2013-2014 Whitetail Deer Photos

Thought it would be fun and do something similar to the hog count.

Please list your kill here, include sex, points, weight, time, county taken and method of the kill. It would be nice if you include a picture of your kill and you can also include a short story.

If you don't like what you see for some reason, PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT, everyone's trophy's are different, lets don't trash the thread.

Now good luck to everyone this year and please be safe out there.

Thanks

Who's going to be #1?

It's my wife's deer but I couldnt of been prouder:

Setup:
Sept 28
Morning hunt
Blind: Over food plot / feeder combo
Bow
Comanche County
Doe

You know it always starts in the off season. We have been working hard practicing with our bows in the hot Texas sun. Sweating our butts off putting seeds in the ground!

Well, it paid off the morning of Sept 28. That morning we got up super excited for opening morning and made our walk in the dark to our blind. Finally, we were starting to make out shadows in the darkness and saw 6 does.

I saw my wife single out a doe out of the bunch that was standing broadside. My heart started pumping even though I was just watching. I noticed she wasn’t able to draw her bow back because of nerves, but she pulled it together and tried again and drew back. She settled in and let her arrow fly.
Stuck it! Tucked it in right behind the shoulder and the doe ran into the woods.

We waited the rest of the morning hunt to see if we could double up (had some come later) but no shots presented themselves. Went back to get our golden retriever, Camo, and my dad. It was awesome and I love our hunting stories are always around the family and it is always a family affair!

Good idea dgilbert

Hope many will participate

My Howard County 8
point!!!

We have drawn some blood, congrats to yall!

I love this thread already. Not able to contribute, however. Great Job so far, NavTex and TxsOaks wife.

Here is one from my old man

Mighty nice!

Nice congrats to him!

Congrats to those who have killed so far.

I plan on drawing blood Friday.!!!

Comanche County 10pt, rough score 134, 8am Sun 9/29/13

Nice Brad, congrats.

Polk County eight point with trash!!!

Nice one. Love the trash and mass.

Congrats everybody.

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This is my first time in the field for bow hunting. I had 5 deer 100 yds behind my blind so I tried some light doe calls to see if I might get a shot at them. They came no closer than 60 yds so I was in the process of getting out of my blind and attempt a stalk toward them when this guy showed up. He was stomping and waving his head, so I quickly settled in Drew my bow and let an arrow go his way. I hit him from 20 yds quartering away from me behind the front shoulder he dropped in his tracks. I understand this doesn't always work out quite like that but I'm definitely hooked to bow hunting now!

Nice deer

Ill definatley be tuned in to this thread

Well guys here are some pics of my biggest deer to date and I killed it with my bow. I couldn't kick off the season any better.

I rough scored him quick in the field at 163 4/8"

But after we caped him off and cut his horns brought out the cable and my friend who is official B/C scorer came up with 167 4/8


Gotta love big frames deer. Just wished he didn't have the other two points or he would've been 160 class 8 point.

By the way I used a rage chisel point shot him as he was walking my shot was 24 yards away. When I connected blood went everywhere worked great he only went about 40 yards and there was a blood trail that led to him looked like someone poured it out of a 5 gallon bucket


























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I took "count" out of the thread, I think the stories and photos are what's important. We are getting great photos, everyone. I hope to be adding a photo after this weekend. Thanks everyone!

Congrats on some great deer and write ups so far!

This is my 9 year old boys first deer. He took it with his crossbow at 15 yards. The entire story with more pics can be seen in this link.
Story Link

Nice job to all so far!

Gary I know his first deer was long over due, congrats to him.

Saturday 8/28 @ 8:20 am

Congrats Steve, what county may I ask? And can't tell with the kickers, total points?

Right on the Hamilton/Coryell line. 10 total points.

My girlfriend Ashley got her first deer with a bow and he is a dandy, I have never been so proud! She put one right through the heart he didn't go 40 yds!

What county may I ask?

Henderson county just outside of Athens TX

Thanks, she dang sure put the smack down on him.

