Brent Barnes played tug-o-war with this massive sturgeon for over an hour before subduing it on his kayak. The fish was safely released back into San Francisco Bay. Field & Stream Online EditorsCasey Walker of DeWitt, IA, shot this monster buck with a muzzleloader during the 2007 season. Field & Stream Online EditorsKeri Book of Palmyra, PA, with her first turkey. It took five years of hunting for her to finally get a good shot at a gobbler. Field & Stream Online EditorsKen Smith of Front Royal, VA, shot this bear with his bow while hunting in Saskatchewan last May. Field & Stream Online EditorsBryan Brumwell of Minot, ND, sent us this shot of his hunting dog Bailey in mid-air. 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 EditorsDavid Arant and Matt Willoughby noodled these big cats from the Ross Barnett Reservoir near Brandon, MS. Field & Stream Online EditorsJoseph Wade, Jr., 16, shot this carp while bowfishing the Mosquito Creek Reservior near Colebrook, OH. Field & Stream Online EditorsJamie Smith of Salem, KY, with her 5-pounder caught along the Lake Barkey shoreline. Field & Stream Online EditorsNathan Vasek of Laramie, WY, with a pronghorn he shot last fall. Field & Stream Online EditorsJ.C. Blauvet and son John pose with a nice Rio Grande turkey. J.C. booked this hunt for his son as a graduation present. Field & Stream Online EditorsWalker Knight with a mixed bag of waterfowl he shot near Katy, TX, last Decemeber. Field & Stream Online EditorsJason Lochner of Irwin, PA, shows off his 20-pound gobbler taken in May. Field & Stream Online EditorsTahnya Neal of Olympia, WA, needed some help from her guide to hoist this 62-pound salmon she caught in the Kenai River. Field & Stream Online EditorsJoe Suriano hooked this muskie on his third cast of the morning while fishing a private lake near Rockford, IL. The fight lasted 20 minutes. Field & Stream Online EditorsTyler Jones of Luray, VA, shot this black bear with his muzzleloader last November. Field & Stream Online EditorsLisa Harrington of Peyton. CO, landed this heavy trout during a fishing trip to New Mexico. Field & Stream Online EditorsKellis Winn, 10, scored this 24-inch redfish while wading the shallows of Rockport, TX. Field & Stream Online EditorsDavis Bradley, 8, caught this 12-pound channel cat near Marion, IL. Field & Stream Online EditorsJohn Priest (left) Jim MacWalter and Andy MacWalter pose with some birds they shot last December during a hunt in Connecticut. Field & Stream Online EditorsEric Kemps sent us this photo of his wife with a fat Colorado rainbow trout. Field & Stream Online EditorsDavid Nesbitt landed this rainbow trout while fishing outside of Asheville, NC. Field & Stream Online EditorsSeven-year-old Roger Fuller of Rudolph, WI, with his first northern pike. Roger caught it this June on Abram’s Lake in Ontario, Canada. Field & Stream Online EditorsWill Muckle of Mascot, TN, pulled this snapping turtle from a drain pipe on his family’s pond. Field & Stream Online EditorsPaul Boss of Alger, MI, had to call this turkey away from two hens to get his shot. Field & Stream Online EditorsJames Butcher fooled this bass on a Jitterbug early in the morning during an outing on Mazonia Lakes in Braidwood, IL. Field & Stream Online EditorsIsaiah Copper holds up his first fish. The monster was taken with help from Isaiah’s granddad during a trip to Lake Lanier. Field & Stream Online EditorsAnthony Henry of Coopersville, MI, caught this bass while slow-trolling a spinnerbait. Field & Stream Online EditorsChrista Schrowang of Derry, NH, with a 1-pound bluegill caught during her third lifetime fishing trip. Field & Stream Online EditorsCharlie Aleval of Brownsville, TX, hooked into this bass on July 4th. Field & Stream Online EditorsSteve Jostes nailed these two bass on Wisconsin’s Devil’s Lake. Field & Stream Online EditorsGary Wilhite of Glen Rose, TX, used a live perch to hook this 25-pound falthead catfish Field & Stream Online EditorsSuzannah Brooks, 11, used a Rebel Broke-Back Minnow to pull this bass from a pond near Quantico, VA. Field & Stream Online EditorsGage Freeland of Bastrop, TX, with a nice bass he caught on a spinnerbait. Field & Stream Online EditorsRobert Rowsome with a nice bass caught at dusk near Silver Spring, MD. Field & Stream Online EditorsEric Osborn with the first freshwater drum he’s taken with his bow. Field & Stream Online EditorsBrian Johns of Coalinga, CA, with a 30-inch catfish. Field & Stream Online EditorsJustin Makara stuck this chunky largemouth in a small Connecticut lake. Field & Stream Online EditorsFive-year-old Jadyn Kawecki reeled in this bass all by herself in Minnesota’s Long Lake. Field & Stream Online EditorsScott Barnum shot these turkeys on a hunt outside of Bloomington, MN. Field & Stream Online EditorsDarren Fixler of Orlando, FL, hooked this bass on a small pond near Disney World. Field & Stream Online Editors
