Rack Reports

Looking for the inside scoop on a rumored record whitetail? Just how big was that buck your favorite pro-staffer killed last week? Did you shoot a big buck yourself, and want to share the story? Then you've come to the right place: Welcome to the Rack Report.

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Paslie Werth’s 42-Point Buck

January 5, 2021   |  From Rack Reports

There is a little cedar tree 25 yards from the blind where 14-year-old Paslie Werth and her dad, Kurt, were hunting during the September Kansas youth deer season. On the whole, the landscape is classic southwest Kansas: open country with pastures, cropland, and CRP fields. A cedar might stand out...

Jackie Bushman’s Monster Montana Buck

December 23, 2020   |  From Rack Reports

Most who have packed a rifle or bow into the deer woods have heard of Buckmasters and Jackie Bushman. The names are ingrained in the outdoor space, and Bushman has a strong legacy as an industry pioneer. Sure, he’s spent much of his airtime reflecting on the hunts of others,...

Claire Flood’s First Deer Is a 210-Inch Kentucky Monster

December 13, 2020   |  From Rack Reports

Claire Flood first started hunting with her dad two years ago at age 13. From the beginning, she was determined to take a mature buck as her first deer. Her first season she saw only does and small bucks in range. Last season, after-school activities and sports kept her busy,...

Father and Son Hunt Yields a 190-Class Buck and a Bonus Super 6

December 7, 2020   |  From Rack Reports

Sometimes it seems the good old days of just going hunting and lucking up on a giant whitetail buck are a thing of past. Most big deer tales these days talk about things like "history" and "multiple encounters." But just going hunting is exactly how Levi Watkins and his dad,...

Nick Mundt’s Biggest Buck Ever

December 6, 2020   |  From Rack Reports

Nick Mundt has been killing big deer for decades, but the coveted 200-inch mark has eluded him all these years. That is, until recently. The Bone Collector gang took their annual November trip to Hooray Ranch, one of the premier whitetail destinations in the Midwest. Mundt had his heart set...

Ohio Bowhunter Tags a 200-Incher

December 3, 2020   |  From Rack Reports

Hunting for a specific buck is a mentally and physically taxing task. But when it works out, it’s one of the most rewarding outcomes a deer hunter can ask for. That happened for Ohio bowhunter Corey Richmond in October with a 5 1/2-year-old buck that he's chased since 2019, when...

Story of a 300-Pound, Triple Drop-Tine Buck

December 2, 2020   |  From Rack Reports

Most deer hunters don’t like hunting during hot weather. But when you have a deer moving in daylight, you have to hunt him, and that’s what Realtree United Country Land Pro Slade Priest did this past October. Priest has been hunting this part of south-central Kansas for 13 years and...

A Gross Boone 8-Pointer with Kickers

December 1, 2020   |  From Rack Reports

HeadHunters TV co-host Randy Birdsong is no stranger to big bucks. He knows his way around a bow, and once he locks on, deer are in trouble. That’s why this season, he greatly anticipated his trip to Kansas. He’d never hunted the area before, but his friends have, and they...

Special Delivery: Cierra Arrington’s 194-Inch Ohio Crossbow Giant

November 29, 2020   |  From Rack Reports

Over the course of a season, you’ll hear a long list of reasons why a hunter got into his or her stand a little later than planned. Having a scheduled checkup with the OB-GYN run late isn’t one you hear very often. But that’s exactly the situation Cierra Arrington found...

Giant Typical Buck Is One of 2020’s Biggest Whitetails

November 26, 2020   |  From Rack Reports

It used to be easy to score a hunting spot by knocking on a door, but most hunters today know that's fading away in the age of hunting land ownership and leasing. But sometimes, you can still knock on a door and get permission. That's what Iowa deer hunter Mark...

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