Whitetail

We grown 'em big in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. The proof was hanging on a pulley at Jim's house on November 8, 2009 by 6:30pm.
This bad boy weighed in at a whopping 262 lbs., the largest deer taken by archery over Jim's days in the field boasting some 75 deer in total.

Jimmy always passes up bucks that most of would give our house for, but this night there was little thought needed as to pass or take this guy. Jim arrowed him at about 4:45 pm from his 30' stand and after about a 70 yard run it piled up and celebrating began.

Here are facts on this brute: 262 lbs. live weight, 207 lbs. dressed, rack green score 145 1/8", rack green score after deductions 142 3/8", 18 1/8" inside spread, G2 10.5", G3 7". Primary fact: great buck!

This is my third year bow hunting. I hunt during the spring and fall turkey seasons and the expanded and regular archery seasons. I hunt mostly on Islesboro Maine with family (boyfriend, uncle, grandfather) and friends. I go to Thomas College where I am majoring in elementary education and minoring in psychology. I also love to do competition shooting with family and friends and hope to one day get into actual competition shooting one day. Other hobbies are sports, running, swimming, water skiing, tubing, and I want to learn how to wakeboard. I am on Hoyts shooter staff through L.L. Cote sporting goods store in New Hampshire (who I also shoot for), and I am on the pro staffs for Victory Arrows, Bowrattler, She Safari, and Trophy Blend.

I was able to go out yesterday evening, September 19, and get a double (doe and buck). The doe came in at 5:45pm and I was able to get a shot at her around 6pm - she went about 50 yards and I got to hear her crash in woods. About 45 mins later the 6 pointer that I have been watching on the trail camera came in and gave me a shot - he went about 120 yards and piled up. I was wearing all She Safari Camo, shooting a 2009 Hoyt Alphamax, Victory Arrows, and I used Trophy Blends Scent 'deer herd' on my boots.

Tanya pictured with boyfriend Christopher

Great work Tanya!

Pictured below are a few members of the Kingsville Wild Goose Archery Club with whitetails taken after a successful late October hunt.

Seen here in picture #1 are from left to right: Graham Purdy , Jon Wood , Butch Marchand , Dave Zittlau.
Jon's 8 point in this photo field dressed at 218 lbs.

In picture #2 is Jon again after a hunt in the prime rut. Jon grunted in this record book buck at 8:30 am from his favorite stand over looking a cut corn field and a swail patch. To date this is Jon's largest deer taken with a bow. It green scored 152 3/8 gross and netted 144 0/8 and came in at 202 lbs field dressed.

In the next picture is Butch with his last evening buck.

This deer came in at 4:45 pm and gave him a nice broadside shot ... and well, the rest is history.
This on our last morning before pulling down all our stands.

Below, Dave makes a real nice 15 yard shot from the ground at this good sized doe.

We from the Kingsville Wild Goose Archery Club believe that it just goes to show how important practise is. We feel nothing would help you get ready for a great day in the field more than practice.

So to help fine tune your hunting skills come on out and give 3D a try.

We've all heard the stories. Every family seems to have one. Child leaves home to experience new places and get work somewhere else but makes it back home in time for the holidays. It's played out time and again in most countries but occasionally, the story has a twist. The twist in this case is a young guy with a love for deer hunting and time to make it happen with the help of family and friends.

Justin Drummond makes the trek back home to Kingsville from Kamloops, B.C. on the 21st of December with a view towards seeing friends and family for Christmas, but he also has a purpose in this case . . . to spend as much time in the deerstand in Kingsville as possible. He has a litte over a week to 'git-er-done' and he aims to make the most of his time.

Since the 21st, he's averaged about 5 hours a day in the treestand, except for Christmas eve day which was spent where it should be, with the family. His dad Greg and family friend Wayne Keys had set the treestand months before with little action seen during prime time. Justin endured some freezing temps and todays' balmy winds, so he's seen it all in a short time. He was on his way to the treestand when his dad Greg called him on the cell phone from another stand and told him to "get in your stand as fast as you can, we have a buck on the way . . . NOW!". Justin had just barely made it to the stand and put his harness on when in 5 minutes after taking his seat he looked to the right and there he was, the biggest buck he has ever taken. The big boy was just about 20 yards away when Justin took the best shot afforded and put the Crimson Talon broadhead directly through the spine and both lungs of the buck, dropping him in his tracks.

Do I need to tell you just how his next hour went? My take is that it was pretty much a blur including gutting, high fives, deer dragging and hanging, pics, more high fives and facial smile muscles that hadn't been used in a long time.

Justin is pictured above with his trophy which by best estimates weighed in at about 150 lbs. Also pictured below are from left to right: dad (Greg), Wayne Keys, Justin (holding the Crimson Talon broadhead), Steve Branch, bother (Sean D.) and the guest of honour, the Drummond buck.