Spencer Babel, 1, of Lindsay, NE, may have to wait a while before he graduates to a mouth call and real shells, but he’s already got the pose down, complete with toy pump and box call. He was very excited about this bird, shot by his Uncle Terry. Field & Stream Online EditorsBen Butzen of Fond Du Lac, WI, trolled up this 130-pound Pacific sailfish while on vacation in Costa Rica. Field & Stream Online EditorsRachael Hart, 15, of Kalispell, MT, with a big deer she shot on a hunt near Malta, MT. Field & Stream Online EditorsRonald M. Scherba of Clinton, NJ, shot this Red-Cape hartebeest during a safari hunt in Namibia. Field & Stream Online EditorsWhen Brett Johnson’s daughter needed a picture for her photography class, he busted out the 460 magnum and lit up the night. According to Johnson, his daughter got a big “wow” from her class when she showed them this photo. 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 EditorsJennifer Green of Houston, TX, dropped both of these toms with one shot while hunting in Harper, TX. Field & Stream Online EditorsAndrew Yonan heaves a 37-pound musky he battled near Hudson, WI. Field & Stream Online EditorsThis trophy marked 14-year-old Shelby Winn’s first black bear taken with a bow. He shot it on public land in Trinity County, CA. Field & Stream Online EditorsTo quote Matt Harrell of Woodlake, CA, “This is one of the best Game Faces I’ve ever seen.” This “face” came from a 50-pound king salmon caught in Alaska. Field & Stream Online EditorsLance Woods, 15, of Bauxville, AR, got to miss a week of school to turkey hunt in New Mexico. We give this bird an A+. Field & Stream Online EditorsPhil Downing of La Crosse, WI, with a 29-ich walleye hooked up on the Mississippi River early this April. Field & Stream Online EditorsLogan Klein, 10, with a 28-inch pike he caught in Weidman Pond in Weidman, Michigan. Field & Stream Online EditorsTamara Crabdree of Payson, AZ, with a 53-inch Cape kudu. She killed it with a 347-yard shot. Field & Stream Online EditorsAshley Webb of LaPorte, TX, with her first Rio Grande turkey. She was hunting with her dad and grandfather. Field & Stream Online EditorsMartin Hager of Bowie, MD, caught this smallmouth on the Shenandoah River in West Virginia last November. Field & Stream Online EditorsJim Snodgrass put two arrows in this diamond back rattler while elk hunting in New Mexico. Field & Stream Online EditorsJohn Bottger of Richmond, VA, couldn’t get his sights on a turkey early in the morning, but he got a nice shot at this big crappie later in the afternoon. Field & Stream Online EditorsRick Wolf with his first “wall-hanger.” He shot this buck near Douglasville, GA. Field & Stream Online EditorsYgnacio Valenzuela with a big boar shot near Livermore, CA. Field & Stream Online EditorsJustin Andrews (center) of Wading River, NY, shows off his first turkey kill with pals Brandon and Chris. Field & Stream Online EditorsAllen Charette with two gator bluefish he whacked in the surf at Hatteras, NC. Field & Stream Online EditorsDamien Rzepka of Macedon, NY, says, “Once you try kayak fishing, you’ll be hooked.” He was after scoring this 21-inch bass. Field & Stream Online EditorsDennis Fike of Hermitage, PA, with his first steelhead taken near Erie, PA. Field & Stream Online EditorsJoe and Chanse Lee with a haul of stripers and one fat cat from Texas’s Lake Whitney. Field & Stream Online EditorsJoe and Chanse Lee can not only catch fish (see previous photo), but they can shoot, too. This was their first quail hunt. Field & Stream Online EditorsCoby Wright, of Sand Rock Al, with a 16-pound channel cat caught from the family pond on 6-pound line and a crappie hook. Field & Stream Online EditorsLindsay Holtzclaw shows off her first largemouth bass. She caught it on the Potomac River. Field & Stream Online EditorsLauren Holtzclaw with a bass caught on the Occaquan River with a live worm. Field & Stream Online EditorsTrent Carr with a 19-inch smallmouth bass pulled from Dale Hollow Lake in Kentucky. Field & Stream Online EditorsFifth-grader Madison Ermert of Corning, AR, with her first turkey, shot this April while hunting with her dad on youth day. Field & Stream Online EditorsRoy Martinsen, 87, scored this nice tom during a hunt near Decker, MT. Field & Stream Online EditorsChase Noyes, 8, with his 50-pound halibut taken in Alaska. Field & Stream Online EditorsThis is Tom Cole’s first turkey. It was harvested on opening day in Maine. Field & Stream Online EditorsThree-year-old Aden McDonald was quite proud of this largemouth catch, according to his aunt, Kristin Campbell. Field & Stream Online EditorsDustin Brown of Springfield, MO, shot this 21-pound bird while hunting with his wife, who happens to be five months pregnant with their first son – a future hunter for sure! Field & Stream Online EditorsJustin Nicolson, 16, with his first gobbler. He shot it near Castro Valley, CA, and the bird topped the scale at 25 pounds. Field & Stream Online EditorsRaymond McCarthy shot this 12-point buck on state game land just outside of Killingworth, CT. Field & Stream Online EditorsAaron Rowe took this nice trout on Pennsylvania’s Potato Creek with a Spuddler Joe’s Fly. Field & Stream Online EditorsChandler Hamilton, 12, with her first gobbler shot in Arizona’s White Mountains with her single-shot 20-gauge. Field & Stream Online EditorsRonnie Wright of Fayetteville, TN, shot this large male coyote on his grandfather’s farm during an evening hunt. Field & Stream Online EditorsJake Freise, 10, lands a sand shark while striper fishing off Marshfield, MA. Field & Stream Online EditorsSteven hall nailed both of these carp in one shot while bowfishing near Centerville, UT. Field & Stream Online EditorsGreg Singleton of Manassas, VA, fooled this chunky rock bass with a Senko. Field & Stream Online EditorsJohn C. Zahray with a black duck taken in October, 2007, near Indian Lake, NY. Field & Stream Online EditorsO.J. Escareno gives his granddaughter a lesson in largemouth fishing on Easter Sunday near Eagle Pass, TX. Field & Stream Online EditorsStephen Rush of Merna, NE, hooked this crappie using salmon eggs. Field & Stream Online EditorsLuis Vazquez Mellado (yellow shirt) poses with a fat bass taken near Laredo, TX. Field & Stream Online EditorsChet Shaffer got this 18-inch, 6-pound brook trout to inhale a wax worm in a local stream near Montoursville, PA. Field & Stream Online EditorsMike Morse and friend Adam of Ephratah, NY, shot these turkeys on opening day. They weighed in at 27 and 22 pounds. Field & Stream Online EditorsHeidi LaComb with her first king salmon – a 50-pounder – she hooked while fishing in Kenai, AK. Field & Stream Online Editors
