these are reader submitted photos of deer and buck tattoos

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fieldandstream-editor — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Chad Bullock: "I got this tattoo because my older brother, who was killed in a car accident two years ago, got me started in bow hunting. He was my hunting mentor and partner and I miss him every day. I'm thankful for the time we spent together."

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fieldandstream-editor — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Ben: "I got this tattoo as a Valentine's Day present from my wife in 2007."

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fieldandstream-editor — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

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fieldandstream-editor — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Jimmy Tricoukes: "I'm sending you this shot on behalf of my brother. When the season hits, he's a ghost. This is one of five whitetail tats he has."

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fieldandstream-editor — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Ellsworth Orndorff: "This tattoo represents a 9-point non-typical buck that I harvested."

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fieldandstream-editor — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Bill Galante: "I took a friend's son hunting and taught him what I know. These are three of the bucks he's shot, so therefore, school's out! He can teach me now."

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fieldandstream-editor — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Nathan Atwood: "I always wanted something that wouldn't go out of style, and hunting whitetails never will. My three little girls got me a shirt for Father's Day with this deer on it, so I took the shirt to tattoo parlor and that was that."

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fieldandstream-editor — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Jody Bowers: "This tattoo reminds me of things I have done in the past that I do not want to repeat."

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fieldandstream-editor — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Scott "Sparky" Chevalier: I've taken two bucks in three years of hunting, both is a .50-caliber, half-stock cap-lock replica muzzleloader."

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fieldandstream-editor — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Chip Wooten: "My father started taking me hunting when I was 10. I got this tattoo so people will see it and ask me about deer hunting."