Stillwell gets cover story in Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine

By Ethan Nahté

Ouachita Bushcraft and Survival writer and podcaster Steve Stillwell got the cover story this summer in Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine. The story is

Stillwell his life story, including obtaining a job transfer to Kansas, primarily for the hunting.

“He’s killed two deer that have scored over 200 class. That’s astronomical. Very few people will do that. Usually, if someone kills one, that’s it.”

Monroe spotted the buck the previous season. In 2022, he was deciding on the best plan to take it down.

“He was going to try and take it with a bow,” Stillwell said. “Because of the size of the deer, muzzleloading season had already kicked off, he knew the moon phase… everything was perfect. He said, ‘I’m not going to take a chance. I’m going to go ahead and kill him with the muzzleloader.’ That would’ve been a real accomplishment with a bow. This guy has killed a lot of good deer with bow.” about Donnie Monroe, who shot the state record muzzleloading buck in Kansas in 2022, three days into muzzleloading season.

Stillwell said, “He’s from Indiana, originally. I have over 4,000 contacts on my Facebook, many of which are hunters. He posted a couple of pics of his deer. I contacted him and asked if he’d like to be interviewed for a magazine article.”

Monroe agreed and proceeded to tell

This buck, nicknamed Tiney Tim, outscored his previous Kansas 200-incher he downed in 2016. The 23-point whitetail grossed 230-4/8 inch. It broke the Buckmasters mark for the top “irregular” category for muzzleloader. Stillwell said it was an old deer.

He explained, “Buckmasters has their own scoring system apart from Boone and Crockett or Pope and Young.”

You can find Stillwell’s article in the Pre-season 2023 issue. You find Stillwell on Facebook by searching his name or Ouachita Bushcraft and Survival.