Rokslide 2020 Best Youth Hunt Photo Contest, sponsored by Western Edge Gear

[Dogdude]

I guess the second photo is the 'official entry' but it's hard to convey the story of that experience in just one image. It was a great day for my 13 year old daughter but probably even moreso for her very proud dad.

 

[Yellowknife]

My sons (11) first caribou, Aug 2020. We stalked it right down to 50 yds, and he took it with a single shot. A good day for both of us.

 

[AK Troutbum]

I don’t know if this qualifies since the OP states that the hunt must take place between September 1 and December 10, but my 17 Y/O son shot this little bull caribou with his bow in mid August of this year. 100% DIY hunt that he did with his two best buddies, on the north side of the Brooks Range.

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[nphunter]

14yr olds first elk, he shot it in a blizzard this morning.

 

[Elk830]

I don’t know if this qualifies since the OP states that the hunt must take place between September 1 and December 10, but my 17 Y/O son shot this little bull caribou with his bow in mid August of this year. DIY hunt that he did with his two best buddies, on the north side of the Brooks Range.

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Nice.

 

[nodakian]

This won’t qualify, but John had a good morning. We put on a lot of miles, many of them in ugly conditions, and finally connected on a nice crisp ND morning.

 

[idcuda]

My son's (13) first elk from early November in Idaho. He got to experience the highs (pictured) and the lows (the midnight pack out the night before in rain and 20-degree temps), and he's ready for more.

 

[Chesapeake173]

“Just” a doe but this was my daughter’s first deer that she did all on her own. She’s been busting her butt all fall with her bow and rifle holding out for a buck but she finally decided to take this doe.

I couldn’t be prouder.

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[TripleJ]

Here is my youngest son Jerome’s youth tag blacktail. He is 15.

 

[hunt1up]

I tried to get my 9 year old daughter her first deer this season and during our youth firearm season but the weather sucked. I took her and my son to one of my blinds and set her up with a crossbow. After freaking out and missing a small buck, she later aced this nice doe. No mountain hunting for them yet but someday soon I’m sure. The first pic is my “official” entry.

 

[GreenNDark Timber]

My 11yr old son Clark with his second bow kill. A public land Arkansas river bottom buck .

 

[95tigerbill]

My 15yr old filled both deer tags during archery this year.

 

[sneek-ee]

 

[338edge]

My daughter Shyanns first bull. She made a great 250 yard shot with her deceased grandpa's 7mm Remington magnum.

 

[nodakian]

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What a beast!

 

[String&stick]

Sons second deer in his first deer season.

 

[jmez]

First rooster.

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[robby denning]

I don’t know if this qualifies since the OP states that the hunt must take place between September 1 and December 10, but my 17 Y/O son shot this little bull caribou with his bow in mid August of this year. DIY hunt that he did with his two best buddies, on the north side of the Brooks Range.

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We’ll qualify any animal taken in August too. Just an oversight on our part


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[Tsenenfelder]

Welcome to Rokslide’s 2020 Best Youth Hunt Photo Contest! This is the first year of the contest, and we are looking forward to some great entries that show the next generation of hunters out in the field. I have been working with Robby Denning and Steve Rude, the owner of Western Edge Gear (a Rokslide sponsor) to bring this contest to you and your youth hunter. Western Edge Gear has generously offered a complete youth pack with accessories to the photo that wins first place. The grand prize consists of a Bullion Butte package, complete with water bottle holder, gun bearer, accessory pouch, and reversible blaze orange panel pouch – a package total of over $450.

I will be reviewing and testing this exact setup with my son and daughter leading up to their Arizona elk hunt. The live review thread is here: https://www.rokslide.com/forums/thr...-pack-test-and-review-updated-9-18-20.187105/

After completion of the live review and test, the winner will receive the complete tested youth package!

The winning photo will be judged on the following criteria and rules:
1. WOW Factor. Is it a great photo that grabs the viewer? This takes into account lighting, color, uniqueness, etc.
2. Composition. How is the photo arranged and balanced – is there too much or too little of the background/foreground, animal, subject, etc?
3. Animal size. This is not a biggest animal contest, but a best photo contest that captures your youth hunter in the field. In this case, the focus is on the youth hunter, not necessarily the animal – but if two pictures are equal, generally the more impressive animal will win the tie-breaker.
4. Must be a photo of your youth hunter in the field during the 2020 season (1 September -10 December 2020), involved in any kind of hunting – waterfowl, small game, big game, etc. The youth hunter must be 17 or younger during the 2020 fall hunting season.
5. Only one entry is allowed per member.
6. Finalists will be selected by Rokslide Staff, and the winner will be selected by Rokslide Members.
7. By posting photos on this thread, you agree to let Rokslide and Western Edge Gear use the photos in promotional material without compensation.
8. Any international winner is responsible for border tax, custom fees, excessive postage fees, etc.

This is Griffin (age 8)and Jereko (age 6) on their first western deer hunt with mom and dad. We live in MN. This trip we taught firearm safety and practiced shooting their Red Ryder's for the first time. They have had them since their first christmas (Family tradition). The deer hunt turned into a rabbit hunt for a few hours each day with successful harvest on our final day. Proud mom and dad memories of watching these hunts go down.

 

[dguthrie85]

Here is my 11 year old's 1st Idaho bull. We got lucky and found this bull feeding late on the last day of the season. We slipped in and he made a great 350 yard shot.