After shedding a few tears over a missed doe, young Clayton Cheatham thought his first hunt last Thanksgiving was going to be ruined. Luckily dad Deane called to ask mom for a time extension on the hunt. Clayton redeemed himself not 30 minutes later when this buck came by. Field & Stream Online EditorsJeff Weems got some weekend leave from his home on Hawaii’s Hickman Air Force Base to doing a little trolling. His efforts paid off when this 37-pound Mahi Mahi found his spread. Field & Stream Online EditorsChris Straiter and pal Jack Weleba show off the fruits of a great morning duck hunt on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. Field & Stream Online EditorsCharles Scobee sent this photo to his son via cell phone to bust his chops for choosing to go on a date instead of fishing with dad. Field & Stream Online EditorsThe rest of these photos might not have made it into our picks of the week, but check them out, because they’re still pretty cool. Here are the runners up. Field & Stream Online EditorsBefore a Cubs game, Ryan Easter and his buddies scored a few Lake Michigan king salmon. Field & Stream Online EditorsJordan Kowalski of Goodyear, AZ, with a nice sailfish he caught off of San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. Field & Stream Online EditorsAfter bringing home the biggest deer he had ever shot, James E. Hill, Jr. brought his son out to the truck to help celebrate the trophy. Hill says he can’t wait for this little guy to grow up and come hunting with him. Field & Stream Online EditorsWilliam Winkel, Jr. traveled from New Jersey to Plymouth, MA, and pulled this 37-inch striper from the waters near famous bass haunt Race Point. Field & Stream Online EditorsPete Lewis of Ware, MA, caught this nice bass on the Quabbin Reservoir this July. Field & Stream Online EditorsW. Travis Young nailed this huge brown trout on a gray scud fly in Lake Taneycomo near Branson, MO. Field & Stream Online EditorsDaniel Szenborn with a few giant Ohio crappies. Field & Stream Online EditorsMichael Herpel of Severna Park, MD, with an 8-pound bass taken from a local neighborhood pond. Field & Stream Online EditorsChris Mahatadse and son-in-law Russel Chapman hold up a double trout hookup from Christmas Tree Lake in Arizona. Field & Stream Online EditorsShawn Kowalski of Glendale, AZ, shakes hands with his uncle James in celebration of Shawn’s first javelina. Field & Stream Online EditorsBryan L. and his buddy hold up a groundhog Bryan shot with a .22 rifle at 50 yards. Field & Stream Online EditorsLily Krummel and dad Bob show off and 18-inch Wisconsin smallmouth she caught over Fourth of July Weekend. Field & Stream Online EditorsPerry St. Jacques of Roanoke, VA, with a 15-inch crappie from Smith Lake. Field & Stream Online EditorsYoung Alex Brandt was nearly pulled into the water by this monster bass, according to his dad. Field & Stream Online EditorsBrian R. Thomas of Emporia, KS, with an 8-pound walleye from the Brown Bear Lake System near Kenora, Ontario. Field & Stream Online EditorsDavid L. Bergen of Sellersville, PA, got this monster pickerel to smash a live bluegill. Field & Stream Online EditorsJosh Guidos of caught this steelhead on a blue-and-silver spoon right in downtown Chicago. Field & Stream Online EditorsSean and Ryan Barrow with two nice bucks shot in 2007 near Columbia Falls, MT. Field & Stream Online EditorsEugene McDonald of Lawton, OK, shot this sow while on a whitetail hunt. Field & Stream Online EditorsJake Krish caught this 19-inch bass in Kentucky’s Rough River Lake. Field & Stream Online EditorsMike Walsh of Lebanon, ME, sent in this shot of his three-year-old grandson and his great catch from East Lake. Field & Stream Online EditorsDeborah Day of Grants Pass, OR, gives a farewell kiss to a bass before release. Field & Stream Online EditorsTristen Greenfield, 5, caught these little perch on New York’s Cayuga Lake. Field & Stream Online EditorsEric Alder of Westland, MI, with a Hodenpyle Dam Pond smallmouth. Field & Stream Online EditorsJustin Nemetz, with a giant South Carolina bass hooked up on a Rapala Floater. Field & Stream Online EditorsMatt Toland crushed this smallmouth during his first trip to Ontario. Field & Stream Online EditorsGraham Collins of West Plains, MO, hooked this bass during a trip to Arkansas. Field & Stream Online EditorsEleven-year-old Kaleb Bishop hauled up this big snapper during his first bottomfishing trip off of Singer Island, FL. Field & Stream Online EditorsTony Pitchley of Boise, ID, got a big surprise from this carp while on a bass fishing trip at Swan Falls Dam. Field & Stream Online EditorsNick Pickering of Alexandria, VA, with a Potomac River largemouth caught on a SPRO Fat 30. Field & Stream Online EditorsBrian Moore landed this bass near Seymour, TN, while fishing a night tournament on Douglas Lake. Field & Stream Online EditorsEric Belvins scored this walleye during a trip to Ontario, Canada. Field & Stream Online EditorsNickles Mirmow of Lexington, SC, with a near 7-pound largemouth that ate a SPRO Frog. Field & Stream Online EditorsBryan Lockman used a fathead minnow on 4-pound line to whack this nice bass just this summer. Field & Stream Online EditorsGreg Jackson hooked this largemouth on a Zoom Super Fluke in a Madisonville, KY, city park. Field & Stream Online EditorsAdam Willis scored this bass at his favorite fishing hole. Field & Stream Online Editors
