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Well I had a great season with plenty of meat and an 8 point = 14 points. Granted I was the only one playing this year it's still a solid win and I'm sure Bill Jordan will be calling me to come hunt with him on some fancy ranch soon. Happy NEW YEAR everyone! I suppose this will be the last DEER contest for the RT forums.

Not yet! LOL. No reports of anyone getting him yet.

My season is over! Took a couple nice bucks this year. One being a 3.5 year old and the other at least 5.5. Looks like this will be the final post I'll make here. Happy Hunting everyone!

Got me a nice 8 pointer on election day!

That's fantastic! Things are heating up in my area as well. Much earlier than usual. You can always send me a FB friend request ODU to share hunting success pictures. I'm Frank Lyerla - FB profile is scuba diving.

Got the season started off with 5 points on public ground!

On the board! A doe from public land. 5 points (pictures wont load)

I'm still running the Deer Contest. If a straggler happens by check out the Contest Room. here are my top prospects (Rib Cage and MEL)

The Deer contest survives another year! Here is my main target I call Rib cage.

This is the thread for the 2024-2025 Deer Contest. I figure I'll be the only contestant so good luck Frank! LOL

Here is a link to an 8 minute video I made of my spring 2024 turkey hunt on public ground.

Yea, but few and far between!

A crazy end to my season. With only a few days left I got a call from a neighbor informing me I had an injured deer in the back yard. I looked, but there was nothing there. A couple hours later he showed up in the front yard. His hind quarters had been eaten (coyotes I assume). The 5 point 2.5 year old buck could not run, but was able to walk. To be legal I need permission from home owners within 100 yards of where I am "hunting". I called my neighbors and all agreed a mercy kill was in order. I used my crossbow and took the shot making sure it was safe. The deer walked to the neighbors and to my surprise walked right up their sidewalk and expired a couple feet from their front porch. I tagged him and spent some time cleaning the blood from the walk and removed the back straps. I seasoned then grilled them. I invited the neighbors over and we all had venison medallions for dinner.

Looks like this is it for the RT forums. I can't post pictures anymore. It wasn't much of a contest this year, but at least we didn't go out without a fight! I did end up taking another antler-less deer (button buck) last week in a draw hunt that requires an antler-less deer be harvested before an antlered. My season doesn't end until mid-January, but for the most part it is over. It was a good season as the highlights included a 12-point Red Stag, and an 8 point whitetail. If someone reads this and by some miracle resurrects the RT forums I can be contacted at [email protected]. Merry Christmas and Happy Hunting everyone!

Yep - check the contest room to see my pictures from this season.

Well everyone... I have some more pictures to post. A nice 8 I took from my own ground, my sons 7 point from the Shawnee National forest and a Doe I took.

I had to wear my Realtree clothes for what may be the last picture I post on the RT forums. There sure has been a lot of memories here. I hate to see them go. I'm still in the game, but only a few more days of top rut hunting left. We will see.

Took my daughter hunting tonight and I scored some back straps.

I have yet to see a shooter, but had an exciting encounter with a doe in the rain this AM. I practiced and had her dead several times, but at this point only a mature buck will see one fly.

I went out Saturday and had two does walk past at 20 yards. At this point I am only hunting for a mature buck so they got the pass. I don't like taking too many does before the rut and my dad and nephew have a green light for does. My next day out will be Monday eve. I do have an updated picture of Victor to share. He was under my stand at 9pm last night! Also got a report that Rib Cage (a 170 inch 3.5 year old from last year made it until at least April).

That would be nice! Sunday is our opening day. It'll be hot, but I'll be in a tree regardless.

Yea, I'm trying to keep the deer contest alive at least one more year. Just use this tread to share your deer hunting stories! We only have 4 people so it'll just be one team where we all root each other to glory! LOL

YES! We now have 3 teams. New rules this year... No rules. Just share your season with everyone here on this thread. Here are my main contenders.

Yea, the forums were down for a month or more and there is no link from the RT site. I just googled RT forums and found it. I figured I'd keep the contest going for one more year anyway. Haven't seen William or many people at all.