For 18 years, Arnold Herman of Newton, Ill., had been a bass fisherman and entered local tournaments. But last April, after giving up bass for walleye, he pulled in this 8-pound 4-ounce largemouth, his biggest ever. Field & Stream Online EditorsBrian Munn of Rochester Hills, Mich., shot this buck on opening day in Kalamazoo County. The buck had been following the scent of a doe. Field & Stream Online EditorsGreg Nieman of Columbia, Mo., caught this 29-inch Northern on the Woman River in northwestern Ontario. Field & Stream Online EditorsEmily Henderson of Floral, Ark., poses with her father¿s first bow killed deer, which she also helped load into the cart. Field & Stream Online EditorsAfter a mile long stalk, Josh Parry, 23, of Greensburg, Pa., shot this muley on his brother’s property in Wyoming. The 14-point nontypical scored 166 inches P&Y;, and was Josh’s first mule deer. Field & Stream Online EditorsFrank Bithos and Matthew Culley, of Nome, Alaska, pose with Matthew’s musk ox in November of 2007, outside of Teller, Alaska. Field & Stream Online EditorsLogan Silvius caught this 7-pound bass near his grandmother’s house in Lake Mary, Fla., on Easter. Field & Stream Online EditorsMike Farrell of Alton, Ill., sent in this photo that shows three generations of duck hunters: “Dad, three sons, one son-in-law, and five grandchildren on opening day of duck hunting in Missouri!” Field & Stream Online EditorsBrianna holds her 2 1/2-pound yellow perch. Field & Stream Online EditorsThirteen-year-old Mitchell Blehm of Morrisville, Mo., caught this 22-plus-inch largemouth while fishing for white bass. Field & Stream Online EditorsTen-year-old Sarah Ellis of Canton, Ga., shot this feral hog with her crossbow at a Wildlife Management Area near her home. Field & Stream Online EditorsKyle Thorsrud of Snyder, N.Y., caught these kings on Lake Michigan. Field & Stream Online EditorsHere Kyle holds a nice brown that he caught out of a Lake Ontario tributary. Field & Stream Online EditorsBrian Johns of Coalinga, Calif., and his friend Lou Payne (left) hold a string of fish from Shaver Lake, Calif., where Brian caught his first Kokanee salmon. Field & Stream Online EditorsDan Herich of Overland, Mo., holds up a nice squirrel on the last day of the deer season, ensuring that he wouldn’t go home empty-handed. He shot it with his .22 pistol. Field & Stream Online EditorsEleven-year-old Tristan Cirelo of Cypress, Texas, shot this Rio Grande in Brackettville, Texas, this March while on spring break. Field & Stream Online EditorsStewart Wetzel of Madison, Ala., caught this 34-pound-plus striper while freelining a skipjack herring in the Clinch River in Tennessee. Field & Stream Online EditorsJimmy Steed of Kimbolton, Ohio, holds his first goose. Field & Stream Online EditorsTom Haley caught this 11-inch rainbow on the Mettowee River in Vermont towards the end of last season. Field & Stream Online EditorsJohn Wehner shot this big 6×6 bull last fall in New Mexico. Field & Stream Online EditorsHere John’s brother Mike Wehner of Spoffard, N.H., holds an 8-point that he killed in Vermont. Field & Stream Online EditorsSometimes trail cams catch movement not caused by deer. Mike Wehner sent in this picture of man enjoying nature au natural. Field & Stream Online EditorsDavid Clegg of Asheville, N.C., caught this 34-inch snook near Jupiter, Fla. He released it after snapping this photo. Field & Stream Online EditorsCullen Stuart of Salem, Mo., had a good day trout fishing on the Current River at Montauk State Park in Missouri. Field & Stream Online EditorsDennis Morales of Goleta, Calif., shot this buck near Grand Junction, Colo., on the last day of the season. Field & Stream Online EditorsDuring the Kansas Youth Waterfowl Season last October, 10-year-old Drew Casper of Manhattan, Kan., bagged his first duck and his first limit, which included a greenwing teal, a shoveler, two wigeons, and a drake pintail. His dad Dave was his guide. Field & Stream Online EditorsBryan Dechairo shot this elk in Colorado. Out of his party of