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First off I'd like to thank the numerous members for their contributions that are making this event possible.  :biggrin:

In promotion of encouraging more youth to get involved in our sport, and possibly on the forums...this contest will be open to all youth under the age of 18.

This contest will be broken up into four main categories:
   * Biggest Buck
   * Best Picture (with any game species)
   * Biggest Doe
   * Biggest Spike


Requirements:
   * Each Youth will be required to post their own hunting story of recent, along with a date stamped photograph.[/color]
   * No photoshop
   * No photos dated earlier then Sept. 30th 2009
   * And again, each childs story must be written and posted by him/ her, based on their  own individual  effort and merit.
   * All photos and stories, must be submitted by Jan.15th 2010
   * If the story and/or picture is posted outside of this thread, (which is fine) please state in the post that this is an entry for the Youth Hunt.



One Grand prize winner, with the best written story of his or her hunt, will be selected via member poll, from all categories combined.
This Grand Prize winner will become the owner of a Customized Remington 700 ADL Youth Rifle, scoped and chambered .243. Compliments of FOsteology.

Since we highly anticipate more contributions before this event ends, all other prizes will be distributed evenly amongst the four categories, with the highest valued items going to first place winners.

A complete list of items being giving away for this contest can be viewed HERE (http://finsandfur.net/forums/index.php?topic=10063.0).

Good luck to all.

EDITED TO ADD:
In fairness to all entries...Photo's that are not date stamped, must include a reference of some kind indicating the date of harvest.
A pic of the license, a hand made sign in the pic, etc. No photo shopped dates.

hello my name is Aaron. i am 11. my dad took me deer hunting this week end. saw many doe and babys. only buck i saw was a big spike. i have killed many deer and hogs since i was 6 and this was the first time in long time that i was excited.i had to take a few deep breaths as i was so excited. i had buck fever bad!!!
i chamberd a round took the safety off and boom! the deer fell like he was hit by a bolt of ligtening! he did not move. he was dead right there. i hit him high in the shoulder. the bullet took out his lung and hit his spine and the bullet did not come out. the bullet was under his skin on the other side. i was very happy and excited. 3 days latter we had his backstraps for dinner. yum yum!!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Boys/PA160007.jpg)

i shot him with my 250 savage my dad built me. i used winchester silvertip ammo 100 grain

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EDIT 10/31/09 by FOsteology: I'm adding additional info. for Aaron. It seems my camera only lists the date stamp when the photo is viewed through the camera itself. It will not include the date stamp on the picture once uploaded to the PC.

We'll include a Fins and Fur 2009 Youth Hunting Contest banner in future submitted pictures.

Here is verification that Aaron took his "spike buck" 10/16/09

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/FnF_Youth_Contest/PA310001.jpg)

We understand if his submission is disqualified due to not meeting the published rules.

Quote from: 250Savage on October 21, 2009, 06:42:49 PM
i have killed many deer and hogs since i was 6 ...

With a Dad like you've got, I dont doubt that for a second. :wink:
You've both got an awful lot to be thankful for and proud of, in each other.

Let me be the first to congratulate you Aaron, on a job well done. And by all means welcome to our site bud :wink: :congrats:

Congratulations on that big spike Aaron and a terrific story.  Don't get to upset about that buck fever, I just a few years older than you and I still get buck fever. 

Aaron,

You are a lucky boy.  Not only for the spike and the write up on your hunt, but for having a dad who will take you out hunting.  I am guessing that the back straps were even better since they were provided by you. 

Jerry

 :yoyo: :yoyo:  Proud of ya man!  :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:

Way to go Aaron.  :yoyo: :yoyo: Congratulations on the buck.  :congrats: :congrats: Thanks for the story and pictures.

Pat

A fine buck, and a great story Aaron!  It was nice that you got to take your father out with you.  We all know how proud he is of you.   :congrats:

Congratulations Aaron, glad to see you enjoyed yourself.  Your father is proud of you, I am sure.  Keep up the good work and your enjoyment of the great outdoors.

Hunt hard, Die tired
John

Right on Aaron  :yoyo:.  If'n you don't get buck fever in my opinion you shouldn't be out there in the first place.  Good shooting and I like you and your fathers choice of cartridge.  Excellent story and good luck.

Excellent Job  :yoyo: :yoyo: :highclap: :congrats:

Thanks for the story  I loved it  :biggrin:

Congratulations Aaron!! That was a nice writeup. I was there with you when the round got chambered!!  :yoyo:  Nice buck. I still LOVE that same feeling you had!!  :yoyo: :yoyo:

Please tell me my two boys are not the only kids hunting this season... :confused:

Take a kid hunting!

Tell all your friends!

The Contest is open to all those under age 18. Simply Register here on FnF, post up your hunt story and photo's.

