Buckmasters Magazine Articles
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The paradise of chargers by mouth
By PJ Reilly
With the flexibility of being used in multiple seasons, smoke poles are gaining ground over other firearms. The hammer drops and a high-pitched crackle merges into a thunderous rumble. The crack boom is crushed, but they are clearly two separate sounds. White smoke then escapes from the barrel and the smell of sulfur hangs in the air. Even if you shoot … READ MORE
Family tradition
By Chrystal Schultz
It’s good to have an ace in the hole when you’re looking for a lot of money. Hunting is a tradition in my family. My great-grandfather taught my grandfather and passed it on to my father. After I expressed an interest, dad and grandpa started teaching me. It didn’t take long for me to realize I wanted to hunt more than rifle season … READ MORE
Once in a blue moon
By Russell Thornberry
A story of what usually happens when we ignore the voice of reason in our heads. If two full moons occur in a single month, the second is called a blue moon, which is a rare event. Hence the saying “Once in a blue moon”. I was working in my office and wondering whether or not I should go bow hunting one night before I had … READ MORE
To glide
By Bob Humphrey
When the deer won’t come to you, maybe it’s time to revive the lost art of shot hunting. Like most deer hunters, I spend the majority of my time waiting for deer to come to me. It gives me a lot of time to think, and I was just doing it one day last fall, taking into account past successes. I killed most of my deer from a breeding … READ MORE
The UV factor
By David Hart
Science says deer hunters should be concerned about the blue “glow”. The decoy looked as real as a decoy can be. It was covered in a fine fabric printed with all the details of a real white-tailed deer, right down to a glint in the eyes. So what scared the male? It was not me. I stood still, covered from head to boots in full camouflage … READ MORE
Strike a pose
By Dana R. Rogers
When using a decoy, you need to set the stage if you want to get more than a plastic dollar out of the woods. As I approached my camera setup, I could see the male GlenDel lying flat on his side. The frozen ground had given way and the rebar stakes were crooked. The target’s legs were twisted and cracked – and that’s exactly … READ MORE
Lightning Bucks
By Tracy Breen
Who says you have to climb like a monkey to smile like a Cheshire cat? As the average age of white deer hunters continues to increase, so does the number of those choosing to hunt from the ground. And many have learned that blasting the ground is not as difficult as they thought it would be. Whether you use a retractable shade, natural brush, or spot-and-rod, whiteta hunting … READ MORE
Wait!
By PJ Reilly
Five tips for creating a better treestand setup. The perfect tree. This is something that tree climbing deer hunters look for in every season. The perfect treestand is more about the setup than the branding on the box. A good setup puts you within range of a bow or firearm for a large sum. It’s comfortable, safe and functional. Frankly, this is … READ MORE
Beyond chivalry
By Mike Handley
Real men might not eat quiche, but they don’t mind shooting pink arrows. If wildlife biologists claim that deer can’t see shades of red, at least one man in Pleasant Plain, Ohio, might be heading for a pink jumpsuit. David Lovin is not Liberace, however. He’s not particularly in love with the color pink, and he’s … READ MORE
Go the distance
By Mike Handley
Twelve o’clock is not a long drive when there’s a monster waiting on the other end of the line. Hunters in southern Louisiana are used to racking up miles every time they set their sights on large deer. Sportsman’s Paradise may fetch some of the boldest dollars on the planet, but meeting one in Acadiana is like looking for everything … READ MORE
Dollars in motion
By Bob Humphrey
With several major deer movement studies now complete, do we know anything new about male movement? Slow is the only way to describe the movement of deer during the first few days of my hunt in Ohio last fall at the Heartland Wildlife Institute testing grounds. Having caught a bruise the first afternoon of the previous year, my expectations were high. A … READ MORE
Jaw luck
By Floyd Patterson
The luck of this broken-jawed giant was cut short when he attacked the wrong garden. With one eye I glanced behind the old wooden shed. My prey of the last 24 days, the atypical monster that occupied my dreams, had just appeared and was on a trail leading me towards me. I pulled back out of sight to draw my bow, found my anchor point and leaned forward … READ MORE
Tailored
By PJ Reilly
Why your compound bow should fit even better than a glove. So you’ve caught the bow hunting bug? Prepare for a lifelong addiction. Ask an archery hunter to name the three things he or she likes most about it, and he or she will probably give you 50. It’s also exciting. You can see deer acting like deer rather than just running away from gun explosions. … LEARN MORE
Little baby moose
By Mike Handley
Being the new guy on the deer route means you find yourself stuck with the place that no one else wants. As a newcomer to the ritual of Bossier parish, the bullfighter (rodeo) with the funny name, the wild beard and the bizarre pistol kept his mouth shut. Everyone who had gathered for the deer hunt knew where they wanted to be when the dogs were released this Saturday m … READ MORE
Counting dollars
By David Hart
The real value of surveillance cameras lies in their usefulness as a management tool. At first, they were little more than novelties – a fun way to get a glimpse of white tails in feeders and in food plots. Hunters these days use surveillance cameras to do more than just spot nocturnal males. Today’s cameras allow us to bring together … READ MORE
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