Deer of the Year Archives - Page 20 of 24

Emily Howard with the 245-pound, 11-point buck she shot near Vaughan in Yazoo County.

Yazoo County 11-point falls on Christmas Eve

January 8, 2013 M.A. Fisher

Emily Howard is an avid hunter, so she was a bit concerned in early December when she found that her old hunting rifle had a bad scope and a few other problems. So, Howard bought herself an early Christmas present – a .243 Ruger with a brand new scope.

The self-gifting paid off on Christmas Eve when Howard used the rifle to down an 11-point monster buck near Vaughan in Yazoo County. The buck had a green score of 152 and featured not only a kicker, but a non-typical drop tine. The inside spread measured 19 3/8 inches and had a base of 6 inches. The mighty buck weighed in at a whopping 245 pounds and was estimated to be 5 ½ years old […]

Lena's David Langford only killed this 200-inch Buckmaster deer because he went hunting after the Mississippi State Bulldogs crashed and burned during the 2013 Gator Bowl.

Poor Mississippi State University Gator Bowl performance leads hunter to 200-inch trophy buck

January 8, 2013 Michael O. Giles

January 1 dawned dreary and rainy in Leake County, but that didn’t deter David Langford from going to the woods in search of a buck. After battling the rain and elements for a few hours without any luck, the discouraged hunter made a fateful decision to call it a day.

The Lena hunter decided to return home to watch his Mississippi State Bulldogs in the Gator Bowl — but that didn’t last long.

By the end of the day, he was back in his hunting stand and sending a bullet toward what turned out to be a 200-inch Buckmaster buck.
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Taylor Chastain of Canton and the ‘Bull Shark,’ a main-frame 8 that grosses 164 4/8 inches. It was shot Jan. 3 in Madison County.

Hunter gets ‘Bull Shark,’ all 164 4/8 inches of him

January 8, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Following what is becoming an all-too-familiar plot of modern deer hunting, Taylor Chastain closed the book on a well-known buck’s story on Jan. 3 at Bozeman Farms in western Madison County.

It was the Bull Shark.

Chastain and the Bozemans had been watching the deer for three seasons. There are numerous trail cam photos dating back to 2010, when it finally achieved mature status, a close call from the 2011 archery season and sheds from both years. […]

Twelve-year-old Drew Hackney shot this 165-inch main-frame 8-point while hunting in the Mississippi Delta with his father, Greg Hackney, who is a Bassmaster Elite Series pro.

Elite Series angler, son team up to tag huge Mississippi Delta main-frame 8-point

December 27, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Hard to decide the No. 1 reason why this particular buck, a massive main-frame 8-point, means so much to B.A.S.S. Elite Series angler Greg Hackney of Gonzalez, La. […]

Louisiana's Joshua Bruce downed this 246-inch monster deer while hunting at Giles Island Hunting Club on Thursday (Dec. 20). If the Boone & Crockett score holds, it will be in the top 3 of Mississippi's non-typical bucks.

Giles Island buck measures 242 inches

December 22, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Jimmy Riley knows bucks. It’s his job, since he’s the head guide at Giles Island Hunting Club, one of the South’s premier outfitters, and a star on Mossy Oak’s “Deer Thugs” on the Pursuit Channel.

But even he was stunned at the antler dimensions of a Giles Island Buck killed Thursday (Dec. 20)by client Joshua Bruce of Alexandria, La.

“I measured him at 242 6/8 inches gross,” said Riley. […]

Beau Johnson and his dad Shane Johnson both of Madison, pose with the 15-year-old’s 12-point buck that grossed 164 inches green. It has an odd 10-inch third main beam on its left side.

Teen’s first muzzleloader shot produces monster Yazoo County deer

December 14, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Beau Johnson, 15, of Madison, isn’t likely to forget his first hunt with a muzzle-loading rifle, which took place Dec. 8 in the woods of Yazoo County. […]

Joseph Holloman killed this 180-inch buck Dec. 2 from the same Panther Swamp NWR stand from which his father fell the day before.

Panther Swamp NWR gives up trophy deer

December 10, 2012 Michael O. Giles

Jerry Holloman neared the top of his elevated stand Dec. 1 and took one last step up when something went terribly wrong and his foot slipped and the unthinkable happened. […]

Mike Palamone of New Orleans with the 11-point buck he killed Nov. 25 at his private club in Simpson County. The 248-pound deer had an extra right main beam that adds 14 inches of character to the rack.

Unique point makes for extra special buck

December 5, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Michael Palamone is resigned to the fact that his Simpson County monster buck won’t reach Boone & Crockett status, but he shrugs it off with a now popular adage. […]

Hinds County's Mona Owens killed this 150-inch deer while hunting near Utica the day after Thanksgiving.

Copiah County trophy buck downed

November 30, 2012 John J. Woods

Often a hunter that has just collected a huge-trophy class buck comments that it was their “buck of a lifetime.” And Mona Owens was no different when she laid out a huge deer the day after Thanksgiving. […]

Hunting coyotes before school Nov. 9, Kyle Simpson, 15, of Ashland, killed this 19-point non-typical on his dad's farm in Benton County.

Boy’s coyote hunt produces Benton County non-typical ‘monster’

November 27, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

A before-school coyote hunt 300 yards behind his dad’s farm headquarters in Benton County produced what Kyle Simpson, 15, figures is his “buck of a lifetime.” […]

All of these guys have been hunting the big 10-point for three years. Jody Freeman is pictured next to his son, Hayes Freeman, who scored the buck. On the back row (left to right) is Dennis Hawkins, Stevie Carpenter, Wayne Freeman (Jody's father) and Josh Denley.

Eight-year-old takes down Tate County legend

November 22, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

In Independence, a small unincorporated town in Tate County in Northwest Mississippi, one buck has been the talk of the community and the obsession of its deer hunters for three years.

They even gave the odd 10-point a nickname, Hercules, or Herc for short.

“Pretty much all of Independence knew about Herc,” Jody Freeman said. “He was legend and about half the hunters and landowners up here have been hunting him hard, very hard, for a long time. He was like a local celebrity.” […]

Cameron and Landyn Murphy, 8, pose with the monster 8-point Landyn killed Nov. 12 near their home in Madison County. The amazing buck grossed over 143 inches, huge for an 8-point.

Monster 8-point taken by youth hunter

November 20, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

When Landyn Murphy’s “buck of a lifetime” walked into view Nov. 12, it was her mom Cameron Murphy beside her, not her dad Danny, her usual hunting partner. […]