Vicksburg On The Hunt

Logan Sanders and Zachary Barnes both bagged bucks at their deer camp in Fayette on the opening weekend of youth season. The 6-year-old Sanders, left, got a 7-pointer with a .243 rifle. Barnes also used a .243 to shoot his 8-pointer.

Cole Yearwood, 8, shot this 95-pound doe on private land while hunting in Warren County. Cole is the son of Jamie and Beverly Yearwood.

Leon Walker bagged this huge 10-point, 225-pound buck with his .270 rifle while hunting near Valley Park on January 19. The buck's rack had a 22-inch spread.

John David Beck killed his first deer, this 170 pound 8-pointer, while hunting in southern Warren County with his father Dennis and brother Brandon. He used a .243 rifle to make the 50-yard shot. John David is the son of Dennis and Cheryl Beck of Vicksburg.

Alainna Neumann, 9, shot her first deer on January 24 while hunting on private land in Yazoo County. The buck was a 5-pointer, with one other broken point. Alainna is the daughter of David and Toni Neumann of Vicksburg.

Vicksburg resident Hunter Landers has had a busy deer season, bagging three in three months. He got his first on November 30, and a 7-point buck on December 21. On January 18, he shot this 9-pointer while hunting with his grandfather George Ameen Jr., in Bovina. The deer weighed 190 pounds and had a 16-inch rack. Hunter's second buck was a 175-pounder with a 15-inch rack. Hunter is the son of Roy Landers Jr. and Candice Landers. Hunter is certainly living up to his name! Congrats to all our hunters in the great outdoors!