2022: from Peterson's Bowhunting: October 2022
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| Bluff Country Outfitters was featured in the October issue of Peterson's Bowhunting magazine. You can click on this PDF file to read the article.
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2013: Photos by Shane Indrebo
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29th, the day after her birthday, Holly Miller took this great 10
pointer for her first-ever buck. The 6-year-old buck field
dressed at 245 pounds, had a gross score of 141 1/8 and had
a 20 1/4 inch inside spread. Congratulations Holly! You can
also see her photos and our trophy photos at: Trophy Room 2013 |
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2011: Photos by Shane Indrebo
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Opening
weekend at Bluff Country Outfitters produced a nice 12 point buck for
Vance Vinar of Fairbault, Mn. The buck dressed out at 205 lbs. and
scored 151 6/8 P/Y. Congradulations Vance on a nice buck.
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After
years of photos and close encounters, longtime friend Troy Muche of
Mayville, WI, downs the infamous Flyer Buck. Troy took the 6+ year old
deer the evening of Sept. 19th on his adjacent property. The buck gross
Scored 187 1/8 and netted 183 5/8 NT. The buck had a 23" inside spread
and a 10 1/2" Forked Flyer! Congratulations to Troy on the Buck of a
Lifetime!
The Giant 180-Class Flyer Buck of Buffalo
County, Wisconsin: Field & Stream
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Double Wide
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A
much talked about Buck called 'Double Wide' was downed by Geno Oleson
on Nov 6th. Hunting with his son Trevor on the neighbors property, Geno
said his knees were knocking as the 24 inch wide buck approached.
Congratulation's Geno on another great buck. Gross P/Y score 178.
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A
buck well known to Bluff Country Outfitters was taken opening week end
by Dustin Oesau, son of good friends Kathy and Craig Oesau. Last
January, Dustin picked up these shed antlers from the buck. Along with
trail cam pictures and sightings, the buck had sparked a lot of
interest in the area. We were all very excited for Dustin when he
connected on a buck of a lifetime. Congratulation's from us all on a
well deserved buck.
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Kryptonite Falls to Mike Lankey
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For
the past 3 years the neighborhood has been in pursuit of a buck called
Kryptonite. Numerous trail photos and several encounters has had
hunters very excited. After 3 years of hit and misses the buck called
Kryptonite was downed by Mike Lankey of Stoughton, WI. Congratulations
Mike on a great buck.
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On
December 5th, Bluff Country's guide, Dan Treankler took this brute of a
buck with his muzzeloader. With 7 in bases, we estimated the buck to be
7 years old. Congratulation's Dan on a real monarch!
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2010: Photos by Shane Indrebo
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| On
Oct 30th, Jim Burrington from La Crosse, WI. took this 183 inch buck.
It had 27.5 inch main beams. Neighbor Tim Voigt's trail camera captured
this photo about 20 minutes before Jim shot the buck. This was
the only picture Tim was able to get of it. Bluff Country Outfitters's
trail cameras had not gotten a photo of the buck. |
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2009:
Photos by Shane Indrebo
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Another Booner Falls to Bluff Country Hunter
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Solon Springs, WI resident,
Larry Kline, has hunted with Bluff Country Outfitters in the past,
check out Trophy Room 2006.
Over the years Larry has taken many good whitetails including a
229in non-typical in 2004. The buck, nicknamed 'Ghost Buck', appeared
on the cover of North American Whitetail magazine Jan 2005. On opening
day of the 2009 WI gun season, Larry took yet another giant. This buck,
nicknamed 'The General', was a 14pt typical buck with a green score of
191 it will easily make the B/C record book. Two other bow hunters had
close encounters with it in the early bow season. Both have lasting
memory's of the big one that got away. Check out our trail camera shots
of 'The General'. Larry we are all happy for you, way to go.
Larry Kline’s 189-inch Typical
“General” Buck: North American Whitetail |
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2008:
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Growing & Hunting Quality Bucks
Tom
Indrebo with Pat Durkin
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This
is the ultimate guide to growing food plots to produce mature bucks and
a healthy deer herd. Tom Indrebo provides a hands on guide that proves
his techniques work everywhere. Month-by-month chapters tell you when
to plant, how to build a woodland pond, how to test your soil, what
foods deer prefer at different times of the year, how to supplement the
trees and plants in your area and more.
