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Ben Thibodeau’s 189-Inch Millvale Monster
You might think the state of Maine is loaded with giant whitetails. In reality, it isn’t. Midwestern states harbor greater numbers of big bucks, for sure. But the buck killed last season by Ben...
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Grant Garber’s 211-Inch Ohio “Goliath”
When Ohio’s Grant Garber solicited the assistance of local outfitter Eric Ashcraft with Close Encounter Whitetails, he was looking for guidance on how to establish a food plot to entice mature bucks...
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Georgia Double
Unlike most other hunting stories that begin in the woods, mine starts in my basement with a few cedar boards and a wood burner. During the summer of 2015, one of my to-dos before deer season was to...
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Jacob Ayecock’s 195-Inch Southern Smoker
Today a giant whitetail can show up just about anywhere in deer country. We see them often in the pages of North American Whitetail, sometimes taken by first-time hunters who hit a stroke of luck....
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Committed to Keeping It Real
Whatever your line of work, holding a position of responsibility means making tough choices. It’s for sure that way in magazine editing. What should we print? That’s the most obvious question facing...
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Steve Whitelock’s 211-Inch Eastern Shore Giant
Captain Steve Whitelock spends much of his time guiding folks on the waters off Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The area offers more than 55 species of fish, but Steve places a special emphasis on catching...
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Andy Bledsoe’s 177-Inch Tennessee State-Record
If success is a product of hard work meeting opportunity, the story of Tennessee’s new No. 1 archery typical is a great example. Day-to-day responsibilities often get in the way of our hunting goals,...
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Stuart Everett’s 240-Inch “Cactus” Buck
Way back in 2012, Stuart Everett was relaxing in his pickup truck under an old cedar on his family’s third-generation cattle ranch. While pleasantly overlooking the 1500 acres of land he’s known...
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Jim Thome’s 193-Inch ‘Major League’ Buck
Jim Thome had a Hall of Fame-worthy career playing Major League Baseball, thanks in large part to an unrelenting work ethic that made the most of his natural talent. Upon retirement, the man with 612...
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Zach Singler’s 203-Inch ‘Out of Nowhere’ Buck
The unlikely events that led me to a 200-inch Ohio whitetail in 2014 actually began back in 2012, with another deer — in another county. Driving home from work one evening in late December of that...
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Matt Portscheller Buck: 186-Inch Illinois Tank
Any serious deer hunter knows timing and location are everything. However, putting the two together is far easier said than done. At least, it is for most of us. Some hunters seem to always be where...
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James Edwards Buck: 211-Inch Ohio Reward
Everyone’s heard the advice, “Don’t put all of your eggs into one basket.” In general I’m sure that’s good advice, but putting all of my eggs into one basket is exactly what I do when it comes to...
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Jordan DuHammell Buck: 223-Inch Maryland Monster
Serious deer hunters know Maryland has the soil nutrients and herd genetics to produce magnum whitetails. Most of these giants have come from the fertile Eastern Shore portion of the Delmarva...
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Jenna Gregg Buck: 212-Inch Indiana Non-Typical
Although Jenna Gregg grew up around hunting with her family and friends near Williamsport, Indiana, it wasn’t until she was in high school, when she met future husband Floyd, that she really got into...
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Missouri Maiden: 189-Inch Antlered Doe
Nearly 20 years ago, Doug Laird lost his right arm in a conveyor accident. However, that hasn’t stopped him from pursuing his passion for deer hunting; he’s refused to let his injury hold him back....
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Adam Crumrin Buck: 213-Inch Illinois “Elvis”
When you’re hunting a free-ranging mature buck, it’s extremely unusual to have a solid timeline that extends over several years. There nearly always are going to be gaps in whatever pattern we...
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Steve Niemerg Buck: 197-Inch Illinois Giant
Although January’s not a time typically associated with killing huge bucks, many Midwestern states have whitetail seasons that reach well into that month. At this time of the year, bucks are focused on...
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Ryan Provance Buck: 180-Inch Mississippi Tank
During late summer 2011, Ryan Provance put out numerous trail cameras on his hunting club in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Like so many others scouting for deer, he hoped to get an idea of the size...
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Chad Scyphers: 188-Inch West Virginia Record
On Nov. 18, 2014, Chad Scyphers rewrote West Virginia history when he harvested the state’s new No. 1 archery typical, a deer now referred to as the “Mountain Monarch.” Chad’s success story is one...
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Kreidermacher Buck: 248-Inch Minnesota Monarch
Sometimes giant bucks can bring out the worst in people. Friendships have surely been lost over big bucks, and in some cases people have even been harmed, stolen from, threatened or at least...
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