Whitetail Hunting
Deer hunting has been a sport I began at an early age of 12 when I killed my first buck. This seemed early in my days but today I have introduced my sons to deer hunting at the early age of 7 and 8. My oldest son harvested his first deer at 11 and my youngest son harvested his first at 8. I began hunting in the old days as a buck only and "freezer" hunter. As the years went by I have slowly progressed into a trophy hunter which means the selective harvest of bucks and the harvesting of does for the freezer. I am currently in two hunting clubs of which both are quality managed. We have a free understanding of the trophy rules and don't prohibit certain individuals such as kids from harvesting smaller bucks. We have managed one club for six years and watched the doe to buck ratio fall from 6:1 to 2:1. We haven't seen a tremendous increase in antler size but we have seen a tremendous increase in the quantity of bucks. Below are a few photos of deer my sons, wife, and I have taken. I hope in the following months to create a few pages on quality deer management.
 My youngest son Heath with his first Doe. |
My oldest son Chase with his first Buck. |
My wife with her first Buck - 10 pointer! |
My oldest son Chase with his best Buck - 1999. |
My best Archery Buck (Field dressed 186 pounds) |
Nice buck from 1995 |
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