Youth Photo Contest....Let's See Em!

[Founder]

[font size=+2 color=darkred]Youth Photo Contest[/font]​

Our good buddy, Jim Hiatt, aka AWHOLELOTTABULL, had a good idea.....to have a YOUTH ONLY (under 18) PHOTO CONTEST here in the forums.

We'll giveaway a prize package that includes "A Whole Lotta Bull" T-shirt, MonsterMuleys.com Cap, and a Never Enough #3 DVD.

We'll do a new contest every couple weeks. Sometimes it will be species and year specific, other times not. Contests will be in the Mule Deer, Elk, or General Hunting forums, so have your kids keep their eyes peeled and post those photos.
(Note: If anyone else would like to donate a prize, email me.)

So, let's see some photos! This contest thread is open to any big game animal that has been harvested in the past 2 years. We're looking for the BEST FIELD PHOTO. Size of trophy, photo quality, size of smile, will all play a part in selecting a winner.

Please, do not post anything to this thread unless it includes a youth photo. This thread is not for general chat. Youth photo posts only with a few details.

We'll pick the winner within 2 weeks.

Thanks to Jim Hiatt and Paul Kendall!!!

Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com

 

[sneekey]

Great idea! I'll start this one off with my son's NM Youth Tag speed goat.

 

[goofyelk]

Here's another-one, Might not count though ,because I shot it. But the kids saw the whole thing happen just two weeks ago.
In fact its the second antelope with a bow they've seen harvested.

 

[HunterHarry]

My son Thomas....

2009 California Archery Blacktail.

2008 Wyoming Rifle Mule Deer.

2008 California Rifle Blacktail...

2008 Wyoming Rifle Antelope.

Young Man on the mountain...

 

[AWHOLELOTTABULL]

LAST EDITED ON Sep-04-09 AT 09:00PM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Sep-04-09 AT 09:00?PM (MST)

We are ineligable and believe me when I say we don't need any more "A Whole Lotta Bull" t-shirts! But here is my youth post. I just wanted to keep this at the top.

Meagans 2008 Wyoming Speedgoat

Kacies 2007 Wyoming Speedgoat

 

[BCBOY]

Hopefully we'll have some new youth pics soon as both my son and my daughter will be hitting the youth seasons hard starting this week. But for now, here's some pics of my son, Cody, and his success the last 2 years.

Spring 09 7 foot black bear.

08 LEH mountain goat, his first goat.

08 youth season muley buck

08 youth season muley doe

08 youth season whitetail doe

Fall 08 6 foot black bear

07 muley buck

07 LEH muley button buck

07 youth season whitetail doe, his first deer.

Spring 07 6'4" black bear, his first big game animal.

 

[BCBOY]

My nephew, Russ, and his first buck, taken opening day of the youth season 2007.

 

[alwayzbhuntin]

This is Chase Hamm, 2008 AZ Bull, hunted with Hunt Of A Lifetime, Chase suffers from a Brain Tumor and was able to come out here and hunt elk with us........

 

[ICHABOD]

Boy, that last post is a tough one to follow....
But, here goes...

This is Dayton's first ever quail hunt, 2009, 10 years old.
Pretty good shooting!

These next pics are Dayton's first ever Turkey hunt (in which he had a tag) Again, 2009, 10 years old.
THAT SMILE SAYS IT ALL!

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"Yeah, I'll shoot him"

 

[ICHABOD]

I almost forgot one of the best pics!

10 year old huntin' buddies...

The future of hunting!
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"Yeah, I'll shoot him"

 

[BCBOY]

Great pics guys! Keep them coming!

Here's Cody's 2009 youth season muley from this morning.

 

[NMPaul]

Zach my 11 year old from yesterday. Fresh off the camera!!

This years turkey

Zach's Elk from Last year

Zach's deer from last year

Zach's pig from the sacramento mountains 2 years ago

Zach's 28" Bull Oryx from 2 years ago

 

[D13er]

LAST EDITED ON Sep-06-09 AT 09:10PM (MST)[p]http://i27.tinypic.com/qxkjki.jpg

great post/pic, thanks for sharing

JB

 

[Founder]

Here's a few pictures that idhoundsman asked me to post. He writes, "Here are a couple of pictures of my son (Tyler). He killed a small lion on a quota tag in March of 2007 and was able to draw a limited entry tag the next year and killed a nice tom. He also drew a turkey tag."

Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com

 

[Dlove]

My then 4yr old with his 1st & 2nd hogs. He is on a mission once he shoots 40 he can move up to something bigger.

 

[TAGATTRACTER]

Here is one with my son A.J. and his first Antelope.

 

[nmtaxi]

August 2009

April 2009

October 2008

February 2008

 

[Founder]

Here's a photo that Canyon ask me to post for him. He writes, "I shot him at 412 yards with my Savage Arms 270. My dad and I hiked down a road about a mile to get to where we shot him from."

Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com

 

[Founder]

I'll pick a winner in a week or 10 days. There's got to be more kids who would like to win a little something. Let's see the photos!!!

Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com

 

[cast_n_blast]

My Daughter who is a Senior in HS

She just learned how to shoot her bow a few weeks ago and has been dying to go deer bow hunting. I took her out over Labor day and she almost got a shot at a two point, she pulled back on the buck and then it ran off. I asked if she was nervous and she said her heart was just a pounding away. It was awesome being in the field with her.

 

[elkhuntr]

RE: My Daughter who is a Senior in HS

 

[ROYALTINE]

RE: Youth Photo Contest....Let's See Em!http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/User_files/4aa9bdd30ad042b5

LAST EDITED ON Sep-10-09 AT 09:23PM (MST) by Founder (admin)[p]This is my 13yr. old son Clay, with his first muley taken in the Southern Region general rifle hunt Oct. 2008. The smile on his face says it all.

 

[steelheader]

Dustins Idaho pronghorn.

Dustins mule deer same place as the pronghorn, two weeks later,

Dustins Idaho unit 69 youth hunt spike.

 

[habitat]

This was 2008 NM hunt she was 13 at the time and made a 374 yard shot

 

[BOHNTR]

One of my personal "favorite" photos:

Son's first archery deer at 12 years old:

BOHNTR )))---------->

 

[cast_n_blast]

Deep Creek Bull with my son

It was just me and my son Jaxon when we found and I shot my elk a couple of years ago. I will never forget this hunt!!!

 

[mmwb]

Here's a few with my gang.

 

[colth_00]

Here's my 8x9 2008 Muley

22 high, 27 wide, 202 gross

 

[HunterHarry]

Thomas's second four point blacktail of the season.
Taken yesterday.

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/6456/img4305i.jpg[/IMG]

 

[Broadside_Shot]

My son Brandon called this bird into me opening day

 

[idhoundsman]

Here is a picture of my son Cade and a nice Bull killed over the weekend on the Wasatch Unit.

 

[BCBOY]

Here's a couple pics from last week's trip.

Jesse's first grouse

Jesse's second grouse

 

[MuskegMan]

My son, who turns 18 in a couple of months, missed getting to go out on opening weekend as he had one more gillnet opening to work on the fishing boat.

We had hunted the last 4 years together in August. Basically me showing him a little bit about spike camping and boning out deer. I've always let him shoot the deer, although last year I could have shot one too.

This year I had to bow out due to a ACL injury and subsequent surgery in May.

Well, my son was motivated and really wanted to get an alpine hunt in before school starts.

He and some friends got rained out on Monday night when they tried to spike camp.

He decided to go out solo yesterday (Wed.) He left the house around 3:30 am (with headlamp) and got to treeline right around 5:00 am. This is a location about 5 miles from where I live.

He called me at work on the cell and said he shot two bucks around 6:00 am (I still don't know WHAT he was thinking!) Got the big one first (3x2) then decided to shoot a forky too.

Not sure when he started packing down from alpine. Sometime between 9 and 10 am. Made it back to the truck at a little after 6 pm.

Don?t think he'll try that one again . . .

