, an agricultural extension agent who has taken antler-measuring classes, came up with 282 6/8 inches, which would beat the existing record s... READ MORE

Indiana’s No. 3 Rifle Buck

Indiana’s No. 3 Rifle Buck

By Mike Handley

When Steven Gootee shouldered his rifle on Nov. 17, 2019, he had no idea he was aiming at the deer at the top of his wish list. He knew only that it was a buck. He’d hunted the impressive whitetail in 2018, even in the rain, to no avail. The following year, he’d collected trail camera images of it, and his cousin Miah had encountered th... READ MORE

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