My Grandson is registered on the forum we just haven't done any hunting yet.

He is only 8 years old so he will be depending on me to tell him where to sit and when to shoot.

I will be  taken the pics and he will be doing the shooting

Yeah, I hope we get a lot more then this.
It's kind of a shame. We couldnt offer much more incentive.

Really is ashame that more kids are not involved.  A kid up here would only qualify for "Best Picture" since we do not have deer,  I just asked the wife to ask her friends if any have someone that would like to go, heck at this rate a photo of a squirrel might win "Best Picture"

John

John,

They would actually qualify for two categories..... Best Picture, and Grand Prize which is based on their hunt report/story submission.

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My name is Matt and this is a picture of my seven point that I got 10/29/09 at 6 pm. I am 16 years old and this was the first time that I went out by myself and my first one with a bow. I was doing some of my chem homework in the stand  and every once in a while I would look up and scan the fields and as far back in the woods as I could.  Then I saw white tips slowly moving across the field. When it got to the trail, l I could see it was the buck I passed up the day before (it was 40 yards away ). So I made a grunt noise with my mouth because I forgot my call at the house, and he looked up. He was about  60 - 70 yards out and then he went into the woods. I grunted again to see if he would come out but he didn't. Then 30 yards from me he came out of another trail. By the time he got 15 yards from my stand I was shakin like a leaf.  When I drew back, my bow limb hit the metal bar on my treestand and he looked up. Thats when I took my shot. I got him towards the front of the shoulder. I watched him run 60 yards to where I first saw him, then I watched him fall. It was very exciting and very memorable!

Folks this is my nephew Matt of whom I am so proud!  He's quite the young hunter.  His dad, who is also quite the hunter (though I won't admit it to him  :laf:,  taught him very well.  Way to go Matt!

Dave

Way to go Matt  :yoyo:. Nice deer and with a bow as well. 

 :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

Great Job Matt
And welcome to FNF  :yoyo: :yoyo: :highclap:

Great job Matt.  It sure is good to see that kids are still doing them Chemistry homework - even when they are in a tree.  That is a VERY nice looking buck.

Jerry

Matt,

Welcome to the board and congrats on a wonderful buck. First with your bow! Awesome.

Way To Go Matt!!! :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: That's a very nice buck and with a bow at that. :yoyo: :yoyo:
And welcome to FnF.

Congratulations from Alaska Matt on a fine buck taken with a bow, no small feat to be sure.

Hunt hard, Die tired
John

Congrats, Matt!!   Any critter taken with a bow is a trophy and nailing a buck is a big plus.  Fine job!   :highclap:

Now that's a heckuva 1st post Matt!!!!!!!!!!  :yoyo: :yoyo:  Congratulations on the nice buck!!  :highclap: :highclap:  Best of Luck in the Youth Contest too!! Glad to have you hear!!  :eyebrownod:

:confused:    :hahaha: Uncle HuntnCarve huh??  :wo:


Nah!! We aint gonna hold that against ya none!!  :roflmao: :roflmao:

Hamer, Matt has two younger brothers that are both up and coming hunters.  So "Uncle HuntnCarve" is hoping they'll be able to post something in the upcoming months?  As for Matt, he's taken a few deer and a Spring Gobbler or two.  The young man's a hunter!  Now I just have to get him to start working on the coyotes that are eyeing up their chickens.  He'll probably teach me a thing or two, or three... :highclap:

That is great to hear Dave!! I believe your praise & interest in your nephews is genuine. I think it's great the way they are being brought up & looked after. They will no doubt be fine role models for the generations following them.  :yoyo: :yoyo:

Welcome Matt. Super job !  :yoyo:
An experience you'll never forget !  :highclap: :highclap:
Congratulations

thats my brother and i am very proud of him and uncle dave i plan on getting a bigger one than his (haha)   :laf:

Hi mm93!! Welcome to FnF!! Good Luck topping Matt!! That would be a heck of a nice deer if you pull it off!!  :yoyo: :yoyo:  I await your future posts my Friend!!  :biggrin:

Holy Smokes!  Someone left the door open to the place, and now the little rascals are all over!  I'm glad you are here Mark.  I figure your dad will have you on stand sighting down on a buck in due order.  Good Luck!  Have fun, and be careful out there.  We'll all be waiting to hear how your hunting is going.

Uncle Dave

Welcome to the Forum mm93! Looking forward to your hunt report and pictures.

Welcome to FNF mm93 Looking forward to your pics and story

WELCOME!!  :biggrin: :yoyo: :yoyo:

Welcome Matt and mm93 nothing like a little sibling rivalry. That's a good looking buck, congratulations not only on putting an arrow into him but also on doing your school work while sitting in a tree stand. 

Congrats on the buck.

