2024 Best Whitetail Photo Contest, sponsored by First Lite

[lgjelhaug]

First deer with the bow, on public land in MN, and had the pleasure of having my family help track (only went 60 yards) and get it out.

 

[Duckmam208]

Public land mountain buck

 

[West.mass.hunter]

Harvested in Massachusetts on Dec 12, 2024. The mass on the antler base dropped my jaw

 

[LincG88]

 

[dayton.bailey6]

BC Mountain Whitetail

 

[bowuntr]

Coues Whitetail, Mexico December 12th. Ed F

 

[Lowedown]

Photo options were limited this time of day, so this is the prettiest picture I could create His Left side has a big split G2, and he is my best Whitetail to date It was an awesome hunt with the best of friends and family! Thanks for the contest opportunity!

 

[guf54]

Nebraska rifle buck

 

[HUNT JR]

2024 Coues with my Dad

 

[HUNT JR]

2024 Coues #2 with my Dad

 

[ShortMagFan]

Some great deer and pictures in this thread.

If I get a vote, post #34 is the winner

Here is my last minute buck. Hunted him all season and shot him yesterday at last light. And it was my last hunt of the season.

 

[silasbowhunter]

Got him 13 minutes before sunset on the last day of season. Came out with 6 other bucks of various ages. 137” and change! Had tons of trail cam pics of him but only ever saw him in person one time!

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[elkhunter6x6]

Montana, Thanksgiving, 2024

 

[IDbrushswimmer]

I saw a lot bucks this year, and was beyond happy to take this one home. Little bit of cool fall color in the background too.

 

[WI Shedhead]

Nebraska archery kill during the rifle season

 

[Tegr0429]

2024 south GA whitetail over a hot white oak. I found this hot dropping white oak hours before setting up over it. I situated myself 10 yards down wind from the oak. After sitting for only 45 minutes I looked up to see this buck coming in. He fed on white oaks acorns as I drew back my stalker stickbow recurve and placed a perfect arrow behind the shoulder. The deer ran about 80 yards before dying on a small island near the creek I was hunting by. After a short and cold swim I had my hands on him. What a picture perfect south GA evening with my recurve in hand.

 

[lnewton]

I have been going to the woods with a bow for close to 30 years. I did arrow a small forked antlered deer in 2008 with a new bow I had bought that year but other than wild hogs, I have just not been able to get a chance at a decent buck. Had some near misses and even hit one high a couple of years ago and saw him the next season but no buck kills with archery gear since 2008 This is January 12th 2025 and I finally got it done. Spot and stalk/Still hunting while walking a trail to the area that I had planned to hunt this evening and watched this buck stand up out of his bed, he finally made his way my direction as I did my best to stay low. As he passed behind some thick brush I drew and must have hit a branch I didn’t see between he and I. He trotted around behind me and gave a full frontal shot at 20 yards. My arrow hit and he dropped immediately. He got up and after about a 200 yard track I found him, had to give him 1 more arrow for good measure. What a season. Hunted hard and finally have a good archery buck!

 

[CorbLand]

The realization that it’s just work from here.

 

[SavedByGrace2001]

Ohio archery 10-28-24

 

[SavedByGrace2001]

Indiana archery 11-14-24