Tag: whitetail deer antlers
Antler Spray, Ray Lewis, Football and More Weirdness In Super Bowl Week
Down in New Orleans it’s Super Bowl XLVII week — that’s “Super Bowl 47” for those of us who use a normal calendar and numbers — and that means at least one off the wall story or more to digest. As usual, the national sports media has pulled out all the stops, rooted the drain […]
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Spook Span Pleads Guilty To Poaching
William “Spook” Spann, a well-known bow hunter, age 50, from Dickson, Tenn., pleaded guilty at U.S District Court in Kansas City to illegally killing a trophy Kansas deer in 2007. A court press release stated Spann admitted to harvesting the buck in Stafford County on property he did not own. His permit for that year […]
13-Year-Old Big Buck Hunter Bags 197-Inch Iowa Whitetail
By Daniel E. Schmidt If you didn’t know the circumstances, you’d think this was a massive case of beginner’s luck. It was anything but. In fact, when 13-year-old Nick Mattly of southern Iowa dropped the hammer (so to speak) on his Knight muzzleloader last Saturday morning, the giant buck he killed was just another in […]
Do You Need A Do-Over With Your Shot?
It’s rare for any hunter to walk away from a field or reflect on a hunt and not think about whether a shot could have been better. By Alan Clemons, Southern Managing Editor Whether with a bow, crossbow or firearm, there are times when we hesitate. A little voice – instinct, caution, doubt? – throws […]
Jason Aldean’s Downtime Includes Bow, Deer
Jason Aldean travels the country performing before thousands of fans, stays in fine hotels and has achieved a level of success he dreamed about years ago while playing in small venues and college bars in central Georgia. By Alan Clemons, Southern Managing Editor But when autumn rolls around, Aldean finds himself yearning for the quiet […]
Giant 22-Point Is Among State’s Best Ever!
Who says monsters can’t be found in the Southeast? Fletcher Culpepper of Georgia couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the mass of antlers atop the 260-pound buck. Although the Peach State produces some fine whitetails, it’s uncommon to see the body size and antler mass of Culpepper’s doozy. In fact, this one probably will […]
Adventure Bowhunter Tom Miranda Special Guest on Deer Talk Now
Deer Talk Now will focus on traveling for white-tailed deer and the great variation in whitetail habitats across the country today as we welcome adventure bowhunter Tom Miranda. Miranda is one of the few men to have killed every North American big game animal with a bow and he has hunted whitetails in countless regions. […]
Check Out This 203-P&Y Mississippi Slammer!
Mississippi is blessed with great soils, groceries and whitetail deer, and Shane Ragon found himself joining the ranks of the big buck club earlier this month. Mississippi Sportsman reports that Ragon arrowed a brute that green scored 203-plus Pope and Young in a sweet potato field on the evening of Oct. 6, opening day in […]