Ya it was the best feeling!

Here is the buck I brought home from Stafford County, KS. He is my first black powder kill. I got him the first evening I hunted up there. I was seeing quite a few does in a thick creek bed area behind the blind I was hunting from. They would come and go, and could disappear in the thick brush and creek bed, and only be a few yards away. Finally I saw this bad boy through a very small window in the brush. As I got the gun on him he turned and started walking directly away from. I know if he went very far I'd loose sight of him. He stopped and turned left and stood perfectly broadside to me. I was able to make out his front shoulder line through the grass and took the shot. As the smoke cleared i saw him go down on the spot. It was a perfect high lung shot and I was glad I didn't have to try to track him in that thick brush. I was hunting by myself and by the time I got him gutted and drug out of that creek bed I was loosing light, so the pic isn't the best, but he'll look good on my wall

Grandsons first deer (8pt) taken 2012 in Junction Tx 25-06.

nice post

love the pics....got my eyes on a monster in kansas

I Killed this buck this week and its by far the biggest buck i've killed and probably will ever kill in my lifetime. Im proud to say i killed in my hometown of Emory (Rains co.) I had some game cam pics of this buck back in early september and devoted the rest of the month putting a game plan together. I had not seen this buck before and was totally in shock when i checked my game camera. Where I hunt is mostly hardwoods and protein was not involved. All the hard work paid off on Oct 2nd when i was able to have a shot at my buck at 22 yards. It happened so quick i never really had a chance to get nervous but afterwards nearly fell out of the tree i was shaking so bad. The deer ran about 75 yards and i heard him crash.

Great buck...congrats!

Awesome buck!!! Congrats and welcome to the forum!!!

NICE!!!!

Congrats!

What a monster. Congratulations!!

STUD

Great buck!!!!

Awesome buck.

Wow! Congrats!

what a great deer

Sweet! Lot of deer out that way

wow man, great buck, congrats

Now that's a first post!!!! Congrats

That is one awesome buck! Congrats

Yep, good luck topping that one..

Incredible deer. Congrats!

That is one great looking deer

Great first post and tremendous buck! Congrats!

That's definitely a keeper. Great job!

That dude was packing a cord of wood!

Wow. congrats! Not that it matters but was there a hf nearby that he couldve jumped? Im jelious...haha

My god that buck is unbelievable.

Congrats! Helluva first post!

Helluva buck!!! Congrats

Nice buck man, Congrats

Well, I'll be the first to say it, just think if this was in a AR county!!!
Oh wait........................ IT WAS!!!!

GREAT DEER!!!!

That's awesome.

That is a buck of two lifetimes. Way to go !

Wow is all I can say. Congrats.

Awesome deer
Congrats to all

X2. Congrats.

Congrats on a great deer.

Wow, what a stud!

Really nice buck congrats

Nice job

Nice buck, congrats!

Nice buck!!! Congrats!!!

Nice! SMILE! You just whacked one man!

Great looking buck!

Nice

Hog of a deer

One hell of a cull buck. Congrats.

double split 2's, palmation, kickers, and WIDE..i cant stop clicking on this, that thing is bad son.

Nice buck, congrats

Nice job

Tremendous buck. Glad to hear your plan worked out.

Great buck!

Meat on the table baby, Congrats

heck ya!!! nice job!

Amazing buck. Congrats!

Wow man!!! Congrats! Most people on here won't know how big a deal that is for the big city of Emory TX, i'm from Mineola. Gives me hope that there is some monsters in the area!!! Congratulations again

Congrats!!! Your game plan obviously worked to perfection. Awesome, natural NE TX buck!

still waiting on some kind of non official score. I hate to even try.

Good buck. Congrats.

nice buck, good job

Really.....Emory? I drive through there all the time. I have seen a few good deer come from that area. Awesome deer man!

awesome buck and story!

Wall hanger there!!!
If I ever got anything like that I might just retire from hunting cause nothing would seem good after that!

What is that? 37 pt's or 21?

Holy moly! Congrats on a beautiful buck.

