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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. […]

Deer may have better senses and home-field advantage, but man has a multitude of resources to make up for this.

Late is Great

December 31, 2009 David Hawkins

Bob Mayo Jr. and I were resting on our horses following a December morning deer drive in the Bienville National Forest back in the early 1960s. Mayo’s pack of black-and-tans had just moved some deer south. We were trying to decide which way to ride to cut them off. […]

Now or Never

December 31, 2009 Rob Heflin

As the Magnolia State’s whitetail deer season enters the “fourth quarter,” many hunters are worn out and ready for a little rest. Some of us have been pursuing our hoofed quarry for the last three months, and many may be disgusted with the lack of results thus far. […]

Breeder bucks will try to drive the female into secluded areas like timber stands. However, some estrous does will expose themselves, thereby attracting a horde of bucks full of testosterone. When this occurs, the dominant buck is truly put to the test of endurance to defend his mate.

Deer Dynamics

December 30, 2009 Tommy Kirkland

The degree of hunting pressure, nutrition, buck-to-doe ratios, management, genetics and weather can influence not just the rut’s timing, but whitetail social interactions as well. Even so, by instinct, rutting bucks usually follow the same behavioral traits — even when immature bucks get in on the action. […]

Strickland took his buck of a lifetime by going to thick cover, listening, looking and knowing that he'd have to take a shot in less than two heartbeats.

Lucky No. 27

December 30, 2009 John E. Phillips

I couldn’t believe the size of the whitetail buck hanging in Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland’s back room near West Point. I’d known Strickland, the vice president of Mossy Oak’s video and TV production, for more than 20 years, and he never had mentioned taking a buck of this size. […]

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. […]

When the rut chase phase begins, hunt wherever the doe population hangs out.

40 Days of Bliss

November 30, 2009 John J. Woods

OK, I confess. I was napping a little. Well, I was napping a lot. Yeah, I was asleep, but I was safely strapped into a 16-foot-tall ladder stand overlooking a harvested corn field with plenty of remaining cob litter as well as a green plot of ryegrass, wheat and kale. […]

Cal Crawford shot this massive buck while sneaking through a slough during the rut. Only upon closer inspection did Cal realize the right main beam was broken off.

Water, Water Everywhere

November 30, 2009 Rob Heflin

As winter approaches the Magnolia State, weather conditions usually turn nasty. Duck hunters love late winter because it’s typically when we get the coldest weather and plenty of water. Deer hunters like it cold, too, because the deer move more in search of food. […]