After years of online detective work by a 23-year-old Kansas bowhunter, the Sunflower State appears to have a new record typical whitetail buck for the first time in 50 years. But the story behind the ...

Randy Kukral decided it would be best if he had company to recover his most recent deer, a 220-inch Ohio slammer he dubbed “Trifecta.” But Kukral didn’t get in touch with a buddy or a family member.

On Friday the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks officially recognized this 200-inch buck as the largest typical archery whitetail ever taken in the state. Bowhunter Albert Daniels tagged the ...