Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2023 - Breaking News Bucks i North American Whitetail

NEW EPISODES EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 9:30 P.M. ET WEEK OF AUG. 28–SEPT. 3: “Show Me That One Again!”: Haynes Shelton takes his muzzleloader to Missouri to target big bucks with Nathan Wilt of NW Land and Water. In Build Your Own Deer Factory, Dr. James Kroll gives us a lesson on warm season food plots. Finally, to celebrate NAW TV’s 20th anniversary, we pull a Big Buck Profile from the archives of Adam Mentink’s Wisconsin buck. WEEK OF SEPT. 4–10: “The 20th Anniversary Special, Part 1”: On this episode, we celebrate 20 seasons of NAW TV by looking back at our team members’ favorite hunts from the archives. In Build Your Own Deer Factory, Dr. James Kroll shows viewers a way to analyze their deer herd’s health. In a special…

For most of us, killing a Boone & Crockett whitetail is a lofty goal. For a majority of hunters, it’s a dream that is most likely never going to happen. Deer that reach that level of antler growth are rare, as you’ve probably noticed. If you are fortunate enough to know where one lives, you still may never lay eyes on him while hunting. Such bucks don’t get to be giants by being dumb, and they are not out there hiding behind every tree! The even loftier goal of taking a 200-incher could be enough to cause sensory overload. Nirvana. The Holy Grail. Call it what you want. Each year a few very blessed hunters manage to get it done. While we all yearn for that experience, here is how…

Dave Stuckey is well-known in his part of Ohio, where he has taken some very big bucks. But his most recent trophy may be the most memorable for several reasons. The 228-inch buck has huge palmated beams, drop tines on each side and a bonus 2 1/2-inch point that grew out below his left eye. It also took him over four years to complete this hunt! Dave was searching for sheds from another deer when he located both sides of the unusual buck’s rack in 2018. The match set grabbed his interest, and he started looking for the deer. But the buck seemed to roam, and Dave was unable to pin it down. For all of 2019, the giant buck remained a ghost. In 2020, Dave spotted the buck near…

Prior to Pennsylvania’s 2020 hunting season, Frank Zebich scouted and found a spot on Pennsylvania State Game Lands that he felt would be a good place to hunt. Frank returned to the area on opening day, and he was disappointed to find another hunter sitting where he intended to hunt. “I was pretty frustrated and didn’t think I was going to see anything,” Frank recalls. “So, I decided to just walk up the hill and sit on a logging road.” After only an hour of sitting on the logging road, Frank heard rustling in the leaves. A good buck was standing just 20 yards from him. Unfortunately, the vegetation was thick where the buck was, and it spooked before Frank could get a shot. “I knew I had to hang…

For many readers, deer season is officially open, and the time is now to pursue early season whitetails. In turn, it’s time to complete any and all final preparations when it comes to hunting gear. Whether you’re looking for a new blind or stand to hunt from, a new garment to keep you warm or anything to help finish your fall plots, we’ve got you covered. CLOTHING HUNT MONKEY Hunt Monkey knows gloves, and its 220-gram Polar Fleece with wind-resistance Chilly Willie gloves should raise your eyebrows. The flip-top mitten means right-now access to bare fingers, and the magnet stays to ensure silent operation. The fixed thumb ensures equipment control, and the synthetic leather palm boosts grip and overall glove longevity. (huntmonkeygloves.com) BROWNING Having a top-tier puffy jacket in your…

There are certain experiences in life that determine the type of person you become. An occurrence you don’t think much of at the time can become one of the most important moments in your life. This story revolves around one of those experiences for me: deer camp. I was a sophomore in high school, 15 years old and going through a difficult period of my life. At this time my parents had just gotten divorced, and trying to help my younger brothers understand the situation better was difficult. Enter deer camp, something I had never been to before. I had deer hunted here and there in the past, but I had never experienced a true deer camp. That fall, my best friend, Kale, brought me to the deer camp he…

