Smalltown Bucks

What the Doctor Ordered

What the Doctor Ordered

By William Miley

The best therapy is spending time in a deer stand. I live in Abilene, Texas, but I am from Westminster in Maryland. About 17 years ago, my family attended a church picnic for 4th of July. Someone had set up a bow range as part of the entertainment, and my good friend Rick Ellis told me to give it a shot. I borrowed pastor Ed Conrad’s compound...

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Turkey for Two
Turkey for Two

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I love it when a plan ... falls apart. It just makes it that much sweeter when you make a new plan, get busted twice and still manage to bloody up the tailgate. As planned, we started the morning on the ground in front of a long narrow food... READ MORE


Long Live Maxximus
Long Live Maxximus

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For 423 days, my husband Lance and I observed a whitetail buck we'd nicknamed Maxximus. Before our eyes, it transformed from a velvet-antlered buck with potential into a true Kansas giant. This beast of a buck had over 230 inches of massiv... READ MORE


The Fall that Changed It All
The Fall that Changed It All

By Allen Wall

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Ghosts of Christmas Past
Ghosts of Christmas Past

By Burnell Simmons

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Top That, Dad!
Top That, Dad!

By Reggie Bright

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