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An illustration of a giant nontypical Ohio buck

I Killed Ohio’s Biggest Nontypical Buck on My First Deer Hunt I Killed Ohio’s Biggest Nontypical Buck on My First Deer Hunt

By Chester Veach, with Bill Thomas

How I Still-Hunted the Second Biggest Buck Ever Tagged in Missouri How I Still-Hunted the Second Biggest Buck Ever Tagged in Missouri

By Jeffrey A. Brunk

A shoulder mount on display at an outdoor show in Wisconsin.

This 49-Point Buck Was Promoted as a New State Record. Critics Say It Was Pen Raised This 49-Point Buck Was Promoted as a New State Record. Critics Say It Was Pen Raised

Tevis McCauley arrested

Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’ Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’

By Natalie Krebs

A Massachusets hunter with a big buck.

Middle-School Teacher Tags the Biggest Typical Buck Killed in Massachusetts in a Decade Middle-School Teacher Tags the Biggest Typical Buck Killed in Massachusetts in a Decade

A collage of big bucks from 2024.

The Biggest Bucks of 2024 The Biggest Bucks of 2024

A hunter with a tall-tined illinois buck.

Illinois Hunter Shoots 184-Inch Buck While Sitting in a Lawn Chair Illinois Hunter Shoots 184-Inch Buck While Sitting in a Lawn Chair

A hunter kneels beside a nice buck

Indiana Bowhunter Used a Spreadsheet to Help Kill This 184-Inch Buck Indiana Bowhunter Used a Spreadsheet to Help Kill This 184-Inch Buck

A trail camera photo of a giant deer.

Rookie Crossbow Hunter’s First Buck Is a 200-Class Nontypical Monster Rookie Crossbow Hunter’s First Buck Is a 200-Class Nontypical Monster

A big 10-point buck in the back of a UTV.

Kansas Farmer Tags What Could Be One of the Top 5 Archery Bucks Ever Taken in the State Kansas Farmer Tags What Could Be One of the Top 5 Archery Bucks Ever Taken in the State

A bowhunter with a big buck in Illinois.

Illinois Bowhunter Was ‘In the Right Place at the Right Time’ to Tag 185-Inch Buck Illinois Bowhunter Was ‘In the Right Place at the Right Time’ to Tag 185-Inch Buck

A Florida hunter and his buck.

Florida Hunter Tags 187-Inch Buck While Watching the Gators Game Florida Hunter Tags 187-Inch Buck While Watching the Gators Game

A buck on a tailgate.

Veteran Arrows Giant Ohio Buck from the Ground After Getting to His Stand Late Veteran Arrows Giant Ohio Buck from the Ground After Getting to His Stand Late

A deer hunter with a big Illinois buck in CRP grass.

Illinois Crossbow Hunter Stalks a 195-Inch Buck Through a Cornfield Illinois Crossbow Hunter Stalks a 195-Inch Buck Through a Cornfield

A hunter with a buck in front of a red shed.

Watch: Wisconsin Bowhunter Arrows 14-Pointer on Public Ground He’s Hunted for 30 Years Watch: Wisconsin Bowhunter Arrows 14-Pointer on Public Ground He’s Hunted for 30 Years

A bowhunter sitting crosslegged in a field beside a big buck

Veteran Climbs Out of Tree, Stalks and Arrows 19-Point Kansas Buck on Army Land Veteran Climbs Out of Tree, Stalks and Arrows 19-Point Kansas Buck on Army Land

An illustration of a woman carrying a mule deer skull through the yellow aspens.

My First Buck Was the Biggest Typical Mule Deer Ever Taken with a Bow. I Almost Discarded the Antlers My First Buck Was the Biggest Typical Mule Deer Ever Taken with a Bow. I Almost Discarded the Antlers

By Bill Barcus as told to Lee Kline

Podcast: Secrets for Tagging a Mature Buck (and Not Totally Blowing It) Podcast: Secrets for Tagging a Mature Buck (and Not Totally Blowing It)

By Alex Robinson

Hunter poses with his bow and a large drop tine buck with 13 points.

Ohio Hunter Arrows Remarkable ‘Droop’ Tine Buck Ohio Hunter Arrows Remarkable ‘Droop’ Tine Buck

By Alice Jones Webb

Jeremy Wynn buck

Illinois Bowhunter Tags 2 Giant Bucks on a Small Private Property and Public Ground Illinois Bowhunter Tags 2 Giant Bucks on a Small Private Property and Public Ground