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Great looking buck! Awesome how it all came together.

Definitely a cool buck - congrats!

Merry Christmas!

You certainly have a gift - those are some amazing photos. Thanks so much for sharing! Merry Christmas!

I'm speechless. You guys packed several lifetimes of huge bucks into one awesome year - Huge congrats!

That is awesome. For whatever reason this was a bang-up year for big late bulls. Congrats and great job!

Hard to go wrong with the badlands packs. Very versatile - All three of my boys used them. I may have one up for sale before long as I switched my personal day pack over to a Kuiu.

Man - what a great buck! That's just so awesome. Congrats.

My boys have certainly had some great youth hunts over the years. Turkey, elk, deer and javelina. I've shared stories and pictures of them over the years. Well, my two oldest boys are grown up but I got one more youth hunt with my youngest son, Josh. We found this buck at sunlight opening morning but after a long stalk, could only locate the does he was with. The next morning it was all Josh. I had an idea where they had gone but Josh decided to split up because he had his own idea - and he was right. It's bittersweet - I wouldn't have found this buck again, but Josh did it on his own. I'm extremely grateful for the many hunts I've had with my boys, and can only hope that as they get older, they'll still want to go hunting with the old man.

Man I want that gun - bad timing for me.

I usually prefer wide vs tall, but that tall buck with the distinctive drop up front is freaking amazing. A buck like that could easily become an obsession.

Definitely one of the most underrated guns. The first and only gun my dad bought me was a marlin 30/30. I never killed a deer with it but killed my first Javi with it at age 14 (long time ago - lol). Growing up in Oklahoma, that was *the* rifle. I think I've heard or read somewhere that more whitetail deer have been taken with a 30/30 than any other gun. I don't have facts or stats to back that, but given it's history, at the least it's a cool legacy and worth looking into. My first coues was with a .270 my dad built with parts he ordered from Herter's (1950's - 60s). Not an expensive rifle, but one I still can hardly take out of the foam case it's been in, which is a shame because it's a shooter, just I couldn't bear putting a scratch on it.

Very nice job - both on the hunt and capturing it all to take us along.

Very nicely done - congratulations!

Sweet buck! Congrats.

Very cool - some really nice bucks on there. Thanks for sharing.

I know I've got a picture of this somewhere, but there was an albino mule deer doe in NM just outside of Glenwood. Maybe not 100% albino but definitely white.

A really - really nice/great family was hit hard with probably the worst nightmare imaginable. They lost children over the weekend down in Tonto basin. The recovery efforts are still ongoing. If you have a moment to extend your prayers for this family, please do so.

That's awesome! Great buck.

The father has been in the freezing water for over 48 hours, looking for his daughter. I cant do more than I am, but lots of people, the guys with big equipment are there. All I ask, please, don't go after these parents, they are going through more than most of us can imagine. If you can say a prayer for them.

You're worried about what they'll be charged with- how about every time they see a family with their kids alive, how about driving by a high school and thinking about what grade your kid would be in?

please don't go there. yes I know them This your take? Pretty heartless.

We know these people, the kids it's just the worst.

I'm sure you will, Houston. As I'm sure you've seen already it happens really fast. One day they're just little, the next they're all grown up.

Thanks Singleshot - you were extremely helpful on a few of those hunts sharing your knowledge and getting us in good places. You're always welcome in my camp and I hope I can help out the way you have for us.