2019 Best Whitetail Hunt Photo, Sponsored by First Lite

[robby denning]

Hey Roksliders,
First Lite has stepped up for 2019 for this contest. First Lite has a complete line of Whitetail performance clothing in their Sanctuary and Solitude lines (including women's pieces in the Sanctuary). Some quick videos here:

They have quite a few crossover pieces from other lines that work great for the Whitetail Hunter. See it all here

Once you're done drooling, why not try and win some of that line in our annual Best Whitetail Hunt Photo contest?

Contest is simple:

This is NOT a biggest buck contest, but a "best photo" contest. The winning 2019 photo will be judged on the following criteria and rules:

1) WOW Factor. Is it a great photo that grabs the viewer? This takes in lighting, color, uniqueness, etc.

2) Composition- by that we mean the way in which the different parts that make up your photo are arranged- is there too much background, not enough animal? Or visa versa? Are the antler tips out of the frame or the hunter's head cut off? Or is it a good balance between the buck, the hunter, the terrain? (the hunter is not required to appear in the photo.)

3) Size of animal. This doesn't mean biggest animal wins, but if #1 and #2 are equal, we'll chose the bigger animal.

4) Must be a photo of a buck harvested in 2019 (or before January 15th, 2020)

5) Between archery season and January 15th, post up your best 2019 harvest photo on this thread (don't know how to post pics? Click here )

6) One photo per buck only. If you harvest multiple bucks, you can enter one photo for each

7) Also, by posting on this thread, you agree to let Rokslide and First Lite use any of the photos in promotional material without compensation

8) Any international winner is responsible for border tax, custom fees, excessive postage fees, etc.

If you want to see the 2018 finalists and get an idea of what we're looking for, click here

 

[Btaylor]

Awesome!!

 

[MadDawg]

Oh man im pumped!!

 

[JesseG74]

That was Awesome...

 

[KChunter71]

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[Gumbo]

I'll start it off with my first velvet deer. Shot on September 7th (opening day) in NE Montana, spot and stalk on public land with a bow. The setting and hunt were surreal, the deer was a huge bodied 5x5 with a gorgeous cape and perfect velvet. To steal a Gritty phrase, I felt like I was walking up on a unicorn as I approached him.

 

[Cove-Creek]

Great deer! Congrats!

 

[Skuhzz]

Really nice buck, congrats! Compound or trad?

 

[Gumbo]

Really nice buck, congrats! Compound or trad?

Thanks! Compound, I like success way too much to ditch the training wheels.

 

[Skuhzz]

Thanks! Compound, I like success way too much to ditch the training wheels.

Training wheels or not that's a great deer! Congrats again, looking forward to more pictures like it from this thread. Hoping to post one of my own!

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[Gumbo]

Training wheels or not that's a great deer! Congrats again, looking forward to more pictures like it from this thread. Hoping to post one of my own!

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Thanks, hope you stick a bruiser!

 

[TBoschma]

The Body on this tank was tremendous, I cant wait to send the teeth in and find out the age! Montana sure is a special place, I love hunting the mornings and listing to the cranes come off the fields and geese making their first flights off the river not far away.

 

[jspradley]

I believe the technical term for that deer is a "Thicc Boi"

 

[PMcGee]

Opening day Pennsylvania.
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[Gumbo]

Opening day Pennsylvania.
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Awesome buck, I love the wavy tines!

 

[tyeager2964]

That's a very solid PA buck

 

[RedRidge]

Georgia Swamp Buck

 

[Blackhawk45hunter]

Public land Ohio doe. This section of forest service land is landlocked on 3 sides and the only way to it is a 3 mile hike from the other side. The benefit is zero competition, but you have to pack it out. Less than an hour sitting and she popped up at 20 yards.

 

[MadDawg]

Little sister is deadly with the smoke pole!

 

[KHNC]

South Carolina buck this morning before work. 10 Yard shot, short recovery! Triple Throat patch, first for me out of a couple 100 whitetails over the years.