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Will Foreman, 13, shot this 158-inch buck less than 30 minutes after pouring Vienna Sausage juice out the window of his shooting house - a tradition that began at 5 years of age. Father Terry Foreman, right, couldn't believe the buck came anywhere close to their shooting house.

Brandon youth drops 158-inch buck using Vienna Sausage

January 18, 2010 Andy Crawford

Will Foreman has hunted with his dad since he was 5 years old, and a tradition developed for the youngster during those days afield.

“We had a routine: He likes Vienna Sausages, so I’d bring a can of them and a (cold drink) to the stand,” father Terry Foreman explained. “I’d open that Vienna Sausage, and he’d eat three or four, and then he’d pour that juice out the window of the stand and say, ‘The deer are going to smell that and come out.’”
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Greg Hackney arrowed this 140-class 9-point on Sunday (Jan. 10), and has seen bucks even larger after he and his fellow hunting-club members embarked on a supplemental-feeding program that called for 16 tons of protein.

Protein makes big difference for Washington County hunting club

January 15, 2010 Andy Crawford

All experienced deer hunters know there are two components to producing big bucks: age and food. Clubs will often have one without the other, but one Washington County hunting club has married the two to produce an impressive herd of deer. […]

Louisiana hunter Joey DeVeer, left, was proud to finally get his first bow buck, this 120-class 8-point, while hunting Tuesday on Washington County property owned by Bassmaster Elite Series pro Greg Hackney (right).

Louisiana hunter bags first bow buck on Washington County hunt

January 12, 2010 Andy Crawford

Joey DeVeer picked up a bow three years ago, and he’s killed a number of does. But he’s been waiting for that special buck before putting his first bow buck on the ground.

That special buck showed up Tuesday (Jan. 12) while the Gonzales, La., hunter was on Bassmaster Elite Series pro Greg Hackney’s Washington County property.
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Starkville's Kenny Watkins had to take a break from looking at this buck because he was shaking so much after it walked into a Monroe County food plot Dec. 2.

Massive buck taken in Monroe County

December 31, 2009 Andy Crawford

The stand on the Watkinses’ Monroe County property had produced a couple of 130-inch bucks last season, so it’s been popular with the family. So it was no surprise that Kenny Watkins decided to sit the stand – even though it was technically his father’s – when he arrived on the afternoon of Dec. 2. […]

Clinton's Monty Braley killed this huge 12-point after buddies told him he could only kill "a monster."

Clinton man kills 160- to 170-inch buck

December 21, 2009 Andy Crawford

Monty Braley already had killed a couple of bucks when he arranged another trip to some Wilkinson County family land that for years had been off limits, but the Clinton hunter was ordered to up his standards for the hunt. […]

Clinton's Stan McCollough didn't have his climbing stand set well when he looked up and saw this 158-inch 9-point looking at him during a hutn ont Panther Swam Naitonal Wildlife Refuge.

Panther Swamp NWR gives up 158-inch 9-point

December 20, 2009 Andy Crawford

Stan McCollough knew there big deer on Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, so he was ecstatic when he and buddy Justin Vandevender were drawn for the muzzleloader hunt on Dec. 9-14. […]

Six-year-old Cullen Edmonston predicted he was going to kill a big buck early on Dec. 13, and followed up with this 129-inch 9-point.

Six-year-old makes dream come true with 129-inch 9-point

December 17, 2009 Mississippi Sportsman

It was before sunrise on the morning of Sunday, December 13, 2009, when 6-year-old Cullen Edmonston looked at the cover of a hunting magazine and said, “Daddy, I’m going to kill one like that this morning.” Little did they know the statement was soon to be a true one. […]

Eight-year-old Griffin Dulaney killed this big 11-point while hunting with his father Nov. 29.

South Jackson youth kills buck of lifetime

December 1, 2009 John J. Woods

One of those bucks that only comes along once in a lifetime as they say, happened by 8-year-old third grader Griffin Dulaney of South Jackson on Nov. 29 at 5:25 in the evening.
Dulaney patiently waited the buck out, and is now waiting on the drying period to get a final Boone & Crockett score. […]

Brian Burkley smacked this 160-class buck down Oct. 1 on the same farm that produces a 164 3/8-inch beast last year for cousin Michael Burkley.

Lightning strikes again in Jefferson County

November 18, 2009 Cliff Covington

There’s a popular myth that lightning cannot strike the same place twice, but nothing could be further from the truth.

Fortunately for Brian Burkley of Brandon, this same truth applies when it comes to harvesting monster whitetails with stick and string. […]