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Editors' Picks: Best Reader Photos of January 2009

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Silent Predator - Barred Owl

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from croatalus wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

I thought pic 7 was an up-close picture of a man's ice encrusted belly button. Glad the description told me it was a bear instead.

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from kvlazer22 wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

Love that lure!

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from senkoman12 wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

i like #4 and #6

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from jrblot wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

The halibut are huge!!! must have used a lure the size of the snow one.

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from VT Outdoorsman wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

Man!! Photo #25 really brings on the winter blues for me. My buddies and I go on a week+ long fishing trip to his uncles camp in Maine, and this coming spring will be the ninth year of the trip. And yes, we have some honey-holes that produce numerous 20+ inch Smallies year in and year out.

Also the snow lure is priceless and one of the most original snow sculptures every seen by me.

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from j2the3rd wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

#3 is awesome! I love Alaska. The landscapes there are the best.

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

number 1 is awesome nature at our finest

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

number 2 great managment buck

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from wsimien wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

Love the crankbait. hey dude how did you get the snow so yellow?

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from wsimien wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

Love the crankbait. hey dude how did you get the snow so yellow?

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

wow awesome picture number three

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

how did you paint that crankbait

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

wow great brown trout

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

hahaha how mean number 6

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

number 7 that is amazing why did it go in there

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

number 8 what a great dog

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from charlie aleval wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

dont eat the yellow snow!

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from charlie aleval wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

geez those halibut are huge!

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from mdhager115 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

Tehe lure is great, and the grizzlies are awesome.

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from herbie57_57 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

Thats a beautiful walker dog.

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from tkellett21 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

#2 #8 and #11 are the best pics. they are all good though

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from rabbitpolice88 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

Great pics!

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from sheephunter08 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

Number 18 great picture, but that's a bull not a buck... Just thought I'd let you know so you can change it

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from sheephunter08 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

excuse me number 17 sorry! ^

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from 60256 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

I wish i had 5 beards!!!

Nate

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from 60256 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

#17 amazing photography!!!

Nate

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from Rory wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

niccccce

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from olsonseth wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

# 1 thats a sweet picture.

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from MPN wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

All nice pictures!

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from Taylor Fitzpatrick wrote 41 weeks 23 hours ago

Nice pictures I like the deer.

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from streack wrote 41 weeks 23 hours ago

#8 What a great lookin' dog.

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from Del in KS wrote 41 weeks 19 hours ago

The Lab is my favorite.

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from Christian Emter wrote 41 weeks 7 hours ago

Cool

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from Rodbaiter wrote 41 weeks 1 hour ago

But what the heck was this? (Not my Photos so don't ask me)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C74oHF-RCJk

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from gossy42 wrote 40 weeks 6 days ago

All great pics!

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from peter wrote 40 weeks 5 days ago

some pretty amazin pictures

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from Laura Bell wrote 40 weeks 5 days ago

Awesome Pics!!

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from mik3w wrote 40 weeks 5 days ago

Ok, If the times right, what she doing shooting anything moving before sun up??

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from shaggy wrote 40 weeks 5 days ago

that is cool you caught the pic with the mole in the owls mouth

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from shaggy wrote 40 weeks 5 days ago

pic 9 wow what a bird i would love to get one like that with my bow

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from rladkins1987 wrote 40 weeks 4 days ago

Look at that beutiful walker treed,man I LOVE COON HUNTING

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from rezavoirdog wrote 40 weeks 4 days ago

That is monster Brownie in #5!

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from Del in KS wrote 40 weeks 2 days ago

Moles live underground and don't have long tails my guess that it's a mouse.

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from sayerbefiddlin wrote 39 weeks 20 min ago

My favorite is #26. Beautiful photo work.

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from RebeccaAnn wrote 38 weeks 1 day ago

The Owl & elk pictures are awesome!! and i would love to shoot a buck like that!

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from poco1994 wrote 37 weeks 5 days ago

cool

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from BBD19 wrote 36 weeks 4 days ago

Love the crankbait, Im guessing you used spray paint?

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from Alex Williams wrote 36 weeks 4 days ago

They didn't use spray paint for the yellow. Don't eat the yellow snow...

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from carzyturkeykid wrote 36 weeks 11 hours ago

#1 is crazy

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from gfotopap wrote 35 weeks 6 days ago

In my opinion, photo 3 is the best. What a gorgeous view above the cloud cover, giving a sense of peace and accomplishment after harvesting the game. I am sure the decent through clouds and down the mountain provided proved more trying.