Of course this was a double-haul downhill. We put the big black pack on the scale and it was 98#. The smaller bundle (in orange camo bundle) was 2 quarters. It's not really even a hunting-specific pack. It's a Mountainsmith - his HD alpine and mountaineering ski pack. I'm figuring about 70# and 50# of boned out meat between the two bucks.

He did the big pack, then doubled back for the rifle and bundle.

He borrowed my corked Meidls (you can just see the spikes in one pic.) Luckily we have pretty much the same foot size and volume. I think he's sold on that concept. Might have to get his pair corked for his barfday.

It was his first sucessfull solo hunting trip.

 

[huntdux]

My son's Jaxin (5) and Cameron(4) with a widgeon http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/User_files/4ab12e2d47b9457e

Jaxin and Bossco on the last day of the 08 goose season http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/User_files/4ab12e7f492147e5
http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/User_files/4ab12eb84ceee41b

 

[cast_n_blast]

RE: Deep Creek Bull with my son

This was my son again when I shot my bison down on the Henry's back in 2003. Man they grow up fast!!!!

 

[Smokepole]

Son with Bull after getting home from hunt.

Son with first doe

Daughter with first buck

Smokepole

 

[slam686]

This is users slamless and slam686's 17 year old daughter. Both the antelope and caribou were taken in 2007.

 

[EDGE_1]

My 14 year old daughter Sydney last year. Her fist two big game harvests.

 

[Max_1]

This is my stepbrothers deer from Utah's 2009 archery hunt. I was able to help him take this deer and share it with my 1 year old son. My stepbrothers name is Chas and he is fifteen.

 

[slam686]

LAST EDITED ON Sep-18-09 AT 12:57PM (MST)[p]http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/User_files/4ab3cfcc645d60a9.jpg

This is users slamless and slam686's other daughter's antelope for the year 2007.

This is our son with some ducks from 2008

This is our nephew carrying his dad's turkey from 2009

 

[NMELKOHOLIC]

Here is a pic of my son Anthony first ever buck from 2008.
I have hunted a lot of years with complete enjoyment even killing a 380 Bull a couple of years back with my bow, Which it will never be top when I was with my son when he harvested his first big game animal with his 243 rifle.
It was the biggest fulfillment I have ever experience hunting with tears of joy for both me and my son on some memories we will never ever forget.

 

[huntnhard32]

2008 my then 4 year old was with me when I shot this buck with my bow!!

2009 my son helped me track and get the finishing shot on this buck with me bow he was now the ripe old age of 5!

 

[bowhunt]

I have always enjoyed this photo. It brings back great memories!

My then 13 year old son mentions this Salmon fishing trip at least once a week. He is now 16 and is an avid outdoorsman.

 

[stanley]

This is the best thread ever!!! ;-) So many amazing photos of the kids. I KNOW everyone would agree; Being with your child hunting is better than ANY trophy up to that point!!!

Here is my son Erik a couple of years ago with his first elk. Youth hunt in New Mexico.

LOTS of fun!!!

S.

 

[Founder]

Man it's tough trying to pick a winner. So many great photos! My dad helped me pick this one as the winner. The little guy with the little Big Game Trophy.

Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com

 

[stanley]

Great pick for the winner Latturners!!!!!

Just doesn't get any better!

S.

 

[sneekey]

Congrats to the winner and congrats to all the adults that share their love of the outdoors and wildlife with our hunting future!

Sneekey

 

[orwapitihunter]

Here is my 14 yr old daughter with her '09 Bighorn (California variety). She harvested this ram in SE Oregon on the 6th of September. The ram is 7 1/2 yrs old and scores 159 0/8 B&C.

Here is my oldest (now 15 yrs old) daughter's largest Blacktail. Taken in Oregon during a youth hunt in '07. This 3X3 is 20 1/2 inches wide.

 

[Ozzman]

I was pullin' for that munchkin! Congrats buddy!

 

[kilowatt]

huntdux's pictures:

 

[NMPaul]

Great pick Founder. That pic stands out from the rest.

 

[Dlove]

Thanks for the comments guys. The little man will be excited to hear he won. All the pics were great and congrats to all the young hunters on their game and to the parents for getting them outdoors and teaching them the values of hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. What a great site.
Thanks,
Dustin