That thing is incredible for Northeast Texas. I hunt next door to you in Wood county and I have never laid eyes on any deer ever around here that would exceed 150".

Big Time Congrats.

Congrats on a great buck.

WOW, I've hunted where Rains, Hunt, and Hopkins county lines meet and never seen anything close to that. Amazing! I've got family that hunts there in Emory as well, they have shot some nice ones but not even close to that. Congrats!

I might pull the tape on him again, hard to tell from that angle, but I think he'll gross better than that. Either way, cool deer, brows give him a lot of character.

Well i hate to even post a score because I'm not 100 percent on some of the measurements but i tried to be as conservative as i could and came up with 180 4/8. That doesnt mean thats what he is just saying thats what i came up with. I feel he will within 5 inches give or take. Regardless of score, he's still a once in a lifetime buck.

Outstanding sir...

rick

Great looking buck congratulations.

great looking deer. Can't wait until Nov and I am in the stand :-)

Great looking deer, keep em coming!!!

1st buck ever! She got it with her Parker Challenger south of Austin opening morning.

I love seeing pics of kids getting their first deer!!!

Me too!

Congrats to all!

I know you. Man that is an awesome buck anywhere. I will take you fishing if you take hunting:)

Awesome yea I heard was the official POTTS score.lol

Very nice, congrats.

I used to fish a lot up in Birch creek area of Fork. Lots of deer up there and some dandies to boot.

very nice buck, congrats.

Dude!!! That is a beast of a beast!!! Congrats.

Wow thats a awesome one bro

Outstanding beaver2!

Another one hit the ground at our place

Congrats to the hunter!

And another one..

Great looking buck txshntr. When you gonna put one no the ground?

I like to let everyone else get these "little" ones out of my way first

Between work and family, just haven't had much time in the woods and of course, I let a good one walk that I might regret...

You would not have waited on this buck

Me either lol

WOW.

Great buck!

great bucks man, congrats to those boys...and good to see that STX protein program is paying off

Score is awesome whatever it turns out to be. Very cool accomplishment to harvest a deer free range with no protein or anything but Mother Nature. Outstanding buck of a lifetime. Congratulations and to the forum.

My son's first deer. He missed on his first shot, I never told him about buck fever. After he pulled the trigger, he said he knew he jerked the trigger. And he sounded like he was hyperventilating. The next night he controlled his breathing and made a good shot. He put the blood on his face himself, something he thought up.

Congrats to you and your son!!! That's what it is all about

And

Great job little man

awesome, congrats to both of you.

That's great, congrats!

Jordan Kenny got her first bow kill!! She was able to get it on video with the JVC Adixxion action camera!!



Here's a link to the video:
Jordan's First Bow Kill

We are giving away a FREE JVC Adixxion action camera at Fun-n-Sun Boat Sales, so if your around the Hurst or Granbury area swing by with a picture and register to win.

Congrats to Jordan and cool video

Thats awesome congrats Jordan.

Congratulations to all the hunters.

Nice

Thank you all very much for the congrats and nice posts!! I agree. Nothing better than teaching your child the outdoors and watching his excitement when he takes his first deer.

Congrats to Jordan. Outstanding. Love the face paint.

Super buck, congrats!

I hunt on the Rains County / Hopkins County line... I hope there's one more of these in there! How old do you think he was? -Fat

Nice deer you didn't have any trouble tracking him

Another nice Deer

Really cool pics!!!! Thanks for sharing!!

Nice shot!

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My 11 yr old son's first deer ever last weekend during Youth Only in Shackelford county. It was a perfect 95 yrd heart shot...the deer jumped and ran towrds us and piled up 30 yds from us...the only thing that would have made it better is if the deer jumped in the back of the pickup

Wow.....I'll be sure to visit Texas more. Some huge bucks in this thread. Congrats to all!

WOW!!! AWESOME East TEXAS BUCK!!!!

nice!

Great looking west Texas buck. Congratulations to both of you.

Little man's doe yesterday.

