Youngsters On The Hunt

Siblings Max and McKenzie Carlise have had a busy season.  Max, 7, below, bagged a 7-point buck for his first deer while hunting in Warren County on December 20 with his father and family and family friend David Smith.  McKenzie 12, above, took down a 10-pointer that scored 131 points while hunting in Warren County.  Max and McKenzie are the children of Brad and Misty Carlisle.

Caroline Williams, 12, bagged her first deer, an 8-point, 190-pound buck in south Warren County.  The deer had a 15 1/2-inch spread.  Caroline is the daughter of Chad and Wilda Williams of Vicksburg.

Madison Kendall, 11, shot this 8-pointer while hunting with her father, Tom Kendall, in Hinds County.  It was her first deer, and she took it down with a .44 Magnum rifle.

Matthew Newcomb bagged this 6-point buck with his bow on December 8 in the Bovina area.  It has a broken antler and was his second deer of the season.  He also killed a 110 pound doe the previous weekend in Issaquena County.

Joseph Ertle, 8, killed his first deer, this 225-pound 8-pointer with a 17-1/4 inch inside spread, on November 14.  He was hunting with his grandfather, Charles Ertle, in Yazoo County.  My congrats to all our young hunters in our great wild outdoors!