# Maine couple drive 991 miles to complete hunting ‘grand slam’ that saw them shoot a turkey, bear, moose and deer

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/maine-couple-drive-991-miles-to-complete-hunting-grand-slam-that-saw-them-shoot-a-turkey-bear-moose-and-deer/
- Published: 2026-11-10T14:57:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T15:21:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16281215/maine-couple-hunting-grand-slam.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Sport, Tennis, World

## Key points

- The Waycotts each completed a four-animal hunting grand slam.
- Their challenge covered 991 miles and several months.
- Three donated deer will support food banks and shelters.

## Summary

Maine couple Lauren and Melvin Waycott travelled 991 miles over several months to complete a hunting “grand slam”, each shooting a turkey, bear, moose and deer. They finished the challenge in early November, becoming, they said, the first couple from Maine to achieve it this year.

Lauren shot a 19-pound turkey in spring and a 265-pound bear in September; Melvin shot a 276-pound bear and later a 17.5-pound turkey. In October, he harvested a 652-pound bull moose and Lauren a 352-pound cow. She completed her set with a 188-pound buck on 3 November, followed by Melvin’s 220-pound buck; the pair donated both deer, along with another deer from Lauren’s father, to a programme supplying food banks and shelters.

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