Scott,

Glad to see you found your way to FnF.
The guys eyeballs are going to bug out when Kacee posts up pictures of her recent and past hunts!  :highclap:

Congrats You are having a great season his smile says it all.

Thanks Fost, glad to be here.  I put up a few will let her put up her favorite pic with her story, thanks again for the heads up she is really excited to get her post her story.

my dad and i hunted again this weekend. saw more bucks than last time. they were small and i was hopeing for a bigger buck.here are some bucks we saw

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i saw my buck saterday nite. he was big. but he was staying in and close to the brush. we went back in the morning and saw him again. he know we were there as he was snorting and stomping in the brush at us. but he made a mistake. he came out a little. far enough for me to shot him. ihad buck fever again and reel bad! i was brething hard and my gun was heavy so my dad told me to take some big breaths and blow them out slow. i shot him behind the shoulder. it was a good shot! he ran a little then fell down. it was a good day as i got the biggest buck of my life.now i hope to get a bigger buck!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/FnF_Youth_Contest/Aaron/PB080029.jpg)
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Very nice Aaron.  :yoyo:  :yoyo: Thanks for sharing the story with us. I would be very proud to have taken that buck. Congratulations again to you and your dad.  :congrats: :congrats:

Pat

Congrats on a job Well Done

The only thing wrong with taking a buck that big is it will be very difficult to get a bigger one

Thanks for sharing your story 

Absolutely awesome buddy :highclap:

Now that is a nice buck Aaron!! Congratulations on a fine animal & an even better story. You had me there with you!! Thanks or dragging me along!!  :yoyo:

Your post reminded me :wink:

A heads up to all;
The announcing post states that all photos must be date stamped to verify the harvest took place during the contest.
In fairness to all entries...Photo's that are not date stamped, must include a reference of some kind indicating the date of harvest.
A pic of the license, a hand made sign in the pic, etc. No photo shopped dates.

I edited the announcing post to add the option of including date referencing pics for those unable to provide date stamped pics.

Wow!  That's a very nice Buck Aaron!  We're all proud of you!  As for the shakes?  We all get them. LOL!

 :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

thank you everyone. i am going to enter this elk i killed this week for the best photo contest. we throw out some corn and protine and the elk came in. i saw 5. two big ones 2 babies and the one i shot. my dad would not let me shot the big one as he said she was still caring for her baby. i shot her with my 250 savage and silvertip 100 grain bullet. i made a good shot. she was hard to load in the truck!!!

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Way to go, Aaron!  Sounds like you had an awesome hunt.  And in the same token you learned a little lesson from your father about conservation.  And appreciating wildlife.   My hats off to you young man. :highclap:

My name is Carson Brannan and my dad took me hunting in Gray, GA Jones county .That day was the best.  I was in the stand with my dad and we were about to go back to camp. We waited tell 9:20 and my dad had just stud up and a big doe came down the hill. My dad couldn’t set down. My dad whispered “wait there I hear a buck grunting.” Thin a big 9 pointer walked down the hill. I got excited and was scared to move. The buck walked in behind us. My dad picked my 3030 up and cocked it. My dad spooked the deer and the deer ran the way he came in and stopped. I grabbed the gun and propped it on the railing. I found the deer in the scope I pulled the trigger when the bullet hit I knew I killed that deer. 

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Welcome to the site Little Dub and that's quite an introduction :yoyo: :yoyo:.  Feel proud you deserve too  :congrats: :congrats:.

Welcome to FnF. Well done, and congrats on a dandy buck!

That's a beautiful buck Carson.  :highclap: :highclap: Thanks for sharing the story.

Pat

 :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:

Very nice little buddy. :yoyo: Very nice indeed.
Dad scared the deer cocking his gun? He wasn't gonna steal that deer was he? :laf:

Sounds like a great Hunt Thanks for sharing it with me

Congrats on a nice Buck  :yoyo: :yoyo: :congrats:

thats bigger then any of the deer that i have killed :congrats:good job

Congratulations Lil Dub!!  :yoyo: :yoyo:  Heckuva buck you got there buddy!!  :biggrin:

Quote from: Little Dub on November 18, 2009, 05:58:23 PM
My name is Carson Brannan and my dad took me hunting in Gray, GA Jones county .That day was the best.  I was in the stand with my dad and we were about to go back to camp. We waited tell 9:20 and my dad had just stud up and a big doe came down the hill. My dad couldn’t set down. My dad whispered “wait there I hear a buck grunting.” Thin a big 9 pointer walked down the hill. I got excited and was scared to move. The buck walked in behind us. My dad picked my 3030 up and cocked it. My dad spooked the deer and the deer ran the way he came in and stopped. I grabbed the gun and propped it on the railing. I found the deer in the scope I pulled the trigger when the bullet hit I knew I killed that deer. 

