
I took this photo last fall. I was steelhead fishing at the Rocky River near Cleveland, Ohio when this 14 point buck decided to cross the stream next to me.
--David French. Field & Stream Online Editors
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My son Christian passed his hunting test in 2004 at the age of 17. Last year he joined me for a roebuck hunt near our hometown of Bingen, Germany. I was hunting in the forest, while Christian was sitting on a tree stand close to the village of Waldalgesheim. I heard him shooting but he missed the deer. He was very sad about that, and went to the range and prooved to me that it was neither his ability to shoot my Ruger .30/06, nor problems with the gun itself, but just buckfever. At the evening of May 11th this year, he joined me again, and went again on that same treestand, looking for “his” deer. A few does passed his place, and then finally his deer came into his sight. This time the luck was on my son’s side. I cannot remember any other pictures showing my son this happy before the hunt. This proved to me that supporting my son on his way to become a hunter was the right decision. Hunting will always be a major link between him and me.
–Hans J. Henrich, Bingen at the Rhine River, Germany Field & Stream Online Editors

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I wanted to send you this photo of a trophy largemouth bass that I caught on April 20. The fish weighted 14 pounds and was 30 inches long. I caught him on a Zoom Smoke Purple worm. This catch was a thrill of a lifetime. I reside in Windermere, Fla and I caught the bass on the Butler Chain of Lakes.
John M. Corrigan Field & Stream Online Editors