On The Hunt

Jackson Smith, 10, shot this spike deer while hunting with his father on private land in Claiborne County.  The buck weighed 140 pounds and was taken with a .44 magnum from 50 yards away.

Vicksburg resident Johnnie Clack used a .35 Whelen to take down this 11-point, 240-pound buck while hunting on private land December 11.  The deer's antlers measured 18-1/4 inches and scored 158 points on the Boone and Crockett scale.

Nine-year-old Sarah Grace Richardson bagged this doe while hunting in southern Warren County during the youth weekend.  The doe weighed 100 pounds and was taken with a .243 rifle from a distance of 100 yards.  Sarah Grace is the daughter of Joe and Tammie Richardson of Brandon.

Josephine Ricks took down this 12-point, 200 pound buck with a muzzleloader on December 5th. You go Josephine! My congrats to all our hunters in the great wild outdoors!