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Pretty good story there little Dub! BUT, you did leave out some pretty good details, grin. That MUNSTER is going to look great on your wall! Congrats again Little buddy. See Ya soon ..........  :yoyo: :wink:

Dub,

Good shooting!  WTG!

Jim

Great story!! Felt like I was there!!  :yoyo:

 :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :highclap: :highclap: :highclap: :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

Excellent hunting Little Dub!  It's pretty exciting that your first is a nine point and with your Dad.  Hope you get many many more. Everyone who see's the pictures should be as excited as you were.  It's nice that you wrote about it and you will remember that day for the rest of your life!  You Dad will too, I'm sure he is very proud of you. Can't wait to see him displayed.  Keep up the spirit!!!!!!!!  Good luck over Thanksgiving!  :highclap: :highclap: :highclap:

It's been a couple of weeks since I perused through here. WOW, it's good to see these youngsters getting out there and getting the job done and taking some WHOPPER deer to boot.  :yoyo: Bigger than anything I have ever scored. WTG fellas, keep it up.  :congrats:

Hi, My name is Mark.  I am 14 yrs. old and I got this buck on Monday the 30th of November.  Once I got in the woods, my Dad and I sat at a tree for a few hours seeing at least 7 different deer.  I shot at a 6 point and missed 5 times.   I think two hours passed and these two little fawns came not even 2 foot away from me.  It was an exciting occurance.  After that my Dad and I went to eat and came back to the same spot as before.  This time we had my dads friend driving for us.  Ten minutes passed and my dad got a call from his friend saying he kicked up a doe and a 6 point.  Not even a minute went by before I saw that deer.  He was running right at me! I pulled the gun up right at his chest/heart and pulled the trigger.  I looked at him and he dropped right where I shot him.  It was so exciting, and this is my first buck.  Guess what, no buck fever!(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/HuntnCarve/MarksbuckRSPB.jpg)
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Awesome job Mark :yoyo:

No buck fever? Ah c'mon now :sneer:

Way to go Mark!  Your first buck!  That's quite an accomplishment.  Sounds like you had a little Buck fever on the first go around. :laf:  Your persistence paid off.  Congrats on filling your tag.

Dave

WTG!!  Nice shooting!

Jim

Way to go Mark.  :yoyo: :yoyo: Congratulations on the buck.  :congrats: :congrats:

Pat

QuoteI shot at a 6 point and missed 5 times.

Sounds like somebody else I know, when they were 14.  :innocentwhistle:

Good goin' Mark. Looks like you got a real good shot on him!  :yoyo:

Congrats on a nice buck Mark!

Right on Mark :yoyo:. Feel proud as you deserve too.

Congradulations Mark. :congrats: That's a nice buck you got. :yoyo:

Congrats on a fine buck Mark! Good story as well little dude. I wished I didn't get the "fever" sometimes, grin. Congrats again ... :yoyo: :highclap: :yoyo:

this has nothing to do with my deer.  thanks everyone though. i need to know how to send FOsteology a PM because i won a rifle scope in a contest that he had and i dont know how to send him a PM, any suggestions comment back

Thanks, Mark

Mark,

I found out that you have to have made 25 posts (you've only made 4) before you can send Private Messages here.  It's to prevent spamming.  I let FOsteology know that you were trying to get hold of him, and took care of the details.  Okay!

Dave

Mark,

Dave squared everything away, so you'll be getting your scope as soon as it hits my door!

thanks Dave :wink:

Congratulations on a fine deer Mark!!  :yoyo: :yoyo:

WTG!!!!        :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:

thanks uncle dave and thanks FOsteology and also finsandfur

Appreciate the time everyone has taken to shared their hunt(s) with us.

Contest ends next month, and I encourage everyone to keep hunting! Still plenty of time to submit your photo's and hunt story!  Some lucky young man or woman is going to walk away with the Grand Prize:

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Something pretty cool about the Leupold FX-II 4x33mm scope.... I got it from John Barsness.

Congrats on the buck Mark Nice story also  :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:

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My deer story.

