Deer of the Year
Smiths, mom and son, score big in Wilkinson County
Augusta Smith of Natchez killed a 165-inch 10-point buck on Jan.14, just 16 days after her son Turner Smith had set a club record with a 164 5/8-inch 12 pointer. […]
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Starkville teen gets 130-inch Christmas present
Hunter passed shooter buck on Dec. 24, was rewarded for patience next morning. […]
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Nooe bags Rankin County ‘moose’
Mason Nooe made the most of a second chance at this odd palmate buck in Rankin County, putting him down on Dec. 22. […]
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Dorner’s 2nd-chance buck a beauty
After being talked into hunting by his dad, Daniel Dorner killed this wrap-around rack buck in Claiborne County on Dec. 26. […]
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Caruso gets 191-inch public land trophy
Blake Caruso killed a monster buck on Dec. 12 chasing a doe on a state Wildlife Management Area in North Mississippi. […]
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Burton’s 2-month obsession nets Humphreys County trophy
Drew Burton of Belzoni hunted this massive 12-point buck on his family farm in Humphreys County from Oct. 12 to Dec. 12. It was a two-month battle of man vs. deer. […]
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Hodges wins big buck lottery when brute dials his number
Heath Hodges won something akin to a big buck lottery on the afternoon of Dec. 3 when a huge 20-point brute chose his trail to walk down.
Deer of the Year
Son puts pop on big public land buck
Rick and Nathanael Reeves had a rare kinship with a buck that covered several years, not far from their home in Southaven in DeSoto County, a deer so impressive they called it Samson.
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Father, son double in Jasper County
Billy McKee and his appropriately named son Gunner of Terry can make a claim that few other deer hunters can — they collected 262 inches of antler with two shots in five minutes.
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Little Lott’s big Sharkey County buck
The advantage of youth can extend way beyond the lack of fiscal responsibility, work deadlines, body pains and all that stuff us older folks deal with on a regular basis.
Deer of the Year
An opening day hunt that followed script
Barrett Van Cleave has proven his skills as a bow hunter consistently over the past five years, working hard to not only produce massive mature bucks but then hunting them hard until they adorn his trophy wall.
Deer of the Year
Brandon youngster really has to wait on first buck
Aubrey Dale had hunted all season to get her first buck, joining her father in the deer stand whenever she could, showing more patience than one would expect of a 10-year-old.