Buckmasters Magazine

Entries for May 2020

Home on the Range

Home on the Range

By Dennis L. Dahlke

Despite being shot at twice, this mature buck refused to leave his core area. This hunt began three years ago in east-central Kansas. It was late September as I lay on a pond dam glassing an oak ridge. At just about sundown, I spotted a mature buck looking my way. I put out a trail camera but failed to get any shooter bucks on it. The next year, in... READ MORE

Expectations Exceeded

Expectations Exceeded

By Amy Wheeler

Who says your first buck has to be little? I had two goals for the 2010 whitetail season: learn to use the crossbow and claim my first buck. I become emotional just thinking about the day those goals became a reality. My boyfriend, Miguel, introduced me to hunting in 2009, and I immediately knew it was for me. As a teenager, I made every excuse I c... READ MORE

Trapline Bucks

Trapline Bucks

By Tracy Breen

How to get aggressive with habitat improvement to attract and hold deer. Mountain men are considered the ultimate outdoorsmen. They hunted for a majority of their food, and they trapped furbearers for clothing and to make money. While it’s difficult to find a hardcore trapper these days, there are a few still out there. Some are better than o... READ MORE

The Right Way to Bait

The Right Way to Bait

By David Hart

Love it or hate it, baiting is legal in many states. Here’s how to do it properly. Whether or not you agree with it, baiting deer is legal in all or part of at least 27 states. Some, like Michigan and Wisconsin, have restrictions on the amount of feed hunters can use, while Louisiana allows baiting on private land only and with everything but... READ MORE

Have a Plan

Have a Plan

By P.J. Reilly

A well thought out plan of action will increase your chances for a big buck. Ever watch a pro football game and notice the coach on the sidelines carrying a large multicolored card? That’s his game plan. Every team has one for every game, and it covers everything: offense, defense and special teams. It’s what the coach believes is the r... READ MORE

The Anniversary Bucks

The Anniversary Bucks

By Danielle Hegge

If you’re going hunting on your wedding anniversary, you might as well make it count. My husband is Luke Hegge, an avid bowhunter since the day we met. In addition to hunting the local area for whitetails and in Colorado for elk, he applies yearly for the Camp Ripley hunt in central Minnesota. He’s been going to the same area for 17 yea... READ MORE

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