Hi! I'm Sarah and I'm 11 years old.  I got a 6 point which was supposed to be an 8 point but it got tangled up in some deer fence and broke it's antler, or so it looks.  
Well i was in one of my favorite places this year, a horse farm when i shot my 3rd buck. I love horses and hunting so a 2 in 1 is awesome for me!
My Dad's friend calls me 'lightning in a bottle' because the last two years i got both of my bucks within 40 minutes total! This year no bucks came the first day, so we went out the following Wednesday to the horse farm. We hunted in a three sided shed in the middle of the pasture. About 2 hours had passed when we saw him. The horses had trotted in a frightened way across the field, so Dad knew there was something out there. Dad had snuck a peek out the side and there he was! About a 1/2 hour later, I took a look and he had jumped the fence and was in our pasture. After that i got excited. I couldn't help but peek out the side every few minutes. As soon as it started to move closer, Dad told me to sit down and stay quiet. He gets so shakey whenever im at the gun because hes happy for me (not of being scared that I would lose control of the gun/bow). Just a few minutes later he came into view at the cross-bow. I aimed and pulled the trigger delicately and he sprinted down the field and out of sight over a small hill. We thought he fell over, but weren't sure. It was getting dark so we walked over the top of the hill and found him exactly where we thought he was. We drug him to the woods and gutted him.  Then Dad snapped a few pictures and threw him in the trunk. When i got home my little brother, Dante, gave me a big hug. He hadn't gotten his deer yet. I was so happy and we would be having the 6 point for dinner one night!    

Congradulations on the buck. :highclap: :highclap: That'll be some good eating. :yoyo:

That's great :yoyo:.  Enjoy the eating cause it looks like a good one.

Welcome to FnF Sarah! Thank you for sharing your hunt with us. You shot a nice buck. Congrats!

Congratulations Sarah, that's a nice buck.   :congrats: :congrats:

Pat

WTG SARAH!!!!!!!      :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:  :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:

Hey!  I know that young lady.  And I know who gave her that name  :eyebrow:  She's the real deal when it comes to buck hunting.  Way to go Sarah! 

Dave

Very nice Sarah :yoyo: All the way around. :wink:
Thanks for sharing it with us, and welcome to the site

congrats on the buck  :yoyo:

Job well done Sarah and a fine deer  :yoyo:

 :highclap:  :congrats: WTG Sarah! Congrats on a nice buck and some very good story telling  :congrats: :highclap:

That is a solid deer & very good shot placement Sarah!!  Well done!! Thanks for the pics & story. It was like I was there. I think it's really cool Dante gave you that hug & is happy for you. Can't beat teamwork!!  :yoyo: :yoyo:

Hi, my name is Rosana. I am nine years old. My dad took me hunting over at my grandpa's farm in Bearsville, WV. This was the first time that I went hunting that I carried a gun. It was my dad's AR-15. We put up a pop up blind and waited about 45 minutes. I had trouble holding the gun up for very long, so my dad made me some shooting sticks out of tree limbs and tape. My dad was costantly looking out of the flap of the blind. Finally he moved toward me and said there was a doe. I shifted my gun on the shooting sticks and looked in my scope. I found her in the scope by leaning over on my dad. I put the cross hairs on her shoulder and "BAM" it hit her. she tried to run but only went a couple of feet, fell to the ground, kicked, then she lay still. That was my first deer and I was so excited I was shaking.

Here is my deer and me.

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My check in tag


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The shooting sticks my dad made while we were hunting.


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Thank you for looking and the chance to be in the contest

Rosana

Hey this is great! TWO young ladies bringing home the backstraps. WTG Sarah! You got a fine deer and very good shot placement.  :yoyo:

I love seeing young ladies getting out and going hunting.  :highclap:

Congratulations Rosana!! That's a heckuva nice deer you got there!! The story had me there with you & your Dad!! That must be a big popup blind for all of us to be in there with you.  :eyebrownod: :eyebrownod:

Darn nice set of shooting sticks you got there too.  :yoyo:

I'm glad the Ladies are coming thru too!!  :yoyo: :yoyo:

Rosana, great job!  I'll bet everyone is proud, especially your dad.  :highclap: And one shot, too!

I'm impressed :yoyo: :yoyo:.  Feel proud cause you deserve too[dad too].  Nice sticks and you should maybe keep them for a bit cause they seem to fit you :wink:

Way to go Rosana!  That's a fine looking doe. 

Welcome to FnF and congratulations on your first deer!

Congratulations on a great first deer Rosana.  :highclap: :highclap:

Pat

Welcome to the site Rosana, and yes congrats are in order for that first deer. :wink: Nice job.

Your dad could patent those shooting stix :congrats:

WTG Rosana!!!!!   I too live in WV and we are proud to have ya hunting with us!!!!   Good Job!    :yoyo: :yoyo: :highclap: :highclap: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

Congrats to you and your dad young lady on a mighty fine doe! Glad you got to put them sticks to use! You should be very proud of your first! YAHOOOO  :dance:

:congrats: :highclap: Another good story to boot!   :highclap: :congrats: 

Congradulations Rosana on your 1st deer.  :highclap: :highclap:Way to go. :yoyo:

Congrats Rosana, great job  :congrats:

Congratulations on your first deer, Rosana!!!!    :highclap:    Nice job ya did there.  Excellent shot!  Cool!!   :congrats:

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Hi my name is Dante and I'm 9 years old.  I want to tell you about my buck I shot. Every year we go to deer camp with my cousins and uncles. The night before rifle season I stayed up late playing poker with the guys. On Monday morning we woke up at 5 'oclock had breakfast and went out before first light. We got up in the stand. I was really tiered. We stayed up for about 1 hour ½. My dad spotted a buck far away in the woods. We had to wait intill it came up the mountain onto the logen road. We lost sight of it for about ten minnutes. Then we saw a deer on the logen road. It was a doe and then 4 more doe went by. My dad looked threw the binocutors and said don't move a doe is staring right at us. Then suddenly it snorted and all five ran away. Suddenly the buck jumped out onto the logen road and my dad made a sound it stopped. About to seconds went by bam!!! The buck lonched forward then took off. After that 2 more deer ran by. We went to the spot and found some hair we couldn't find any blood. I wasen't fealling that confident. We followed the other deers footprints. I looked up ahead and there it was laying there. I ran up and yelled it's an eight point!!! After that we went back to were the buck ran and there was a highway of blood in it's track.  I shot it with a 223 and my dad said it was 146 yards and it was a good shot.

Dante!...you da man. :eyebrow:
Congrats on the big ol deer! wow. :yoyo:

Thanks!

Sweet! Nice buck, and welcome to FnF Dante.

Way to go Dante!  :highclap: :highclap: 146 yards, that's a great shot.  :congrats: :congrats:

Pat

Great shot, Dante!   :highclap:  Heck of a nice deer too.  You got something to be proud of there for sure.   ;yes; 

Heck of a deer and shot Dante :yoyo: :yoyo:.  Feel proud as you deserve too. 

awesome shot, GREAT buck, congrats Dante  :congrats: :yoyo:

Dante ......Proud of ya man!!!!!!     HECK of a good shot......  And a fine Trophy!!  :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:

Heck of a shot ya put on that monster buck Dante! Good job waiting him out too little dude! The story made it sound like I was there with you  - Congrats to you and your Dad on a fine buck ...  :yoyo: :highclap: :congrats: :highclap: :yoyo:

This here's another fine young man that I watched rise up through the ranks and become a fine hunter and sportsman.  Most of all,  I'm proud to call him a friend!  Way to go Dante!  You know I'm really proud of you. :highclap:

Dave

Congratulations on the nice buck Dante!! He looks like a nice thick critter. You made a heckuva shot on that one.  :yoyo: :yoyo:

Very nice buck Dante !! :yoyo: :yoyo: You should be proud of it. :highclap: And a good shot too. :congrats: :congrats:

 :nono: Thanks soooo much!!!!  :eyebrownod:

Super job guys and gals !!  :yoyo:  :highclap:  :bowingsmilie:
Congratulations !  :congrats:   :congrats:

WOW! Great deer!  :yoyo:

bigger then the ones i killed this year, o i havent killed any this year :hahaha:  nice buck :yoyo:

Congrats to all, great bucks and great stories.

I am Kacee Crawford and this is my entry for the youth contest and on behalf of all of us kids I want to say thanks to all who support and understand the importance of youth hunting.  :biggrin:


This is my story about how I shot my buck on youth weekend at my Dad’s lease.  It was a really great experience that I hope to repeat every year! 

My Mom, Dad, and I all went to my deer stand early in the morning.

When we got in the area, we forgot to turn and go behind the feeder and we accidentally drove up on a buck.   This did not bode well for our hunt.  We continued on and parked the truck in the normal place and walked all the way back to the blind.  This morning was not as cold as the one before but was still a little chilly. When we finally got in the stand we positioned my .243 so that I could make sure I could see the feeder.

At this point, I was tired, anxious, and impatiently waited for the sun to come up, and for the feeder to go off.  When it finally did start running, it was no time before the deer showed up.  They must have been waiting off in the trees and probably watching us the whole time.  The first to show up was a group of four does.  They stayed at the feeder for a long time, grazing on the corn until the bucks started to show up.

Then my Dad saw a deer coming in way off in the distance.  From that far away, he could already tell he was at least a ten point.  Then as he got closer my Dad said he thought he was an eleven point.  I was not sure at this point if I was going to get to shoot.  My best deer had only been a 135 eight point with a kicker.  This was more than I could expect for my Dad to let me shoot.

My Dad had to really look him over close to see if it was my turn!  I knew that if he allowed me to shoot this buck, that it would mean that his season would be over, all before it even started.

He looked him over for about six or seven minutes and then finally, with a smile, he said I could shoot him.

I prepared my gun, my Mom turned the safety off, and then “BOOM”, I shot the buck and the 85 gr TSX found its mark.

