Check out this big mountain lion pic! We often think you have to go to Africa to see cats this big, but these are actually native to West Virginia and other mountainous states in the US. What do you think? 150 pounds? 200 pounds?
Congratulations to Bryan Vickers on a very successful muzzleloader in Columbus (Pickaway County). Not only did Bryan take a very nice buck but he also took a piebald buck (piebalds have more white in their fur but are not albino). The best part of Bryan's story is that he and his father, Wayne, had honorably let this buck walk for several years before taking it at maturity. It takes a lot of patience and wisdom to pass up such a nice animal in hopes that they will mature. Congrats again to Bryan and his dad who both almost took this deer this year during bow season and we look forward to seeing photos of the full body mount! Check out the photos in the Trophy Gallery and upload your own. 
You have probably heard of piebald deer (spotted in white), albino deer (solid white with pink eyes), and melanistic deer (solid black). Maybe you have even heard of antlered does, but have you ever heard of a cactus buck? A cactus buck is a male deer with cryptorchidism. This means the velvet never falls off the antlers and continues to grow throughout the year. The buck taken below, in Oklahoma, is just such a buck.
I am backtracking a bit here to this past October. I got some decent footage of a good size doe and her two fawns. The video may be deceiving, but these deer were literally no more than five yards at their closest point to me. Since she had two fawns with her, I decided to pass on them. Any other year I might have taken a shot at her, but since my wife and I are battling fertility issues I thought it would be a bad omen to take a mother away from two fawns. Check out my wife's blog on infertility. It is great and informative writing. www.speedbumpbabybump.blogspot.com This footage was taken on my first day out this season and I figured I had plenty of time to get a deer better suited for harvesting. I was hunting with my Hoyt Alpha Max 32. It is an incredible bow that knows how to smoke a deer. My treestand is a Summit Viper. I love this stand, but I'm contemplating purchasing a Lone Wolf climber stand. Let me know your opinion on this if you have one. My video camera is a Canon FS100. It is not much to brag about, but it did a nice job for a beginner videographer.
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