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The Hollywood Cemetery buck compared to the James Walters buck.

Conservation

Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for 24 Years After Famous ‘Hollywood Buck’ Turns Up Dead on Facebook Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for 24 Years After Famous ‘Hollywood Buck’ Turns Up Dead on Facebook

By Natalie Krebs

Jack O'Connor spots a giant mule deer in this black and white illustration.

Hunting

O’Connor in Arizona: Lost, Trigger Happy, and Tagged Out O’Connor in Arizona: Lost, Trigger Happy, and Tagged Out

By Jack O’Connor

cj alexander buck feature

Hunting

Ohio Buck Could Become Third Biggest Whitetail of All Time, but Major Scoring Questions Remain Ohio Buck Could Become Third Biggest Whitetail of All Time, but Major Scoring Questions Remain

By Hayden Sammak

Thieves are sawing antlers off skulls and selling them to shed buyers.

Hunting

Thieves Are Stealing More and More Racks From Hunters in the West — and Their Profits Keep Growing Thieves Are Stealing More and More Racks From Hunters in the West — and Their Profits Keep Growing

A wall full of European mounts.

Hunting

Canadian Authorities Searching for Antler Thief Who Stole 14 Deer Mounts from Hunter’s Residence Canadian Authorities Searching for Antler Thief Who Stole 14 Deer Mounts from Hunter’s Residence

A trail camera photo of a buck in Mississippi.

Hunting

Hunter Tags 15-Point Buck with Unusual Double Rows of Tines Hunter Tags 15-Point Buck with Unusual Double Rows of Tines

A crossbow hunter poses with an 11-point buck tagged in Ohio.

Hunting

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Gets Her Target Buck Along with a ‘Touch of Frostbite’ Ohio Crossbow Hunter Gets Her Target Buck Along with a ‘Touch of Frostbite’

Rowdy Galjour poses with a large whitetail buck.

Hunting

Hunter Makes Surprise Shot on Wary Mississippi Buck During the Rut Hunter Makes Surprise Shot on Wary Mississippi Buck During the Rut

An Ohio hunter kneels next to a 13-point buck.

Hunting

Hunter Finally Tags 13-Point Buck That He and His Neighbors Kept Missing Hunter Finally Tags 13-Point Buck That He and His Neighbors Kept Missing

john bralley with leucistic buck

Hunting

Hunter’s First Deer Is an Old, 8-Point Leucistic Buck Hunter’s First Deer Is an Old, 8-Point Leucistic Buck

An Arkansas deer hunter takes a selfie with the biggest buck he's ever killed.

Hunting

Arkansas Hunter Tags Stud Buck, Packs It Out in His Hoodie Arkansas Hunter Tags Stud Buck, Packs It Out in His Hoodie

pankey bullwinkle buck

Hunting

Hunter’s Chase for ‘Bullwinkle’ Buck Ends with 5 Days Left in the Season Hunter’s Chase for ‘Bullwinkle’ Buck Ends with 5 Days Left in the Season

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Hunting

Hunter Tags ‘Dwarf Buck’ the Size of a Labrador Retriever Hunter Tags ‘Dwarf Buck’ the Size of a Labrador Retriever

A hunter sits with a nontypical buck in front of a hay bale.

Hunting

Bowhunter Makes Redemption Shot on Palmated Buck After Missing in November Bowhunter Makes Redemption Shot on Palmated Buck After Missing in November

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Big Game Hunting

Missouri Crossbow Hunter Arrows Split-Beam Drop-Tine Buck Missouri Crossbow Hunter Arrows Split-Beam Drop-Tine Buck

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Big Game Hunting

How This Hunter Killed Three 200-Inch Bucks in Three Years How This Hunter Killed Three 200-Inch Bucks in Three Years

By Hayden Sammak

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Big Game Hunting

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Stalks into Position on a Bedded 200-Class Buck Ohio Crossbow Hunter Stalks into Position on a Bedded 200-Class Buck

By Jason Thomas, as told to Dac Collins

Bowhunter Tags Surprise 210-Class Iowa Buck on Pressured Public Ground

Big Game Hunting

Bowhunter Tags Surprise 210-Class Iowa Buck on Pressured Public Ground Bowhunter Tags Surprise 210-Class Iowa Buck on Pressured Public Ground

By J.D. Vandenburg, as told to Andrew McKean

mississippi thanksgiving buck

Big Game Hunting

Mississippi Hunter Harvests Tall 13-Point Buck on Thanksgiving Day Mississippi Hunter Harvests Tall 13-Point Buck on Thanksgiving Day

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Big Game Hunting

Mississippi Middle Schooler’s First Buck Pushes 180 Inches Mississippi Middle Schooler’s First Buck Pushes 180 Inches