Deer Hunting

Dewey Wills WMA produces 165-inch buck

Mike Hymel takes his deer hunting serious, and the fact that he hunts public property just pushes him to look for every advantage he can find. So when he found a line of hookings on Dewey Wills Wildlife Management Area, he backed out and pulled out his secret weapon.[…]

Deer Hunting

Buckeye 10 kills 160-class buck on first rifle hunt

Tristan Mizer has always been a bow hunter, and had never hunted with a rifle. But this summer he bought a .308, and he broke in the new firearm in style with a 160-inch brute on Halloween morning.

“I just wanted to try (rifle hunting) out and see if I could kill something,” the Leesville hunter said. “Low and behold this deer walked out.”[…]

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Deer Hunting

Giles Island treat

Starting the back half of my six-day hunt at Giles Island, it rained all day. We got in a funnel stand at 3 pm due to a lightning delay. It was still raining the next day as we arrived at our climbing tree, and already there was a 17-inch, 3-yearr-old 8-pointer eating pecans in the road 80 yards ahead.[…]