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2021 #9 – Graham Helwig
GRAHAM HELWIG, 40 - PENNSYLVANIA SADDLE GEAR: Phantom Saddle This was my first season saddle hunting, and it's my favorite way to hunt now. I first saw him in mid-October walking out of the woods. Hunting the Laurel Highlands mountains in SW PA. He was on the edge of...
2021 #8 – Derick Carlisle
DERICK CARLISLE, 21 - OHIO SADDLE GEAR: Menace Saddle, Predator Platform, Hawk Heliums As September hit I was ready to hit the woods just to be out there. Between trade school and work it was hard to find time to get out and scout. I had very little expectations for...
2021 #7 – Preston Bagley
PRESTON BAGLEY, 22 - WISCONSIN SADDLE GEAR: Tethrd Phantom with Predator XL platform and muddy sticks So my buddy Dylan Hazen started his brand in season and had gotten his buck in mid-September, so I reached out and said “hey care if I come to hunt some public over...
2021 #6 – Daniel Vines
DANIEL VINES, 33 - OHIO SADDLE GEAR: Phantom saddle, Predator platform, muddy pro sticks So, my brother-in-law Zack Davis makes the trip up to Ohio annually to hunt, and he graciously invited me to come along this year. I had never gone hunting anywhere other than...
2021 #5 – Nathan Hicks
NATHAN HICKS, 26 - MICHIGAN SADDLE GEAR: Phantom saddle, Predator Platform My grandpa was the person in my life who introduced me to hunting. I shot my first deer with him when I was 12 years old. He had forty acres in mid-Michigan, and I can so clearly remember...
2021 #4 – Rendell Erik Rhoderick
RENDELL ERIK RHODERICK, 38 - IOWA SADDLE GEAR: Phantom, Predator Platform, XOP Mini Sticks, Predator Pack During the post season of 2021 I got a call from a buddy of mine asking me if I would take him shed hunting. Like any good friend would do, I agreed to it. I...
2021 #3 – Trevor Snyder
TREVOR SNYDER, 31 - WISCONSIN SADDLE GEAR: Menace saddle, Predator Platform This is the story of not one, but two bucks and the 19 year journey to fill my first WI gun tag. I, like many other kids, grew up with my Dad as a hunter. He mainly hunted on a 40 acre lease...
2021 #2 – Mike Walters
MIKE WALTER, 48 - OKLAHOMA/ARKANSAS SADDLE GEAR: Phantom, Predator, lone wolf sticks, EWO double steps Everyone that knows me well, knows that fall is one of my favorite times to be in the woods. This fall has been bittersweet though. Yes, I have had amazing success...
2021 #1 – Kiley Harpster
KILEY HARPSTER, 38 - MISSOURI SADDLE GEAR: Phantom Saddle As the MO archery season soon crept up on me, beginning Sept 15th, I was confident that I would wrap my tag around a solid 160" 11 point within 2 weeks. I had been getting this deer pretty regularly on my cams,...
Off-Season Prep: Getting In Shape for Booners
by Bobby Godfrey Are you in deer hunting shape? I know that might sound silly to some, but the truth is the better physical shape you are in, the more enjoyable deer hunting can be. Not to mention, being in shape could ultimately pay huge dividends on a hunt. I’m...