The buck ran about 20 â€" 30 yards and went behind some thick mesquite trees where we couldn’t see him for the longest time.  We were not sure if he had already laid down so we gave him about thirty more minutes to see if he would move.  While we waited the other bucks and the does kept running up and stomping at him so we knew he was still in the trees.

We decided that it had been long enough and my Dad got out of the stand to get a look at him from a different angle.  My Mom and I waited while he took his little walk.  Before he got very close, he looked back and said for me to come get your deer.

When my mom and I walked up on the deer my Dad had already given him a good look over and said he was actually a thirteen point.  I was so excited and overwhelmed with emotion. I knew how big this deer was and what my Dad had given up to give me this chance. 

I watched my Dad look at the deer while he called his other lease mates and could just see the happiness in my Dad’s eyes.

My dad then said he had watched this deer for four years. My dad said the guys on the lease named him Baby.


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Congratulations to all of the other contestants! It looks like yall had a great hunting experience too!
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Great story Kacee and thats a dandy of a buck, CONGRATS !!   :yoyo:

Kacee,   Congrats on a deer you can be proud of the rest of your life!!   :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

And also proud, as we all are that you got a dad that takes the time to show you why we love hunting so much... :wink:   :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :highclap: :highclap: :highclap: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :highclap: :highclap: :highclap: :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:

Named him "baby?"
That is no baby :nono:

Congrats Kacee on a wonderful harvest :yoyo:

thanks   
:biggrin:

We called him baby because the first time he was seen was four years prior and he was a large 10 for his age with his floppy ear on one side and he was seen two or three times a year after that, no he is a great buck and I am very proud that she took a mature buck that scores 153 4/8.  It is hard to describe the emotions when she walked up on the buck.

Thanks daddy  :biggrin:

Very  nice indeed!! Congratulations!!   :congrats: :congrats:

WOW Kacee !!! That's a VERY nice buck. :highclap: :highclap: :highclap:You should be very proud of that one. :yoyo:

WOW! Now that's a MUNSTER OF A BUCK! Congratulations to you and your Dad Kacee! You sure put the smack down on that big buck! You are a very good story teller too, almost like being there as I was reading. Congrats again!  :yoyo:

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Thanks  :yoyo:

Congrats on the the success  :yoyo:  :highclap:  :highclap:

Wow Kacee,
that's an incredible deer!  He looks more like Baby Huey than just Baby.
And how much fun it sounded as BOTH your mom and dad were there.
Congrats

Incredible buck Kacee! Welcome to FnF and thank you for sharing with us.

 :yoyo: thanks yall  :yoyo:

Dad had told me that there was a buck back where I decided to hunt that evening, but all day I'd seen nothing but a doe, so I didn't have high hopes. He had a doctor's appointment that day, and Mom had let me take one last try at  shooting a deer. As I walked through the crunching leaves, I saw the silhouette of a doe walking through the trees on the right side of the ravine I was walking through. Quickly, I raised my .30-30 to my shoulder and peered through the scope. When the doe walked into a gap between the trees, I fired. I listened as closely as I could and didn't hear her running off, so I went to look for her. Just as I started to think that she wasn't there, I heard footsteps and saw a doe closely followed by a buck coming down the other side. I hesitated, because I still wasn't completely sure that I had missed the doe. Just as I decided not to shoot, they both ran back up the other side from where they had come. I looked for my doe for another 10 to 15 minutes and finally decided that I hadn't hit her. The rain was picking up, so I decided to go back home when I heard footsteps on the other side again. When I spotted the deer and then found him in my scope, I realized that the buck was coming back. I fired once, and watched in horror as he trotted through the bottom of the ravine, apparently unharmed. I shot again. This time I was sure I'd hit him. He trotted some more and stood there like he didn't know what was going on. Never having had an experience like this before, I didn't know what to do. Just as I was about to shoot again, he crouched down on the ground. I was about to come in closer when he tried to run back up the other side, but failed and rolled over, dead. My heart was in my throat. When I got to my trophy, I counted 7 points and guessed he was about 12 or 13 inches wide. He had a very big body. I am very proud of my first buck that I shot on my own.
Thanks you Fins and Fur for the opportunity to do this contest and thanks for the advice, Dad! I would have posted my story earlier, but I was hoping I would get a shot at another, bigger buck, but as you probably guessed that didn't happen.

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Right on Josh.  That one looks like it will do nicely.  Always remember a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

BigDawg......I am as Proud as I have ever been.......WYG!!! Buddy!!!!   :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

Man that a very good looking buck there to go with another very good story. Congratulations on your buck BigDawg! He's a DANDY!

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Love those bucks with tall racks! Congrats on a dandy buck Josh!

Way to go Josh.  :highclap: :highclap: That's a great looking buck.

Pat

Congrats on your buck!!!!  :yoyo:  :highclap: :congrats:

WoW! The kids sure have posted up some nice deer this season.