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from rjbedrock wrote 35 weeks 3 days ago

Photo #1
Del in KS, mole/mouse does it really matter...GREAT Photo

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from rwk wrote 34 weeks 1 day ago

That was the best snow lure I've ever seen. I have to admit, it's also the only snow lure I've ever seen. do they have it in silver with bleeding gills?

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from boomer1 wrote 34 weeks 6 hours ago

i would love to see the bass that thing catch"s

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from jbird wrote 31 weeks 3 days ago

Wow! Nice job catchin' that owl mid-flite

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from x B A S S x P R O wrote 30 weeks 2 days ago

number 17 is so magical!!! lol

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from gman3186 wrote 29 weeks 4 days ago

i think the giant snow lure is great

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from irbfishing wrote 29 weeks 2 days ago

i think pic # 4 was pretty cool and man you guys caught some monster fish.

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from matouse3 wrote 27 weeks 2 days ago

Great owl shot.

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from David1 wrote 27 weeks 2 days ago

It is awesome to find pictures like this

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from David1 wrote 27 weeks 2 days ago

way awesome!!! by the way how did you paint the snow sculpture with out the snow melting and what did you make the hooks out of???

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from LOVESIT wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

Thats the only thing i would do with that woman..yikes

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from 870 wingmaster 101 wrote 22 weeks 2 days ago

That giant Rapala is awsome!

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from rudyglove27 wrote 19 weeks 8 hours ago

Nice pictures......It's awesome........

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from BigBuckHunterDan wrote 15 weeks 6 days ago

Thats a pretty Bird

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from BigBuckHunterDan wrote 15 weeks 6 days ago

Thats cool. Where can i get one of those.

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from Elkaholic wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

I dont remember the numerical number for it but the BULL elk sillouette. Yeah not to be rude but its a bull not a buck. lol we all make mistakes, beautiful bull. And everyone of these pictures are trophies, I hope you cherris them all

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from fisherman14 wrote 12 weeks 5 days ago

nice pics

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from chrisgluv wrote 11 weeks 3 days ago

those are some awesome pictures

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from green bird29 wrote 6 weeks 1 day ago

how big was that bear in the log for number 7?

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from 2matsgul wrote 5 weeks 4 days ago

#4 is awsome

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from woodduckhunter wrote 1 week 2 days ago

Sounds cool

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from VT Outdoorsman wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

Man!! Photo #25 really brings on the winter blues for me. My buddies and I go on a week+ long fishing trip to his uncles camp in Maine, and this coming spring will be the ninth year of the trip. And yes, we have some honey-holes that produce numerous 20+ inch Smallies year in and year out.

Also the snow lure is priceless and one of the most original snow sculptures every seen by me.

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from wsimien wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

Love the crankbait. hey dude how did you get the snow so yellow?

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from herbie57_57 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

Thats a beautiful walker dog.

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from tkellett21 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

#2 #8 and #11 are the best pics. they are all good though

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from kvlazer22 wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

Love that lure!

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from wsimien wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

Love the crankbait. hey dude how did you get the snow so yellow?

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

how did you paint that crankbait

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from mdhager115 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

Tehe lure is great, and the grizzlies are awesome.

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from 60256 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

I wish i had 5 beards!!!

Nate

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from Taylor Fitzpatrick wrote 41 weeks 23 hours ago

Nice pictures I like the deer.

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from rezavoirdog wrote 40 weeks 4 days ago

That is monster Brownie in #5!

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from senkoman12 wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

i like #4 and #6

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from jrblot wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

The halibut are huge!!! must have used a lure the size of the snow one.

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from j2the3rd wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

#3 is awesome! I love Alaska. The landscapes there are the best.

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

number 1 is awesome nature at our finest

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

number 2 great managment buck

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

wow awesome picture number three

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

wow great brown trout

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

hahaha how mean number 6

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

number 7 that is amazing why did it go in there

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

number 8 what a great dog

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from charlie aleval wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

geez those halibut are huge!

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from rabbitpolice88 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

Great pics!

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from sheephunter08 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

Number 18 great picture, but that's a bull not a buck... Just thought I'd let you know so you can change it

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from sheephunter08 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

excuse me number 17 sorry! ^

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from 60256 wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

#17 amazing photography!!!

Nate

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from Rory wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

niccccce

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from olsonseth wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

# 1 thats a sweet picture.

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from MPN wrote 41 weeks 1 day ago

All nice pictures!

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from Del in KS wrote 41 weeks 19 hours ago

The Lab is my favorite.

