Reader Pics: Big Bucks

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

December 11, 2005

Opening Day Brute — Steve Paine shot this monster opening day of the 2006 gun deer season.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Father/Son Buck, Part 2 — Ethan Llyod shot this 10-pointer while hunting in Missouri. It scored scored 115.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Kentucky Whitetail — This is a buck Jim Crays of Michigan took in Kentucky.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Southern Buck — This is the nicest buck Matt Watkins of Beaufort SC shot this year. He scored about 120 B&C; and weighed roughly 190 pounds.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Personal Best Buck — This buck weighed 204 pounds field dressed had a 20-inch wide rack with 11 points. It's Ryan Morton's best deer.Outdoor Life Online Editor

300-Yard Shot — Jason Jefferson took this nice 6 point with a .243 from about 300 yards.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Last Season's Trophy — Mike Specht took this impressive buck on Minnesota's opening day in 2005.Outdoor Life Online Editor

First Deer — This is the result of Ben Zerbe's first deer hunt. Ben is 12 years old and shot this eight point the first morning of Pennsylvania's buck season. The deer weighed 160 pounds field dressed and had a 16-inch inside spread.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Backyard Buck — Dillon Ross shot this deer less than five miles from his house, less than one hour into the rifle season.Outdoor Life Online Editor

17 Points — Scott Norkey, of Tecumseh, Michigan, shot this 17-pointer on November 15, 2006.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Washington Elk — Nathan Heishman of Napavine, Washington shot this nice 5x5 elk on opening day of rifle season in southwest Washington.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Nevada Mule Deer — Joey harvested this Nevada muley. It had 8 points on the left and 5 points on the right and scored 178.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Muzzleloader Buck — Dave Powers of Jackson, Michigan dropped this nice 8 point buck with a .50 Knight muzzleloader on November 15, 2006.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Elk/Deer Double — These are photos of a bull elk and mule deer buck that Gordon Warren shot near Wolf Creek, Montana on Nov. 22 and 25, 2006. Shane Erickson was the guide.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Girl's First Muley — The mule deer belongs to Becca Ward of Eureka, MT. She shot it when she was 13 years old.The Buck was hers this year at age 13.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Thick, Canadian Buck — This buck was shot by Jack MacTavish on Nov.17th, 2006 in Miramichi, New Brunswick , CanadaOutdoor Life Online Editor

First of the Year — Here is Todd Fortner's first buck for the year. He killed it on November 18, 2006 at 11:50 A.M.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Bow Buck — This buck was shot on Nov. 9, 2006 in Ashland, with a Mathews Outback bow.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Montana Muley — Paul Boyer of Seymour, TN, harvested this 5x5 mule deer near McLeod, MT with Rollin Boulder Outfitters on Nov. 6.Outdoor Life Online Editor

California Blacktail — Zach Millang shot this California blacktail in the first 25 minutes of hunting on his first day bowhunting.Outdoor Life Online Editor

South Carolina Showdown — This nice whitetail was taken November 10, 2006 on the Giggleman Plantation just outside Moncks Corner, South Carolina in the small town of Alvin. This 8 point buck came in at 175 lbs.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Junior Hunt Coues — Here is a picture of a Coues deer that Travis-Jay Toot,Ã‚Â age 12, harvested on Nov 26, 2006 during a junior hunt.Outdoor Life Online Editor

Junior Hunt Coues — Here is a picture of a Coues deer that Travis-Jay Toot,Ã‚Â age 12, harvested on Nov 26, 2006 during a junior hunt.Outdoor Life Online Editor

It's been an awesome hunting season judging by the large number of photos you've sent us. This latest batch includes trophies from several members of the deer family: whitetails, muleys, coues, elk and blacktails. Check them out and keep sending your pictures to webmaster@outdoorlife.com

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