ten, which included his father, uncles, and cousins, Bryan was the only to accomplish that feat. Field & Stream Online EditorsDave Cole of Providence, R.I., poses with his first deer, which he killed last November on Anacosti Island in Quebec. Field & Stream Online EditorsJim Alexander of Pompey, N.Y., shot this buck with a 12 gauge at over 200 yards. The deer field dressed at 224 pounds. Says Jim, “Not bad for a seventy-plus-year-old man.” Field & Stream Online EditorsDon Harvell of Elkins, Ark., caught this big halibut off of Whale Pass Island in Alaska. Field & Stream Online EditorsSteve Jostes of Tinley Park, Ill., caught these largemouths in Devil’s Lake. Field & Stream Online EditorsDouglas Davidson of Unity, Maine, shot this six-point buck with a 7mm Magnum in a cornfield. Field & Stream Online EditorsScott Carpenter of Edwardsburg, Mich., was fishing saltwater for the first time in his life, off the Florida Keys with his uncle, when he landed this 6-foot 8-inch sailfish. It took Scott an hour and a half to get in. Field & Stream Online EditorsAndrew Tashie, David Clegg, and Tobey Hubbard (not pictured) bagged these ducks in an oxbow off the Mississippi River near West Memphis, Ark. Field & Stream Online EditorsDave Patterson of Newcastle, Ontario, caught these walleyes out of Rice Lake in Ontario. The fish weighed 6 pounds, 5 pounds, and 2 pounds. Field & Stream Online EditorsFifteen-year-old Eric Ferrell of Durham, N.C., with a nice buck that he shot last September. Field & Stream Online EditorsAni Lowrie of Lafayette, Colo., killed this jackrabbit with his handgun. Says Lowrie, “I love rabbit hunting and hope to go until the day I die. The action can be pretty fast. Of all the jacks I”ve shot, this is the second with a handgun.” Field & Stream Online EditorsEvann Ellis of Milford, Mich., caught this bass at Ice Lake in Michigan. Field & Stream Online EditorsKevin Fink had hunted this buck for two years and collected its sheds, but it took his father Charlie, 73, to kill it. Says Kevin, “Dad had been joking around the night before and said, ‘I’ll have to go up there and show you how it’s done.’ I couldn’t be happier for him.” It is the biggest deer that Charlie has ever taken. Field & Stream Online EditorsThese are April reader photos of game fish and game animals like pike bass trout deer turkey marlin and elk. Field & Stream Online EditorsSandy Harris of Wetumpka, Ala., displays his first kill with a traditional longbow. Field & Stream Online EditorsEleven-year-old Cullen O’Brien caught this 8-foot, 250-pound marlin, and got a little help holding it up. Field & Stream Online EditorsNathan Rich of Minneapolis, Minn., went fishing for steelhead with friends and family on the Clearwater River in Idaho last March. After losing a big one, he got in this 32-incher. Cousin Colton, friend Vinny, and Buddy the dog are in the background. Field & Stream Online EditorsJeff Lehrke holds his first pheasant, which he killed while hunting in South Dakota. Field & Stream Online EditorsJohn Hutchinson of Kingsville, Ontario, sent in this picture of a giant sturgeon caught at the Two Creeks Conservation Area in Wheatley, Ontario, last November. The fish measured 11 feet and 1 inch, weighed over 1,000 pounds, and took over six and half hours to land with four men taking turns at the reel. They released the fish after taking this picture. Field & Stream Online EditorsCody Ebert shot this 12-point buck last year. Field & Stream Online EditorsBefore returning to college, Andrew Neuman of Pardeeville, Wis., caught these two largemouth bass, both over 21 inches in length. The larger of the two is now on his bedroom wall. Field & Stream Online EditorsJenna Raymond and her father Francis pose with Jenna¿s first buck. Field & Stream Online EditorsJames Lee caught this 52-pound striper on the Potomac River, south of the Wilson Bridge. Field & Stream Online EditorsLaura Stone of Post Falls, Idaho, kneels with Ryan and Butch after a successful trip hunting pheasants in eastern Washington. Field & Stream Online Editors