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from Christian Emter wrote 41 weeks 7 hours ago

Cool

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from Rodbaiter wrote 41 weeks 1 hour ago

But what the heck was this? (Not my Photos so don't ask me)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C74oHF-RCJk

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from gossy42 wrote 40 weeks 6 days ago

All great pics!

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from peter wrote 40 weeks 5 days ago

some pretty amazin pictures

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from Laura Bell wrote 40 weeks 5 days ago

Awesome Pics!!

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from mik3w wrote 40 weeks 5 days ago

Ok, If the times right, what she doing shooting anything moving before sun up??

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from shaggy wrote 40 weeks 5 days ago

that is cool you caught the pic with the mole in the owls mouth

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from shaggy wrote 40 weeks 5 days ago

pic 9 wow what a bird i would love to get one like that with my bow

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from rladkins1987 wrote 40 weeks 4 days ago

Look at that beutiful walker treed,man I LOVE COON HUNTING

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from sayerbefiddlin wrote 39 weeks 20 min ago

My favorite is #26. Beautiful photo work.

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from RebeccaAnn wrote 38 weeks 1 day ago

The Owl & elk pictures are awesome!! and i would love to shoot a buck like that!

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from poco1994 wrote 37 weeks 5 days ago

cool

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from rjbedrock wrote 35 weeks 3 days ago

Photo #1
Del in KS, mole/mouse does it really matter...GREAT Photo

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from matouse3 wrote 27 weeks 2 days ago

Great owl shot.

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from rudyglove27 wrote 19 weeks 8 hours ago

Nice pictures......It's awesome........

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from BigBuckHunterDan wrote 15 weeks 6 days ago

Thats cool. Where can i get one of those.

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from Elkaholic wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

I dont remember the numerical number for it but the BULL elk sillouette. Yeah not to be rude but its a bull not a buck. lol we all make mistakes, beautiful bull. And everyone of these pictures are trophies, I hope you cherris them all

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from fisherman14 wrote 12 weeks 5 days ago

nice pics

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from croatalus wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

I thought pic 7 was an up-close picture of a man's ice encrusted belly button. Glad the description told me it was a bear instead.

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

number 1 is awesome nature at our finest

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from dukerjj wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

number 2 great managment buck

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from charlie aleval wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

dont eat the yellow snow!

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from streack wrote 41 weeks 23 hours ago

#8 What a great lookin' dog.

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from Del in KS wrote 40 weeks 2 days ago

Moles live underground and don't have long tails my guess that it's a mouse.

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from BBD19 wrote 36 weeks 4 days ago

Love the crankbait, Im guessing you used spray paint?

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from Alex Williams wrote 36 weeks 4 days ago

They didn't use spray paint for the yellow. Don't eat the yellow snow...

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from carzyturkeykid wrote 36 weeks 11 hours ago

#1 is crazy

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from gfotopap wrote 35 weeks 6 days ago

In my opinion, photo 3 is the best. What a gorgeous view above the cloud cover, giving a sense of peace and accomplishment after harvesting the game. I am sure the decent through clouds and down the mountain provided proved more trying.

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from rwk wrote 34 weeks 1 day ago

That was the best snow lure I've ever seen. I have to admit, it's also the only snow lure I've ever seen. do they have it in silver with bleeding gills?

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from boomer1 wrote 34 weeks 6 hours ago

i would love to see the bass that thing catch"s

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from jbird wrote 31 weeks 3 days ago

Wow! Nice job catchin' that owl mid-flite

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from x B A S S x P R O wrote 30 weeks 2 days ago

number 17 is so magical!!! lol

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from gman3186 wrote 29 weeks 4 days ago

i think the giant snow lure is great

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from irbfishing wrote 29 weeks 2 days ago

i think pic # 4 was pretty cool and man you guys caught some monster fish.

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from David1 wrote 27 weeks 2 days ago

It is awesome to find pictures like this

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from David1 wrote 27 weeks 2 days ago

way awesome!!! by the way how did you paint the snow sculpture with out the snow melting and what did you make the hooks out of???

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from 870 wingmaster 101 wrote 22 weeks 2 days ago

That giant Rapala is awsome!

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from BigBuckHunterDan wrote 15 weeks 6 days ago

Thats a pretty Bird

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from chrisgluv wrote 11 weeks 3 days ago

those are some awesome pictures

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from green bird29 wrote 6 weeks 1 day ago

how big was that bear in the log for number 7?

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from 2matsgul wrote 5 weeks 4 days ago

#4 is awsome

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from woodduckhunter wrote 1 week 2 days ago

Sounds cool

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from LOVESIT wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

Thats the only thing i would do with that woman..yikes

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