Opening day couldn't have gone any better. I shot the 10 pt about an hour after daylight. Then, my dad shot the big 8 about 15 minutes later. Same stand, same gun. Good times.

East Texas 8

Congratulations Phillip, nice buck!

Great looking deer!!!

My East Texas buck taken yesterday:



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Thank You!

By a friend off the farm.

First deer kill of the season. Brazos County Edge, TX. I was stalking up on a smaller buck that was bedded down. I got as close as I was comfortable to get with does in the area when I looked to my left and saw this guy chasing a doe about 200 yds away. Stalked to about 160 and got him when he entered a clearing. Took me 25 min to stop shaking.

Scored 140 1/8 gross and 136 4/8 net.

I wasn't sure how I felt about the antler restrictions a few years ago, but seeing how the bucks in the area have responded, I believe more of these are in store for the future.

Wish it was with my bow, but this guy was definitely shoot worthy in my book. Put it this way...the first one I've been willing to drop money on to get mounted. He's gonna be gorgeous on my wall and delicious on my table.





Seeing all these kids "first deer pics" makes me excited for when mine is old enough to hunt with me!

The evening before opening day of rifle season I decided to give my bow one more chance before switching to the box blind. I am glad I did to cause I got my first buck that evening from my bow stand. I now know why everyone makes a big deal of bow hunting. It was a completely different expirience compared to being 100 yards out.

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Wow!!Very nice bucks and does ...congratulations to all so far..
good deal..

Got my first buck ever last weekend in Fayette County, was a great experience! TPWD biologists scored it at 114 BC.


First Buck

little management buck,
shot it after only 10 minutes of walking the woods behind my house. got the shot at 15 feet in the creek bed with my Marlin .35 Remington, the bullet left a 5 inch wide exit wound

Fiance's buck, anderson county.

Mills County free range taken Saturday 11-9-13. Live weight 196#, a true Hill Country TOAD of a 6+ year old 8 point management buck.
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my sons first buck

Nice deer! Congrats to everyone!

nice buck!

Sutton County Free Range deer taken Nov 10th.



Another deer taken on our lease Nov 9th.

way to go buddy! Great Shot!

what a great bunch of pictures! Way to go to all of you who got a deer! I was also very pleased to see all the kids that were getting their first deer! What a great way to spend time with your family and pass on a love and respect for the outdoors...

Shot this guy opening morning at around 8:20am. Shot in Coke County with my Remington 700 BDL 30-06.

Jacob's second doe of the season.

Have been hunting this management buck for the past month and a half. Had two other encounters with him, but could never make it work. Friday, it all worked out. Glad to get him out of the gene pool before the ruts gets in full swing up in the panhandle.

That's awesome! One of my favorites so far.

great pics

Shot opening evening of rifle season in Nac Co. It was self-defense and he was downwind of me and wanting to know if I was interested in his does. Antler damage on one side w/ 1 7" circumference measurement that I thought was a split MB in the IR trail cam pics. Still got into the 140s bc his good side was really good. Weighed 197 LW

Thanks Deer Tamales! Jacob says thanks!

Some great deer taken and the pics with kids are priceless.

I'd say his good side was extremely good!!! Be a cool mount

wow I just noticed this thread

What a terrific looking deer. You must live in 903ville and have wonderful people at work covering for you. Bet they cant wait to have some jalepino sausage:)

my son got a nice spike opening weekend walking to the blind I got a nice 8 point buck the next weekend Saturday morning right when the sun came up we hunt brown county 10 minutes south of cross plains

Nice! Keep them coming! Good luck to everyone this weekend.

Kimble County.

Ft hood texas deer 11 pt with muzzleloader area 201

Hunt County 10pt



camera from night before of same deer.

Love seeing all the great pix, and happy hunters, especially the future of hunting, our kids.

just saw this thread, Wood County 10 from last week

That smile is priceless!

Now that's a unique buck!

That's the plan, I took him & my FIL's muley to the taxi the following weekend.