Available in
most book stores. |
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2006: |
BCO Hunter Bags Giant, 217 3/8
  
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On the second day of the
Wisconsin gun season, Trevor Oleson of Wisconsin Rapids, WI, took this
giant. This buck, nicknamed Moses, had been seen and photographed for several years. Several of
our hunters had encounters with Moses. It was also featured in "Game & Fish" magazine.
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Sligh, of Reddick, Fl, took this 13 pointer. The buck had a live weight
of 290 lbs and field dressed 233 lbs. It green scored 164 6/8. |
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2004: |
Outdoor World - February 2004
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| Bluff Country Outfitters were
featured in the 2004 February issue of Outdoor World. |
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2003: |
Field & Stream - October: 2003
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| The 2003 October issue of
Field & Stream magazine chose Bluff Country Outfitters as of the
best in the country. |
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| Mark
Fehrman of Milton, WV, took this buck November 16th. It grossed 175 5/8
and net scored 173 1/8. It field dressed at 224lbs. We captured this
deer on our trail camera earlier this summer. |
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2001: |
Another Wisconsin Bruiser
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with Bluff Country Outfitters on November 4th, 2001, Mike Ward of Lake
Village, IN, harvested one of Wisconsin’s archery top 10 typicals ever.
On the first morning of his hunt, Mike said the buck closed the
distance within 8 yards when he made his fatal shot. With a gross score
of 187 3/8, the buck nets 177 1/8 Boone & Crockett points, placing
Mike well into the record book. |
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2000: |
Buffalo County: New State Record
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Friday,
October 13, 2000, Ken Shane of St. Cloud, MN, harvested this beautiful
buck. The buck scored 186 6/8 which ties the current state record held
by Fred Hoffman of Antigo, WI. Ken has hunted the area for the past 10
years and took his buck on a neighbor's farm.
Congratulations
Ken on a dream come true. Also, thanks to other hunters and land owners
in the area for their combined efforts in Quality Deer Management. The
rewards of producing bucks of this caliber. |
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Albino Fawn
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On May 20th, this albino fawn
was photographed within one mile from camp. Its natural colored mother
was observed nearby.
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Rifle & Shotgun Deer Hunting -
September/October 1997
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| The
1997 September/October issue of Rifle & Shotgun Deer Hunting
magazine rated Bluff Country Outfitters one of the 10 best places
to deer hunt. |
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1996: |
Deer & Deer Hunting - June 1996
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The
results of a sweepstakes hunt with Deer and Deer Hunting Magazine,
along with Outdoor Writer, Greg Miller, and Dan DeFauw, of Mich. The
early October hunt with Bluff Country Outfitters produced Editor, Pat
Durkin's best buck to date. See complete story in the June 1996 issue
of Deer and Deer Hunting.
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Wisconsin's New No. 6 Archery
Non-Typical Whitetail
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Nov 1, 16-point non-typical
Monte
Nichols, a 31-year-old salesman, entered the woods on a Friday evening
unaware of the situation that was about to unfold. Nichols was hunting
in an area that had a series of scrapes in hopes of arrowing his first
buck with a bow. Monty knew that there was a good buck in the general
area because of earlier sightings by friends and locals.
"I was
thinking of having a cigarette when I heard a twig snap off to the side
of me. When I looked over in the direction of the noise, the buck of my
dreams was standing in the scrape, looking at me!" Nichols said.
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first reaction was to go for his bow, which was hanging on a limb on
the other side of him, but resisted the temptation for fear he would
spook the giant buck.
"It seemed like the stare-off took hours," he said, when in reality it
took seconds before the buck turned his head.
Nichols
slowly picked up his bow and drew it back in one fluid motion while the
buck faced the opposite direction. Suddenly, the arrow flipped off the
rest and made a loud clink! The buck spun around at the sound, giving
Nichols a broadside shot at 20 yards.
"I wasn't really shaking
until then I knew that the buck was at full alert and I tried to get
the shot off," Monty recalled. The buck then turned its head away one
more time and Nichols came to full draw.
Knowing it was now or
never, he rested his 25-yard pin behind the bucks shoulder. Nichols'
arrow found its mark and the buck dropped after a short run. The deer
weighed 245 pounds field-dressed and had an inside spread of 23 1/2
inches. After the 60-day required drying period, the buck scored 206
6/8 non-typical, making it the Wisconsin new No. 6 all time with bow. |
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