A few Missouri Deer from the last 5 seasons.

[callaojoe]

Just a few of the deer I have had the good fortune to take or be with my sons while they shot, in the last couple of years. Macon County MO.

2006 Rifle T/C Encore 30-06.

2007 - Oldest Son's rifle Weatherby MK-V .270 Win.

My 2007 Rifle kill T/C Encore 30-06.

2008 - My younger son killed this 12 pt with rifle on Nov 7th, and I killed mine on Nov 8th with a bow. Great weekend.


2009 - Rifle kill - T/C Encore 30-06

2010 - Rifle Kill Cooper 52 Classic

[TONK]

Why dog my cats! I never knew they had bucks in those Misery Hardwoods, reckon I best put my glasses on next time I go hunting.

[Glen]

Those are some dandy bucks!!

[Song Dog]

Thats awesome! WTG!

[Mike]

Nice collection of deer, Joe. I hunt pretty close to you, in Howard County.

[callaojoe]

Why dog my cats! I never knew they had bucks in those Misery Hardwoods, reckon I best put my glasses on next time I go hunting.

One or two anyway, nothing like Iowa, where there is a booner behind every tree from what I hear....

The buck I killed this year fooled me, thought he was a 10 pt, but he din't have any brow tines....... Oh well... He still tastes good off the grill.

[TONK]

CalloaJoe, I used to hunt up around Kirksville back in the late 60's & 70's for my bucks! A good friend of mine in Iowa showed me some pictures from his camera's on stand and I have never seen such large bucks live on the hoof before mind you. The smallest I saw was a 12 pointer with bases big as my wrists! I haven't been back since we lost our hunting honey hole for whitetail bucks, they sold the farm and no lease could be purchased as before....tuff luck I guess.

[callaojoe]

Well, I was lucky enough to buy my place, before it got too expensive....

It' ain't big, just short of 60 acres.... But, it's in a good spot....

Deer just keep getting bigger and better since antler restrictions went in.

That is why I was upset with the buck I killed this year, if not for the fact I thought it was a 10 pt, I'd a let him walk.... But, I've killed a lot of bucks over the years, and I am hung at 9pts.... Each of my boys has killed a 10 or more, and they keep giving my crap about it.... So, I thought, time to get that monkey off my back... But, my near 50 year old eyes fooled me, and when I saw he had 4 up top on the left side, figured he was probably a 10... But not even a hint of brow tines... Oh well.