Still have some time before the contest comes to a close (next Friday). I believe I'll let my oldest boy (Joe age 14) skip school for a couple days and see if we can get him on a last minute buck or doe.

Hope he gets one Fost.

Josh, always remember, it's not the size of your buck, it's the breed of your truck....that matters :yoyo:

You done good and I bet your dad is twice as proud as you are.

Nice job buddy. :yoyo:

 :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: Nice Job For sure

Great buck and story Josh, congrats  :yoyo:

Way to go young man! :congrats:

There sure have been some great pictures and stories.  I love reading them.

Jerry

It's me Bob and I would like to enter the contest if I meet all the requirement, I'm just going to copy my story to here

Hi guys it's me Bob

Today me and my old man went out calling coyotes and I was really happy that I might get my first coyote, calling. We went out North West of our house  to a stand beside some bales, we sat down and let everything calm down. About 5 minutes later dad was getting his gun ready to shoot and I just seen the coyote when dad shot and you know what, HE MISSED :doh2:. We went to our second stand on a cut line where we had already seen a coyote sitting in the field as we drove by so I called and waited for about 3 minutes and a coyote came out around the wrong corner( I call it a wrong corner because my gun was pointed the other way), any way I moved my gun very slowly to point at him and by that time the coyote was within 100 yards, so I set up and pulled the trigger but I missed, I shot again and I missed again, but you didn't here it from me :innocentwhistle:. Anyway after that we went driving and I seen a nice mule buck so I got some pictures to show you.

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Nice rack, eh? After that we went to a different stand on a friends piece of land.I sat here with my dad sitting just in the bushes to the left of me.

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We sat there for about 10 minutes and a nice little coyote came out of the bush right in my sights :eyebrow: I settled in and squeezed the trigger, when it hit he started to spin like a beserk top. when he came to rest I was shaking like a cold little calf getting some warm milk in my tummy. I came walking down the hill feeling like a bit of a super hero because this was my first ever coyote that I shot calling.

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Here comes the hero poses

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after that I was pretty pumped so we were driving to another stand when I seen a porcupine and of course we stopped, because I love talking to little animals. Here is a couple pics. for you guys.

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anyway after that little episode we went to another stand and called for about 5 minutes and 1 coyote was walking in :eyebrownod: and then another  :nono: and then one came in within 50 yards right in front of me :biggrin: after that I just aimed and dropped him, but the sound was kinda funny because all there was, was a Bang Wop.

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We went to another stand that was just half a mile away from the first one. We sat there for about 20 minutes and I was about to leave when a coyote jumped up in front of me and scared my pants off. When we were leaving I seen a nice size Whitetail antler on the ground

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So If anybody wants it my dad could bring it down when he goes to the states.

Well after that we went home, and here's my pic. with my first ever Coyotes.

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Thanks you Mr.Groves for giving my dad that called in the first coyote I ever shot
& thank you Mr. Latta for giving me the call that brought in the coyote that I called.
Bob
     

Just a reminder that entries must be posted by the end of the day January 15th. Thats this coming Friday...... :holdon:

Been a lot of good entries so far.

Welcome to the contest Bob!! I'm very glad you decided to sign up for it.  :yoyo: :yoyo:

Entries, must be posted by midnight tonight :yoyo:
(board time)

Anxious to see if anyone posts up a last minute hunt. My two boys and I were suppose to hunt since Wednesday.... but the rain and wind has kept us inside. So we're looking to get our hunting "fix" vicariously through someone else hunt!  :wink:

Bob, those pictures are fantastic! That one coyote is almost as big as you! Way to go and thanks for sharing!!

Nice yotes!  Congrats

Looks like the Youth Hunt Contest has come to a close. I want to thank and congratulate everyone for their submission.   :highclap:

Same here. Awesome job done by the kids. :congrats:

I'd also like to extend a big thank you to all of you that donated making this whole event even possible. Lots of nice stuff going out to these young men and women. :congrats:

Congradulations to all you young hunters. Those were some great pictures and stories. :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:
And a THANK YOU to FOs and everybody that donated prizes for the hunt. :yoyo:

Kudos to everyone!    :highclap:

You guys and gals did great.  Congrats to all  :yoyo: :highclap: :highclap: :congrats:

WTG Bob! Looks like you and your dad had a great day together!  :yoyo:

Congrats to all of the contestants. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the pictures and stories.  :congrats: Thank you for sharing them.

Congrats all around!!!!!   :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

And a big thanks to those who helped so much putting this on!!!     :highclap: :highclap: :highclap: :highclap:

The participation in this one warms my heart......it keeps hunting alive for our children's future!  :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:

Congrats on all of your guys trophy animals!!!!!!  :highclap: :highclap:

Your all winners in my book!!!! :congrats: