Editorial: That’s a Big Buck!

By David King

I love this time of year. It’s fall, big bucks and big bulls are hitting the ground, and the next wave of King’s Calendars are available for the new year. It’s quite the accomplishment to compile 36 new record heads and bring them back to life in a custom re-creation process each year. The greatest reward is being able to work with some of the nicest people who are the faces behind the amazing animals that we feature. Some are seasoned hunters with a trophy room all of us would admire, while others are the everyday Joe who happened upon the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bag a buck or bull of their dreams…and mine. It’s a pleasure to be a part of the amazing mule deer, elk and whitetail deer that we assemble each year and feature in a way that only King’s can.

The Robert Arledge buck is truly one of those bucks that just make you go, “Wow.” We have assembled an entire group of animals that have that wow factor for our new 2008 King’s Calendars. In this issue, we have given you a peek at the best of what our new calendars have to offer. A 300-inch mule deer, a 290-class whitetail deer and a 434 typical elk. I would say that these animals are the cream of the crop and the epitome of what many of us dream to accomplish. Since most of us won’t be able to achieve the heights that these hunters have, we can enjoy their trophies each and every month along with them. Our Behind the Re-creations feature in the magazine allows us to go deeper than what you will find in the calendars and gives you the story and photos of these amazing animals along with our custom re-creation.

We have mixed things up a bit with this issue and assembled a cool cover story on the craze of coyote hunting. I know that after many of you are done chasing your dream buck or bull, you are out calling in those wiley coyotes and getting hooked. Here is a taste to help get you going and also a look at some of our awesome Snow and Desert Shadow Camouflage that is, without a doubt, the most effective camo on the market for predator hunting. So, buy a calendar for you, then a calendar for your buddy for Christmas, and realize that women love the Snow Shadow just as much as us guys, so use that to your advantage and remember just how much you love this time of year.

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