Jul 9, 2026
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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.
Jul 5, 2026
A public-land mule deer hunt, two giant bucks down together, and the kind of country most hunters quit before they ever really see.
Jul 2, 2026
An old deer camp leader, a patterned buck, and the morning he proved the best trophy is not always the one you tag yourself.
Jun 28, 2026
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.
Jun 25, 2026
A Hackberry target buck, a young hunter who knew exactly what she wanted, and a shot that closed the story fast.
Jun 21, 2026
A Union Parish camp, a grandfather-grandson hunt, and the kind of first rack buck that makes a deer season bigger than the score.
Jun 18, 2026
A 10-year-old bowhunter, his No. 1 target buck, and the kind of cold front that turns food into a schedule.
Jun 14, 2026
A Tioga County ladder stand, a cold opening morning, and the kind of all-day sit hunters talk about for years.
Jun 11, 2026
A 17-point Manitoba buck, a hay-field sit, and one hunter who waited until the wind finally made sense.
Jun 7, 2026
A bitter-cold cornfield buck with state-record talk around it, and a reminder that old tools still reward steady hunters
Jun 4, 2026
A glass-and-slip buck off rolling South Dakota ground — and what the rest of us can take from it.