Nice deer

Frio county

Nacogdoches county

Great looking deer

Shot a cull over the weekend

Nice

Webb Co 9 pt killed on 11/29/13 about 7:30 am.

some nice deer !

Beautiful pic.s. I also enjoy seeing all the youth involved in such a heavenly environment. keeps them focused on something besides the immorality and bad associations of other young people with less parental oversight and teachings. May God continue to bless these adults whom truely know what their primary purpose in life is. Their family and those values!!! You will be rewarded.

public lands of north east texas, thanksgiving morning, came up on me so quick at 30 yards, let the weatherby 22-250 sing.

Parker county 12-7-13

TC pic

Took 3 years, but I finally got my first buck, a 9 pointer in Clay County. I was so nervous, I actually used the wrong pin and shot over him at 14 yards. He spooked but I stayed quiet, calmed down and got a second shot at 22 yards. Took my time, found my spot and released. He sprinted about 10 yards, stopped and looked back for a minute. Then he slowly walked about 20 more yards before he collapsed in plain site, planting his face and one of his antlers in a pool of standing water. His head looked like it was partially underwater so I was pretty sure he was dead. I tried to wait awhile before getting down from my stand but I lasted all of 10 minutes

nice buck

way to go

way to go

La Salle county South Texas WT. Killed 12/9/13 .257 Weatherby. Scored 176'.

Got this 6.5 year old buck Nov 8 on my father's ranch (Poster-pnh) in Northwest Houston County. Had been getting pictures of him for 4 years but until that evening, no one had ever laid eyes on him. Sitting in a boxstand on the edge of a haymeadow within shouting distance from my parent's house. Had only seen 2 doe until 10 mins before dark, and my mother came driving down the county road coming home from work. About that time I saw a big body deer coming from the direction of the road, angling across the hay meadow straight towards me. Put my binocs up and a started arguing with myself that "it aint him, because it aint ever been him during the past 4 years." But I knew it was him. The lighting was terrible and I could barely make him out in my scope. I had to back off and start over, all the while he was still coming right towards me. I re-positioned my gun out of the northwest window, hoping (and praying) that he would jump a fence and be on the crest of a hill that might offer a little better light. He did, and I shot. Hind legs kicked out, and he ran about 100 yards and dropped. I think I jumped (rather than climbed) out of my stand and could hardly believe it was him. Low fence native East Texas buck that scored 164 4/8 non typical. He has 23 points that you can hang a wedding band on, 20 scoreable points. Inside spread was 20”; he has 6 in bases; 23" neck, weighed 192 lbs on the hoof. Buck of a lifetime in my 36th year! At the exact same moment, 2 miles away, his son (who we’d also been getting pictures of), was killed by a family member who hunts with us. Bloody Friday!

This has been a great year! keep the photos coming! ill post mine from last weekend when i get some time.

2013 hunting so far...
My 12 year old with his 8 point (guide = dad):


My dad with the first deer he's ever shot on his farm in Falls Co.:

Me doing some deer management (and freezer filling):

A nice 9 point I harvested:


Happy Hunting!

11-21-13 Brooks Ranch, Live Oak County, 14 scoreable points

Nice buck and hat...but dang he's ugly!

This is a buck my wife shot this year and the one she shot last year
I have to brag about her deer because she is constantly out doing me almost every year
Nov 2013



Nov 2012

My Pecos County Mule Deer from this year.


He was a 6x5 buck, 20" inside spread and dressed 183 lbs. He was 8+ yrs old

Nice job!

NICE!!

Lamar County 08:45 12/15 taxidermist scored it 202 2/8 TBGA scored it 196 7/8, just lucky and and happy to have it...

New Year's day

Wow! Look at those knobby knees that old white face. Awsome muley!

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Very Nice

ive hunted in Lamar county... but NEVER seen anything like that.. WOW

Not a monster by any means, good mass. But those back straps sure are good!

Very nice!

Here is my 2013 Buck I took in Montague Co. 14 Scoreable points. Scored Gross of 165 2/8, Net of 156 3/8 Non-Typical.

