Plant it, and they will come

When it comes to big bucks, before you start to dream, you may want to start with a field of beans.

The images on the trail camera didn’t lie. Silhouetted against the waning moonlight were three definite shooter bucks, two of which may be destined for record-book status, based on the expansive antlers encased in velvet.

For most deer hunters, the eye is automatically drawn to the headgear. But the secret is what you can’t see in the photo, three mature bucks, standing in a freshly planted field of beans.

The next photo tells the rest of the story — the photo of Heath Rayfield, posing with three mounted deer heads. At the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ scoring session held at last year’s Palmetto Sportsman Classic, two of them did make the record books. Click here to read more on Plant it, and they will come