Hunter: Chuck EllisPoints: 8 (4L, 4R)County: MeriwetherSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryThis was the only deer that visited the food plot that morning. I had several pictures of him this year and last, so was very excited when he stepped out into the open. He finally presented a good shot! So thankful for the harvest!Return to List

Hunter: Jon ParrishPoints: 11 (5L, 6R)County: JasperSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI’ve been watching the deer for over 3 years. I had no pics or sightings last year so assumed he was dead but found the sheds this spring. I shot him at 220 yards with a .280 ackley. I watched him 25 yards back in the woods…

Hunter: Brandon WatkinsPoints: 11 (6L, 5R)County: CrawfordSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryIt was the first time I had checked my camera in several weeks and as I scrolled through the several hundred pictures, I eventually came across two pictures of this buck. He walked past my camera 11 days prior and two grainy pictures of him was all…

Hunter: Jacob MoorePoints: 13 (5L, 8R)County: MeriwetherSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StorySitting in a box blind and I noticed movement to the left of the food plot about 120 yards away. I got my gun up to see what it was and it was this stud. He started walking across the food plot and tried to stop him…

Hunter: Aubrey WatersPoints: 6 (3L, 3R)County: DouglasSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryFriday the 18th myself and my daughter (Aubrey) set out on her second hunt ever. The buck came in at approximately 8:05 AM. Aubrey took the deer at approximately 52 yards while he stood broadside. The deer fell in its tracks. She was a very happy little…

Hunter: Tim HambyPoints: 13 (6L, 7R)County: HancockSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI have had this buck on camera since he was in velvet. I am hunting family property that my late father-in-law, Johnny owned. I decided this year to hunt a piece of the property that has not been hunted in several years. I set up a camera…

Hunter: Rhett SmithPoints: 7 (3L, 4R)County: DoolySeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI was hunting with my dad on the ground. A 4-pointer came out and he was eating peanuts for about 15 minutes and kept looking behind him. We felt like something else was in the woods. Then this buck stepped out and I dropped him.Return to List

Hunter: Jonathan OverholtPoints: 9 (4L, 5R)County: MaconSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI had set a ground blind up at the edge of a corn plot and mowed some corn down to be able to see better. I had a big doe and yearling in for a good while eating corn when I looked beyond them and saw a…

Hunter: Allen ArnoldPoints: 10 (5L, 5R)County: BaldwinSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryDeer came across end of shooting lane 160 yards.I grunted with my mouth but he never slowed. Made a quick shot. Didn’t see him fall. I thought if I hit him, it would be far back. I got down and walked away and came in a ways…

Hunter: Bob DysartPoints: 8 (4L, 4R)County: MaconSeason: 2024-2025Hunt Storyi WAS HUNTING ON THE GROUND IN A CAMO FOLDING CHAIR BEHIND A LEAF-O-FLAGE PORTABLE TURKEY BLIND. I HAD HUNTED THE MORNING AND HAD ONLY SEEN ONE DEER, A 3 1/2 YR OLD 8 POINTER AT 10:00. WENT TO LUNCH AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD AT 4:15.…