2009 READERS BUCKS ARCHIVES
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LAST SEASON'S YOUNG HUNTERS



(Left) JADON KING of Eureka Springs along with a real nice 10-point taken on November 7. 

(Right) WYATT BLACKARD of Hartman with a great 14-point buck he took near his home in Johnson County.  








(Left) CHELSEA JO HANCOCK of Hazen with her buck taken November 28 on the Honey Creek Hilton Hunt Club down in Prairie County.

(Right) HUNTER GREEN from Wynne with a bruiser 8-point crossbow kill he took on November 27 in St. Francis County.  






(Right) 8-year-old JORDYN VINSON of Lamar with her deer, taken on the first day of the 2009 youth hunt. 

(Left) CONNOR BLAIR of Mountain Home took this buck during the youth hunt on November 8.   







(Right) COLE OTTS of Haskell with a long-tined buck he took during the 2009 youth hunt. 

(Left) CONNOR BLAIR of Mountain Home took this buck during the youth hunt on November 8.   






 


(Left) DELAN PARKMAN of Palestine took this 17-inch-wide 8-point in St. Francis County on January 3, 2010.

(Right) And another 8! HUNTER REED took this 4x4, his first buck, up in Madison County on November 8.   







(Left) RACHEL JONES of Humnoke with her first buck, taken on November 7 down in Calhoun County.

(Right) MICHAEL HUDMAN of Poplar Grove with a nice 8-point he took in Phillips County on November 14.  








(Left) GUNNAR WESTBROOK from Benton with a button buck he took down in Dallas County this season.  

(Right) 8-year-old AARON MELSON with his first buck, taken in Johnson County during this year's youth hunt.   





 


(Left) 11-year-old ASHTON ROGERS of Bergman with her Boone County buck. 

(Right) And 7-year-old brother KOLBY ROGERS, also of Bergman, with his buck.   







(Left) JOHN HUNTER THOMAS of Centerville with a doe he took over this past weekend. 

(Right) 12-year-old LUKE McCORMICK of Harrison with a buck he took this past season.   






 


(Left) KASSADI PATTON of Clarksville with her Johnson County buck, taken on December 6. 

(Right) LARWREN MAULDIN of Texarkana with her first buck, taken on November 28 in Hempstead County.   







(Left) MICAH MOODY from Carlisle took this 9-point on November 11 while hunting with her dad Mike in Bradley County.

(Right) 6-year-old LEXIE DALE of Batesville took this 6-point in Independence County during the youth hunt.   







(Left) JOEY SHIRLEY of Dover took this 10-point buck near West Plains, MO.

(Right) BLAKE FITE of Malvern took this 7-point on opening morning of modern gun season down in Dallas County.   








(Left) DANIELLE MINOR of DeQueen and her first deer, taken during the Millwood Lake Youth Hunt in Little River County.

(Right) 6-year-old CALEB TEAGUE of Concord took his first deer in Independence County during this year's youth hunt.   





(Left) WESLEY SIMMONS with his 3rd deer of the year, killed on the 3G hunt Club near Delaware in Logan County.

(Right) TANNER BOSWELL of Floral with an 8-point buck he took in Independence County on November 20.  






(Left) LOGAN MOYER (along with dad Kevin) from Caraway and his 8-pointer, shot November 7 on Sylamore WMA.

(Right) 6-year-old ELI MOODY from Carlisle with his first deer, taken on December 26 down in Bradley County.   







 


(Left) McKENZIE SHIRLEY with her first deer, taken in Independence County.

(Right) ETHAN DeBOARD from Trumann took his first deer, a 6-point, on November 7 while hunting on Sylamore WMA.  






(Left) KAMI TEAGUE  of Calico Rock with her first muzzleloader buck, an Izard County 8-point taken on 10-18.

(Right) 8-year-old CAITLIN RUSHING took her first deer on 11-07. The 8-point was taken near Hagarville in Johnson County.  





(Left) KAMI TEAGUE  of Calico Rock with her second buck of the year, a 10-point beauty taken up in Izard County.

(Right) JORDAN HILTON of Clarksville with his first-ever buck, taken in Johnson County during this year's youth hunt.  








 (Left) ZACHARY LEOS of Clarksville with a big porker taken this past weekend.

(Right) JACOB KEMP of Wynne with his first buck, taken in Cross County with a shotgun on 11-07.   








 12-year-old DARBY BEASON of Booneville started her year off with a bang! She took the 6-point buck last Friday; the 255-pound black bear the next day!  










 (Left) DAKOTA HARPER of Marion took her first deer on November 08 in Independence County with a .410 shotgun.

(Right) WESLEY SIMMONS of Atkins with his second deer, a spike, taken November 08 near Delaware in Logan County.   






 


 Brothers ETHAN (left) and BRIAN PITTS of West Helena with deer they took during the White River NWR black powder hunt.  








 WESLEY SIMMONS (left) of Atkins with a muzzleloader doe taken 10-18 on the 3G Hunting Club near Delaware.

  JORDAN RUTLEDGE of Clarksville with his first compound bow deer, a doe taken on 10-01 in Johnson County.  

 



2009 BOWKILL BUCKS


 


(RIGHT) JIMMY BREWER took this great Sevier County bowkill buck on October 30. 

(LEFT) NATHAN WRIGHT of Harrisburg and a real nice Zone 4 bowkill buck taken on October 10.





 


(RIGHT)
JOHN ANDREWS JR. of Wynne with a 9-point Crowley's Ridge buck he took on December 18.    

(LEFT) CHAD BECK of Dover with an 8-point Pope County archery buck he took on November 2.  




 


(RIGHT)
DEAN DAVIS with a big bowkill buck taken Thanksgiving Day on Bayou Meto.   

(LEFT) DON SHELTON took this Woodruff County bowkill buck on November 29. 





 


(RIGHT) RONNIE HOLT of Danville took this 9-point buck with a recurve on October 2.  

(LEFT) CLAY NEWCOMB took this nice Washington County buck on November 5. He also shoots Mathews.




 


(RIGHT)
TJ HILTON of Clarksville with a nice Johnson County buck he grunted in. 

(LEFT) CLAY NEWCOMB with his second Washington County buck, this one an 8-point, taken on November 12. From the looks of his neck, this buck was in rut!




 


(RIGHT) GREG CAIN of Russellville with a 9-point Logan County buck taken on 10-28. 

(LEFT) CHAD FOSTER of Clarksdale, MS took this impressive buck on 10-17 on the Island 66 Hunt Club. 





 

(RIGHT) SCOTT HOWELL otook this buck on October 10 on the Cheatham Island Hunt Club. 

(LEFT) JERRY HAMPTON of Clarksville took this 10-point on November 7 in Piney Creeks WMA. 





 

KANSAS BUCKS!

(RIGHT)
MATT EMETERIO of Bentonville with a 263-pound Kansas buck he took on November 10. 

(LEFT) SCOTT MOORE of Paris with another big Sunflower State buck, this one taken on November 5.



 

(RIGHT) TODD MOORE of Dierks took this 160-gross buck in northern Kansas on November 16. 

(LEFT) ADAM BEASON of Booneville with another nice Kansas bowkill buck taken this season. 





 

(RIGHT) ...and one from Nebraska. RICKEY SNOW  with his Cornhusker buck.

EFT) ADAM BEASON of Booneville with another nice Kansas bowkill buck taken this season. 







2009 MODERN GUN BUCKS

 

(Left) ANDREA SMITH of Selma, AR with a great buck taken with modern gun last season! Note the 'kicker' coming off the G2 on the right side.   

(Right) DARLENE ROGERS of DeValls Bluff with the buck that won the ladies division at this year's Big Buck Classic. 





 

(Left) ANDY CHAPMAN of Fayetteville with his B&C buck taken last season. Taken in Newton County, the buck scores 170 1/8!   

(Right) BROOKS CARSON of Eads, TN with a big eastern Arkansas buck he took this past season. 





(Left) IN MEMORY. RICHARD KING of Dumas with his last buck, taken on November 23. Mr. King passed away three days later from a heart attack - with the only good news being that he was on his deer stand!   

(Right) STOLEN! MARK NAILING with an 8-point buck he took near Paragould. Soon after this picture was taken the deer was stolen from a local packing house. If you have information about it's whereabouts call (870)236-6360. 

BIG'UNS!!

(Left) MIKE DOBSON of Tichnor with a big non-typical taken on December 26 in Arkansas County.   

(Right) JERRY FENTER of West Memphis with a heavy-horned Crittenden County 10-point buck taken on December 4. 




   


(Left) KERRY WARD of Ward, AR with a big Lee County buck taken on December 5.

(Right) P.J. MINOR of DeQueen took this big 13-point buck on November 14 down in Sevier County.





   

(Left) JOSH TURNER of Benton with a big-time Saline County buck he took on November 14. 

(Right) SCOTT WILLIS of Hot Springs took this 171 0/8 beauty on Ouachita National Forest lands during the second week of modern gun season. 




   

(Left) RANDY HOWARD from West Helena with a big Phillips County buck he took on December 4. 

(Right) MARK McKINLEY of Fayetteville with another great buck taken this season.  





   

(Left) CLINT HARMON of Lamar with a long-tined Johnson County buck he took on Decmber 4. This buck nets right at 150 as an 8-point.   

(Right) JASON RECORD of West Plains, MO with a 23-inch wide buck taken down in Desha County.   




   

(Left) PAM GIBBS of Marion took her first buck, this 20-inch wide 8-point, on November 16 in Independence County.

(Right) MITCHELL YOUNG of Elkins with a Washington County buck taken on December 28.  





   

(Left) SHEA MAGOUIRK of Bardwell, TX took this buck along with a smaller one in Columbia County on November 17. It was her first deer hunt!

(Right) BOB ROBERTSON of Cabot/Jonesboro took this 8-point in Sharp County with a Marlin 336A on November 17. 



   

(Left) ARDeerHunting.com founder KENN YOUNG with an old Ozark Mountains buck he killed this past season.

(Right) BILL REINHARDT of Hot Springs with a buck taken down in Garland County on December 6.   




   


(Left)
DANIEL PITTS of Turkey Scratch and his 9-point buck taken down in Phillips County on December 6.

(Right) ALLEN THACKER of Clarksville with an 11-point Johnson County buck taken November 19. 





   

(Left) LYNN WEATHERFORD of Dumas with a Lincoln County 10-point taken on November 18. 

(Right) Maybe part moose? MIRANDA OVERTON took this unusual buck this season down in Southeaster Arkansas.  





   

(Left) NATHAN HILL of Dierks took this beautiful buck November 16 on the Liberty Hill Hunt Club in Howard County.

(Right) DINK LEONARD took this 10-point in White County on November 16. The buck (being held by Dink's son Tanner) is still in full velvet.





   

(Left) BEN PLUMLEE of Mountain Home with a big Baxter County buck he took on November 22.  

(Right) DAVID REINHARDT of Little Rock took this 11-point in Garland County on November 19.





   

(Right) SAM STACY of Wynne with a Desha County 9-point taken on November 25. 

(Left) JAMIE BROWN of Malvern (with husband John) and her Nevada County 8-point taken on opening morning of modern gun season.



   

 

(Left) CHRIS EUBANKS with a big-time Oklahoma 8-point taken on November 21. 

(Right) PAMELA MEYERS of Little Rock took her first deer, a 7-point, on November 22 in Winona WMA.




   

 

(Left) BRANDI McCLENDON of Marianna took her first buck on November 20 down in Lee County.

(Right) DAVID REYNOLDS of England took this nice buck down in Lonoke County on November 16.





   

(Left) BRANNEN HARDY of Little Rock took this 9-point buck on November 15 on Winona WMA in Perry County.

(Right) RAY VOLGAMORE with another 9-point gun buck, this one taken here in Johnson County. 





   

(Left) RANDY WEATHERFORD of Scott with an 11-point buck he took in Lincoln County on November 15.

(Right) TODD HUDMAN of Poplar Grove with an old 8-point taken down in Phillips County on November 15.





   

(Left) RYAN ROGERS of Scranton traveled to Colorado to harvest this bull elk. That's some beautiful country in the background!

(Right) RICKY KING of Dumas with his second buck of the year, taken on November 15 in Lincoln County.





   

OH CANADA!

(Left) DWAYNE WEATHERLEY of Conway and (Right) ELLIS PARKER of Mayflower traveled to Meadowlake, Saskatchewan to take these bruiser Canadian bucks. 






   

 

So did (left) ABNER GARNER of Little Rock and (right) MICHAEL GARNER, also of Little Rock. They grow them big north of the border! 






   

 

And also (left) LARRY PINKERTON of Little Rock and (right) GARY PINKERTON of Benton. 








   

 

And (left) MARK FULMER of Arkadelphia. 

THAT is a lot of venison!








2009 BLACK POWDER BUCKS

   

(Left) COURTNEY SMITH of Hot Springs with her first buck, a 9-point taken in Clark County on November 20.

(Right) JAKE GOODWIN of El Dorado with another good 10-point, this one taken October 20 on Pond Creek NWR.





   

 

DWAYNE WEATHERLEY of Conway took these two Saline County black powder bucks, an 8-point (left) and a 10-point (right), down on Kentucky Refuge.





   

(RIGHT) MICHAEL BARRE of Conway took this 7-point buck on Cache River NWR October 17. 

(LEFT) MATT & SHELBY JO HANCOCK with a muzzleloader buck Matt took down in Prairie County on October 17. 





   

(RIGHT) JOHN COUCH of Bentonville with a Washington County muzzleloader buck, taken on October 24. 

(LEFT) STEVE SCHULTZ of West Fork with another Washinton County buck taken on October 20. 




   

(RIGHT) JERRY NIPPER of Malvern took this 8-point buck in Nevada County on 10-25. 

(LEFT) RICKY KING with another 8-point black powder kill, this one taken on 10-20 in Lincoln County.