Took him in 20-25mph North winds, from my tree stand while I was freezing waiting for some Turkey's to show up mid-morning. The first I knew he was there was when the Treestand creaked in the wind and I heard him snort and take off. He was DIRECTLY beneath my stand... walked up directly behing me, down wind from the south. I shot him at 70 yards with my .30-06 in heavy brush and trees. He's my best deer and I was estactic. For Wise and Montague counties, (where I hunt), he was a brute!

I love bow hunting, but had no issue taking this guy that morning!

Wow, great deer! Congratulations to her!

Shot this guy on opening day, 142 and change if i remember correctly, inside spread was 21"
Biggest deer ever taken on our 3000 acre low fence lease in Menard county.

My 8 year old son started the year off right with this Wood county 8



Followed by this Wise county ooooolllld doe-



And I was lucky enough to kill this buck in Wood County as well, scored 149 7/8"

Oct 7th. Matthews Creed/Grim Reaper Razor Tip BH



Thanksgiving afternoon. Son gets in tree stand with single shot .243 and 7 minutes later I hear CRACK.

Nice

nice bow deer.

what a monster. congrats.

cool keep em hunting.

nice deer young man. good job grandad.

great buck, you should be proud. congrats

congrats,both of you keep up the good work

great to see kids hunting not in front of tv or a computer. congrats to both of you. good job dad.

congrats, how much fun was that

that is what it is all about. great time togather.

nice buck. got to let them get some age on them to have any size. good job,enjoy the mount.

nothing like it . it gets the blood pumping

Awesome buck!!!

Nice bucks Sir!

Nice deer.

nice

nice.

Well, I just opened this thread and WOW is all I can say. Wish I had one to show off!

All of them look good! Congrats!!

Great harvest everyone! Thanks for sharing the results of your harvest experiance afield. Missed out this year, myself. That's why they call it huntin' not shootin'. Oh Man! Who is next.
JS

A tad late but this is my son's first deer. He shot it opening weekend of 2013. Sounded like he was going into cardiac arrest with his crazy breathing. :-)

This is wicked, love to see stuff like this...congrats to your son brother.

Was able to kill this beauty of a deer .... My only buck...12 pt with a green score of 144 (waiting to get my mount back) and 3 does. Here's the pics of my buck.

These were sheds I had mounted from this year. Just can't stop starring at the mount on my wall, figured I had to share them.
Can't wait to see what this bucks turns into this year at the ranch. He was 28+ wide this year. MAN DO I LOVE BIG DEER.
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Dang cool pics. I just saw this thread too and will check it often during the season. I will miss Whitetail deer hunting in TX. They moved out (relocated) the Whitetails from my new neck of the woods. But they have little black tail deer around here. I think my dog has even mistaken them for another dog when they come in the yard. Maybe they are small because they compete in the same area as Elk.

Awesome pics everyone

Your dad has a Harrison Ford vibe going on!

amazing

Sweet

nice!

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Heres the little dinky one that jumped right out in front of my rifle last year. Had been watching him since may of 2013 and put him in the freezer on sept 5 2013.
Granted he wasnt a Texas buck but for this area he grew up fairly well, just couldnt handle the lead poisoning from the .300 wsm w/ a 165 sst.

Nice.

Nice.

Too many great deer....when does the season start???

My son and I with a mgmt 8 I shot last year. He was only 2 but was riding around with me when we found him at a feeder. I love this pic. Can't wait until he's old enough to hunt himself.

A little late but here is my Montague County buck from 13-14 season. Going to be hard for me to top this one.
179"

Nice buck

that montague county buck is a STUD! you do a shoulder mount?

Yes Taylormade he is at the Taxi. Got a spot saved for him on the big wall.

awesome blackdog. im not far from you in grayson county. good luck this year!

Before and after.

134" 11point taken on 12/7/13 in Kaufman county.

With a little luck we'll have pics of one of these guys on the ground this season. With a little more, we'll have both on the ground. Here's to wishing everyone a great 2014-2015 season!