| Bow Season opened September 17th! |
| Good Luck Wisconsin Bowhunters! |
| GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS!! |
| September 16th, 2005 news: The jury trial ended today for Chai Vang, in Hayward, Wisconsin. He has been found guilty on all counts for the shooting deaths of 6 Wisconsin deerhunters, and wounding two others, in November 2004. The jury deliberated for 3 hours before reaching a verdict. Vang was found guilty for six counts of first-degree intentional homicide (each carrying a mandatory life term) and three counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide (each carrying 65 years in prison.) Sentencing was completed on November 8, 2005, in Sawyer County. Chai Vang was sentenced to life in prison, without the option of parole. Chai made a statement at the sentencing hearing basically stating that it was the happiest day in his life, feeling that he can now have some peace, pay for his crimes, and not have to deal with supporting all of his children anymore. His comments seem to upset a few of the victims families, who also made statements at the hearing. |
| Jason Buchholz (from DePere) and Ron Winker (from Wisconsin Rapids) teamed up to harvest this dandy 13 pointer on September 24th, hunting on public hunting land in central Wisconsin. Jason arrowed the buck first (hitting a little further back than he wanted), the buck ran 100 yards and buddy Ron put another arrow into the buck (his shot was also slightly back of his wishes). Jason and Ron decided to wait until morning before pursuing the buck which was the correct decision. They found the buck 60 yards from the last known location. The buck was a 13 pointer, with a split G2, boasted an 18 3/4" spread, and green scored 157 1/4 inches. Price of a new Mathews bow - $800, price of a dozen carbon arrows - $100, price a sharing the harvest of a trophy buck with your best buddy - Priceless!! Congratulations Guys!! (photo below) |
| Below are photos of some of the larger bucks harvested in our local area. I apologize for the picture quality, as they are from polaroids. |
| Mark is pictured above holding last years shed of this buck. He was hunting for the buck this year, when he happened upon the deer dead. The only thing left of the deer was its' head and antlers. |
| Below are some photos of recent kills that I have been sent from regular viewers. |
| Zach Smith took this nice 10 Pointer on November 19th, 2005 in Waupaca County, WI. |
| Jennifer Baerwolf harvested this huge 18 pointer on Sept. 18, 2005 with a Mega 36 Golden Eagle bow. It had a 21" inside spread, and dressed out at 182 pounds. The final score for Pope and Young is 186. This deer was shot in Columbia County, Wisconsin, and is the largest deer ever shot by a female archer in Wisconsin. |
| Bob Alberhasky harvested this nice 9 pointer on the 1st day of muzzleloader season, (Oct 2005) in Shelby County, Kentucky. The buck dressed at 240 pounds and had 2 broken front teeth (possibly from fighting". |
| Dusty Schuett harvested this dandy 13 pointer in Marion County, Iowa, on public land on December 11th - 2005. It was his first buck, had a 20" inside spread, dressed out at over 250 pounds, and was harvested using a 20 gauge shotgun. |
| Allen Ostermann, a Marine from Stevens Point, took his first buck (10 pointer) at the end of opening day 2005. Allen also harvested the doe a minute later |
| Curt Theisen improved his best rifle buck with this 8 pointer taken in Marinette County 2005. Below is Curt's Trail Cam picture of what I believe is the same buck. |
| Larry Porter from Greenfield, TN, with his dandy 13 pointer. The buck was 22 inches wide, weighed 175 pounds, and was killed in Weakley County, TN, on November 7, 2005. This Boone & Crockett buck was taken using a 50 Caliber muzzleloader. |
| Tyler Porter (son of Larry above) harvested this nice 12 pointer in Greenfield, TN. in 2005. The buck dressed out at 145 pounds, and had a 21 inch spread. |
| Bill Gardner took this huge non-typical in Maine on 10/10/2005. Bill had been hunting this buck for the past 3 years. The first 2 photos are a trail cam pic from January 05, and his sheds that were found a week later. The buck dressed at 215 lbs, green scored 186 inches, final score after drying was 181 2/8 inches. The buck gained about 18 inches of Non-Typical antler in 2005, and is Maine's new state record Non-Typical. Way to go Bill! |
| Curt Theisen harvested this nice 8 pointer in Marinette County, WI, on November 5th. |
| Mark A. Jack connected with this dandy 11 pointer in Westmoreland County, PA on 11/4/05. |
| Michael Adkins harvested this non-typical 10 pointer on the second day of buck-only season (November 22, 2005). He harvested it with a .270 in Southern West Virginia. |
| Our Local Rifle Season |
| Andy Visger, from Clayton WI, smiles as he displays a 21-point buck he shot near Minong, WI on November 19th. The buck’s spread was 17 inches wide and was aged at 2 1/2 years old. |
| Mr- Whitetail's daughter "Ashley" bags her first buck on November 20th! |
| Below is a picture of Denninger's buckpole that was taken on Saturday November 26th. I have also included 2 close-ups of their bucks. The large 10 pointer on the left was shot by Doug Denninger Jr. They shot 8 bucks, one has been taken down by a hunter to take home early. |
| Below is a picture of Waggoner's buck pole. They had an 8 pointer, with the rest being smaller bucks and 2 does. As far as I can find out, this is their actual harvest for 2005. |
| Iowa Trip |
| Below are photos from the guys Iowa trip in early December for the 2005 shotgun season. On the trip were Doug, Trent, Lance, Rob, and Tommy. |
| Group photo of their total harvest for the week. |
| Doug with his huge 14 pointer. |
| Lance with his dandy 10 pointer. |
| Rob and his nice 10 pointer. |
| Tommy with his wide 8 pointer. |
| For myself, I never did get back out in the stand after Rifle Season. Work, shortness of day, temperatures, and the fact that I never do much late season hunting all contributed to this. I am looking forward to next years hunting seasons, and hope all of you have a great year! See you then! Mr- Whitetail |