Articles by Al Jones

  I’ve hunted the same private land for almost 10 years. Six years ago I was after a buck that was rarely seen on camera in daylight. Adjacent property hunters were calling him Crabclaw. He […]

  This was Emma Lou’s first deer. She’s been working with her dad and practicing with targets but really wanted to get a deer this year. At 8 years old it’s hard for her to […]

  The hunt for “drop tine” started when I got my first picture of him August 16 in velvet I could feel it in my gut he’d show up! Come rifle season I hunted hard […]

  Darby is 7 years old and now on her 4th year of hunting. This year she has wanted to shoot by herself with supervision. With many days being picked up after school we head […]

Shot this nice 8 pt with my recurve at 8 yards. Hunter’s name: Jake Hinshaw Boonville North Carolina Yadkin 10-29-2024 8-point buck      

  Went to two man ladder stand on December 7th for a late season pm hunt. After sitting for an hour three doe came to the corn pile. Then four smaller bucks came out. The […]

I missed this buck the 3 weeks ago and didn’t think I would get another chance until this morning when I climbed into my single man stand in frigid temperatures. On my last chill about […]

  I’ve been watching this buck for a couple months. I knew he was wide and wanted a better look at him. He ended up being 18 1/2” wide! Hunter’s name: Chad Davis Summerfield NC […]

  Been chasing this deer morning and evening since opening day before he finally came out during shooting hours. Hunter’s name: Corey Coltrain Greenville North Carolina Pitt County, NC 12-1-24 8-point buck