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How Verlin Hale Killed the Biggest Typical Whitetail of 2008 With a Handgun
How Verlin Hale Killed the Biggest Typical Whitetail of 2008 With a Handgun
By Verlin Hale, as told to Dave Hurteau
I’ve always been into handguns. As soon as I turned 21 I got my permit, bought a .44 mag. Smith & Wesson, and shot my first deer—a 161-6/8-inch buck that at the time was the third-biggest handgun buck in Indiana. The only problem was that after that, I got it in my head that I needed to take something bigger. I spent the next 21 years trying, passed up a lot of good bucks, and was half ready to give up on the notion when I first spotted this buck last fall.
Photo by Verlin Hale
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Awesome story! I hope you caught those guys who stole your guns too
Awesome Taxideremy work! I bet your work was done at Rut -n- Strut Taxideremy shop in Anderson, Indiana. He does all my work on deer and turkey's
Very nice bucks with your handguns. Hope to take my .357 mag with me this Indiana deer season. Hope you hang another wall hanger this 2009-2010 season.
Wow, nice tines!
Great story all about dedication
That's a heck of a buck.
Awesome buck! I too love to hunt with a handgun, still awaiting that first kill. One question, what kind of hold did you have for a 120 yd shot?
That is a nice buck! I have hunted with handguns it is a rush!!
Congrats on the buck, condolences on the theft. I too handgun hunt and can appreciate your trophy. Well done.
Awesome hunt! Awesome deer! That's a once in a lifetime buck no matter what you shoot it with!
Absolutely incredible deer, especially with a handgun!
Just got my latest issue-nov. of noth american whitetail. There was a buck taken in Dec. of 08
in Iowa that officially scored 194 3/8. It was a 10 pointer - very symetrical with extreme mass. It was taken with a shotgun on a drive, which is popular in Iowa.
Absolutely incredible deer, especially with a handgun!
Just got my latest issue-nov. of noth american whitetail. There was a buck taken in Dec. of 08
in Iowa that officially scored 194 3/8. It was a 10 pointer - very symetrical with extreme mass. It was taken with a shotgun on a drive, which is popular in Iowa.
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Absolutely incredible deer, especially with a handgun!
Just got my latest issue-nov. of noth american whitetail. There was a buck taken in Dec. of 08
in Iowa that officially scored 194 3/8. It was a 10 pointer - very symetrical with extreme mass. It was taken with a shotgun on a drive, which is popular in Iowa.
Awesome story! I hope you caught those guys who stole your guns too
Awesome Taxideremy work! I bet your work was done at Rut -n- Strut Taxideremy shop in Anderson, Indiana. He does all my work on deer and turkey's
Very nice bucks with your handguns. Hope to take my .357 mag with me this Indiana deer season. Hope you hang another wall hanger this 2009-2010 season.
Wow, nice tines!
Great story all about dedication
That's a heck of a buck.
Awesome buck! I too love to hunt with a handgun, still awaiting that first kill. One question, what kind of hold did you have for a 120 yd shot?
That is a nice buck! I have hunted with handguns it is a rush!!
Congrats on the buck, condolences on the theft. I too handgun hunt and can appreciate your trophy. Well done.
Awesome hunt! Awesome deer! That's a once in a lifetime buck no matter what you shoot it with!
Absolutely incredible deer, especially with a handgun!
Just got my latest issue-nov. of noth american whitetail. There was a buck taken in Dec. of 08
in Iowa that officially scored 194 3/8. It was a 10 pointer - very symetrical with extreme mass. It was taken with a shotgun on a drive, which is popular in Iowa.
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