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Dale Richey
EHD Country. Prairie Cuts. One Muley.

Jul 9, 2026

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EHD Country. Prairie Cuts. One Muley.

A hard-hit Montana deer season, a Texas hunter with a perishable tag, and one buck found by reading rough country instead of forcing it.

Dale Richey
Dale Richey
207 B&C. One Million Acres. Colorado Rough.

Jul 5, 2026

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2 min read

207 B&C. One Million Acres. Colorado Rough.

A public-land mule deer hunt, two giant bucks down together, and the kind of country most hunters quit before they ever really see.

Dale Richey
Dale Richey
One Buck. One Kid. Murphy’s Choice.

Jul 2, 2026

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2 min read

One Buck. One Kid. Murphy’s Choice.

An old deer camp leader, a patterned buck, and the morning he proved the best trophy is not always the one you tag yourself.

Dale Richey
Dale Richey
Two Bucks. Three Days. One Iowa Giant.

Jun 28, 2026

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2 min read

Two Bucks. Three Days. One Iowa Giant.

A late muzzleloader tag, a cut-corn field, and a disabled Army Reserve veteran who turned a rough season into the biggest buck of his life.

Dale Richey
Dale Richey
Target Buck. Thirty-Five Seconds. Six Years Later.

Jun 25, 2026

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2 min read

Target Buck. Thirty-Five Seconds. Six Years Later.

A Hackberry target buck, a young hunter who knew exactly what she wanted, and a shot that closed the story fast.

Dale Richey
Dale Richey
Two Bucks. One Camp. First Rack.

Jun 21, 2026

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2 min read

Two Bucks. One Camp. First Rack.

A Union Parish camp, a grandfather-grandson hunt, and the kind of first rack buck that makes a deer season bigger than the score.

Dale Richey
Dale Richey
First Bow Buck. Ten Yards. Ice-Storm Cold.

Jun 18, 2026

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First Bow Buck. Ten Yards. Ice-Storm Cold.

A 10-year-old bowhunter, his No. 1 target buck, and the kind of cold front that turns food into a schedule.

Dale Richey
Dale Richey
150 Green. One Stand. Three Deer.

Jun 14, 2026

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2 min read

150 Green. One Stand. Three Deer.

A Tioga County ladder stand, a cold opening morning, and the kind of all-day sit hunters talk about for years.

Dale Richey
Dale Richey
233 Gross. Hay Bale Cover. Manitoba Cold.

Jun 11, 2026

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2 min read

233 Gross. Hay Bale Cover. Manitoba Cold.

A 17-point Manitoba buck, a hay-field sit, and one hunter who waited until the wind finally made sense.

Dale Richey
Dale Richey
170 Green. Flintlock Smoke. Pennsylvania Cold.

Jun 7, 2026

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2 min read

170 Green. Flintlock Smoke. Pennsylvania Cold.

A bitter-cold cornfield buck with state-record talk around it, and a reminder that old tools still reward steady hunters

Dale Richey
Dale Richey
217 Gross. Public Dirt. No Stand

Jun 4, 2026

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2 min read

217 Gross. Public Dirt. No Stand

A glass-and-slip buck off rolling South Dakota ground — and what the rest of us can take from it.

Dale Richey
Dale Richey

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