2005 Deer Hunting Photo Contest

[Tom Linderholm]

Before

After

Images of Brother in Law and his 10

[dag_1980]

excellent story Dag and congrats on your buck this year. photo looks good too. thanks for leaving the big one out there for me to through some lead at hopefully this weekend, but congrats again on your deer and nice pics from wyoming

[Art Barbarians]

Congratulations on everyone’s success to this point!

There are a lot of trail camera and archery pictures that are in the forums and haven’t been submitted yet.

Minnesota Deer Hunters Association is providing the following prizes to the contest.

Limited Edition Print “Buck Fever Challenge” by Roger Dullinger

Limited Edition Print “Evening Passage” by Rosemary Millette

And a 1 Year Adult Membership to Minnesota Deer Hunters Association

Membership for one year. Includes 4 issues of Whitetales magazine, membership card, decal, and AD&D insurance.

MDHA Membership Drive !

10/11/2005 - Dear Fellow Deer Hunter,

As a deer hunter, you know the celebration that surrounds deer hunting opener. This year, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association wants to invite you to celebrate with us all year long. 2005 is MDHAs 25th Anniversary and we are celebrating! Sign up as a new MDHA member and receive your choice of a newly designed MDHA Flame Hat or an official MDHA Deer Camp Sign. In addition, MDHA will give you one entry into the June 2006 membership drawing where you might win an Arctic Cat 500 Series 4x4 or other select prizes. All you have to do is download the form ( Click Here for Form ), fill it out, and return to MDHA with your membership fee. Give us a try. Join as a member and celebrate 25 years of MDHA.

Whitetails forever,

Mark Johnson

MDHA Executive Director

A Minnesota Deer Hunters Association Membership makes a great gift!

More prizes will be posted, keep checking back.

Safe and Happy Hunting

Art Barbarians (Wildlife Art Gallery)

On your way up north.....don't forget to stop in for your FREE 2006 Hautman Wildlife Calendar!

[Stratosman]

Archery kill from November 3rd 2005.

[Dan Thiem]

I got this fella at 9:00 Saturday morning. Dandy 10 pointer.

I hunt near Zumbro Falls and he came trotting out of the C.R.P. at about 200 yards. I only had to wait about twenty seconds for him. He gave me a very nice broadside shot at 60 yards.

[buzzsaw]

Dan, GREAT DEER!! Very nice picture as well! I'm envious, all I saw were spikes, fork horns and a six pointer and dozens of does and fawns... no trophy's like yours! However, the area that I hunt (Itasca state park area) recorded alot of huge bucks. Once again, great job! Was that a neck shot?

[Dan Thiem]

Naw Buzz, that's a little stain from gutting it. I tried to clean it off but it wouldn't.

Thanks for the compliment!

[buzzsaw]

I take neck shots on close shots, so I figured you may do the same. Some people are way against that, but my luck has been very good so far.

[Smeds]

16" spread 10-point I shot Nov. 01. He came thru following the largest doe I've seen in years! 22 yards, quartering away. He jumped the string when I released (busted me drawing), and I caught him a little back. Exit hole was right behind the shoulder! Waited the longest 3 hours to go look for him ... I didn't want to risk pushing him if what I saw (quartering away) was not right. Had to hold a flashlight on for my buddy to get a picture ... it was very dark out by the time we recovered him. I watched him run 70 or so yards, then turn left. He piled up 5 yards from where I last marked him from the stand, but better safe than sorry! 175 lbs. dressed.

[st.crioxfishin]

Dan Thiem,

I was hunting in the Zumbro Falls area on sat. as well and came up with pretty much the same results as you. 10 pointer, at 20 yds with a bow. I just thought I'd let you know. Two monsters, same day, same area! WIll try to post some pictures soon.

[sunkinboat]

This is a pic of my cousins 12-pointer he got the morning of 11/3.

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[Tom Linderholm]

Very nice Deer gentlemen. Dan thats quite the spread on that 10.

12 aint bad either. Thinking I should take up hnting next year!

[Big Pine Walleye]

It was a great opening weekend of hunting for me--and I haven't even shot a deer yet! I just recently purchused our hunting land from my grandpa so that it could stay in the family for many more years. On the opening day I had the chance to help my dad with his seven point buck and than that evening I was lucky enough to help my grandpa find his seven-point buck! The other picture is of my eight year old son and you can see by his face how much he likes to sit in the stand with his dad! Like I said before--it was a great opening weekend for me.

[Mark Christianson]

4 generations hanging in the woods.

Fantastic pics!

[CodyDawg]

The story of this guy is posted under the deer hunting forum. The pictures were tricky because of all those saplings.

[LOW_Hunter_11]

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[CO1978]

I shot this eleven pointer on sunday opening weekend of MN gun season. Would have loved to take him with the bow but shotgun will have to do.

Cory Oberg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c112/csoberg/Oberg%20deer%202005/108_0898.jpg

[The_Duckslayer]

Man oh man, the Gods of hunting sure shined on you this weekend! Awesome looking buck! Have a good one and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

[hanson]

Big Pine Walleye-

Thanks for the photos!!

My grandpa is in camp with us this year as he's been every year for a long time now. Opening weekend, he didn't see anything. But he calls me last night when he came back to town to tell me he saw the biggest deer he's ever seen ahoof (??), I think is how he described it, the other morning. I know when grandpa gets excited and I knew seeing this deer has already made his hunt. Turns out, he bumped the deer while still hunting less than 100 yards from my treestand. Doh!!! I should have taken Monday off!! I'm hoping he nails a monster one of these years 'cause thats what he's waiting for. He hasn't shot a deer yet since I started hunting with him 5 years ago. He's still waiting for the biggun'.

Great photos!!

[ewirz]

Sat 10/5

10:45am

220lbs

12 point

20yards

[Note from admin: Please downsize the pic and post again]

[Art Barbarians]

Hunters.......there are some great photos on FM not posted in the contest yet. Remember we are willing to add more categories to the contest if we get the submissions, currently there is only 1 photo of a hunting party (not enough to justify a category yet), I'll sweeten the pot on the doe photo category with a mystery prize. Just because you didn't bag a big boy doesn't mean we all could use a little practice setting up and taking photos, that way you will be a seasoned vet trophy photographer when you or your buddy harvests the buck of a lifetime in the seasons down the road.

Please try to take pictures before they are in the back of the truck “Tailgate Shots” and remember to push the tongue in. If the tongue doesn't stay......you have a knife don't you.

Lot of season left…..archery, 3B, Muzzleloader

Thanks, and good luck.

Chris and Adam

The Art Barbarians

763-494-8888

www.artbarbarians.com

[bucks-n-ducks]

Could somoene give me a address to send a pic too, so they can post it on here for me??? I have tried and jsut can't seem to fifure this posting pictures out.

Thanks,

Bucks-N-Ducks

[hanson]

You can send it to me Bucks-N-Ducks.

[email protected]

[poutpro]

I feel bad for the person that has to declare a winner of all these pics.

[crappies_are_us]

Shot this buck last Saturday evening at about 4:50. Was a great deer opener and was good to hunt in Minnesota again. I go to college up at the Univeristy of North Dakota and have been hunting tons of ducks. Nothing compares to hunting Minnesota Whitetails.