North American Whitetail entered its 41st year of production in 2023. Since the brand’s genesis in fall 1982, we’ve been affectionately known by readers, fans and followers as “The Magazine Dedicated to the Serious Trophy Deer Hunter.” Compared to when NAW began, many aspects of American culture are evolved. Perhaps the most noticeable changes are advancements in technology. This is especially true when you consider our first print issues were edited and designed using typewriters and “slides” of 35mm photography. In contrast, today’s print readers are gifted a free digital subscription as part of their annual package, for reading our content on mobile devices or tablets. We still have dedicated readers who were around for our inaugural issue, and if you asked those readers what the biggest change has been…

Aaron Gaines of Ani-Logics Outdoors is a diehard deer hunter. He lives for it, and that’s a top reason why he works in the outdoor industry. His true passion is in the wild, where he recently wrote the final chapter on a world-class whitetail. “In 2021, we nicknamed this deer Curly, as he had an antler that curled around his left eye,” Gaines says. “The neighbor and I passed him up numerous times as a 140-class deer. We knew the deer had a lot of potential.” On Oct. 8, 2022, (the fourth sit for this deer), temperatures were 74 degrees for the high and 39 for the low. The barometric pressure was 30.39, and the wind carried out of the southwest at a moderate 5-7 mph. Hunting from an elevated…

Sound management decisions are based on accurate data from the deer you harvest each year, and that is what this installment is all about! A good friend and colleague once said, “Many a beautiful theory has been murdered by a ruthless gang of facts! Without good data, everyone’s opinion is as good as another!” Each deer you harvest from your land has a huge story to tell you, if only you ask the right questions and collect the most important information. The average deer hunter kills a buck or doe, tags the carcass, field dresses the animal, throws the carcass into his vehicle and heads home. If the buck is big enough, the hunter probably takes a photograph to post on social media or show to his hunting buddies. That…

As long as the B&C entry score is accepted, Brian Langston’s 2022 Kansas muzzleloader buck will be the state’s new record typical by muzzleloader. Taken in Pawnee County on Sept. 23, 2022, the long-tined mainframe 6x5 is a true trophy. “We knew about the buck in 2021,” Brian says. “And after studying trail camera photos, we figured he’d go somewhere around 170 as a clean 5x5 typical that year.” Since Kansas is a legal bait state, Brian fed protein feed on his lease year-round, and he thinks it’s been helping. “I had placed a cell camera in the buck’s area during the summer of 2022,” says Brian. “But when I checked it, the batteries were dead.” Brian did have pictures of a really good buck on the camera on June…

Chad and Chris Clark live and hunt in the now-famous Edgar County, Illinois, which is where Luke Brewster’s world-record buck was killed. Both brothers passionately pursue trophy whitetails, and during the 2022 hunting season, Chad and Chris each killed world-class bucks just days apart in their home state. What follows is the story of how these brothers accomplished the unimaginable. THE SURPRISE GIANT Chad’s story starts on Aug. 14, 2022, when he received a notification from his cell camera. Just one look was all he needed to know the velvet buck was already a great deer. Chad couldn’t see exactly how big the buck was since it wasn’t a good picture, but he knew it was a buck that he had never seen or gotten pictures of before. Chad went…

1 Ashen Glazier got his first buck while hunting with his dad and cousins on their family farm. Ashen dropped the deer with his grandad’s .243 Win. 2 Bowhunter David Bukowski tagged this incredible buck in South Dakota. The 14-point grosses 181 4/8. 3 Erin Demase killed this great buck during the October archery season in Loyalhanna Township, Pennsylvania. She arrowed the buck from a ground blind along a standing beanfield. 4 Dan Weltmeyer Jr. of North Central Illinois took this great deer on public land in 2020. Dan shot the buck with his bow. 5 Avery Beth Miller shot this big buck in Trumball County, Ohio. She bagged the deer during the state’s second gun season with a .350 Legend. HAVE YOU SHOT A TROPHY BUCK? Please submit a…