Managing Buck Of A Lifetime

Talk about a deer management success story.

After a dozen years of patient supervision, Jim Twiggs and his tight-knit group of family and friends can say they have revitalized their once-struggling deer plot into one that is regularly producing trophy bucks.

And the one Twiggs harvested in early October with his crossbow may have been the crowning achievement of their diligence.

Twiggs’ massive buck, which he took on Oct. 7 on a farm not far from his home in Springfield, Ohio, is one of the adult leaders in the Harvested Non-Typical Bow Division of the Outdoor Channel National Deer Contest powered by Buckscore (nationaldeercontest.com).

It had 24 scoreable points...