Hunter: Forrest RyanPoints: 9 (5L, 4R)County: PikeSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryHad a few pictures of this deer the previous week and figured he was just passing through. Got lucky on Friday the 13th and was able to get eyes on him while he was feeding with a doe. Was able to share this moment with the entire…

Hunter: Ron MorrellPoints: 8 (4L, 4R)County: CalhounSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI had just dropped my boys off at a good honey hole on Chickasawhatchee WMA, and I was running late getting in the stand that afternoon. It was around 4:15 pm and was riding by and saw a nice hardwood bottom in the middle of some tall…

Hunter: Scarlett MorganPoints: 10 (5L, 5R)County: DoolySeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryScarlett and I had seen this buck a couple weeks ago from the same stand. A wary doe had us pinned while this buck was broadside. By the time Scarlett had a chance to get the scope on him, he had too many limbs in between us…

Hunter: Wilder DukesPoints: 9 (4L, 5R)County: MadisonSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI have been patient this season with watching deer. I felt like this one was the right deer to pull the trigger on. We got set up from 250 yards and waited for him to turn broadside. I put a perfect heart shot on him and recovered…

Hunter: Blair BennettPoints: 10 (5L, 5R)County: ClaySeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryBlair saw multiple bucks chasing, inclusive a young 8-point and young 10-point, but she was patient. She noticed the younger bucks become anxious and then run off and out stepped this big ole bruiser. Ahe knew he was an older, mature bjck and put a great shot…

Hunter: Jason TinsleyPoints: 8 (4L, 4R)County: ForsythSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI’ve been watching this buck on camera since last hunting season. My girlfriend named him the Christmas tree buck because his rack was tall and was shaped like a Christmas tree. He was on camera again in Sept & Oct 2024 but no pictures of him in…

Hunter: Luke WoernerPoints: 8 (4L, 4R)County: PikeSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryThe day before this hunt was heavy rain and downpour. I was hunting over a creek out of its banks and the wind was blowing hard from the northwest with small showers here and there. With the rain on the day prior the deer were bound to…

Hunter: Jeremy DossPoints: 8 (4L, 4R)County: BrooksSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryThis deer, known as “Broke Ear,” earned his name on our trail cameras back in 2021. He was an unmistakable 4.5-year-old 8-pointer with a distinctively drooping left ear. Ever since, he’s been a ghost—rarely showing himself in daylight, with only a handful of trail camera photos and…

Hunter: Davis BarronPoints: 10 (6L, 4R)County: FultonSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI called this one ‘the buck so nice, I had to shoot it twice.’ So about a year and a half ago, my wife and purchased a little piece of land not far from the city center of Alpharetta. Since then, I’ve continued to run trail cams…

Hunter: Cannon PadgettPoints: 12 (6L, 6R)County: LeeSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryWe started getting pictures of this deer in July. He has consumed all of our time since then studying his behavior. My 11 year old claimed this deer before season ever started. We played cat and mouse with him the first month of the season. We would…