Zack Spence of Cochrane, Alberta, was actually wearing a cast on his arm the day he hooked this 210-pound halibut off British Columbia. Field & Stream Online EditorsJosh Pollock of Cedar City, UT, with a massive bull elk he killed on public land last November. Field & Stream Online EditorsDevin Johnson of Dexter, MI, shot this nice deer on a hunt in Southern Utah. Field & Stream Online EditorsHunter Anthony, 10, took this 25-pound long beard on his first turkey hunt. The bird fell near his home town of Granger, IN. Field & Stream Online EditorsThis snapping turtle spit at Craig Snook of South Euclid, OH, constantly until Snook released the beast. He caught it during an outing for catfish. 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 EditorsJeff Doyle of Somerville, MA, battled this 16-inch perch during an outing in New Hampshire. Field & Stream Online EditorsJohn Hudson of Indian River, MI, boated this 17-pound lake trout during an annual trip to Dog Lake in Canada. Field & Stream Online EditorsFifteen-year-old Mike Lictenwalner with his first New Mexico bear kill. The trophy weighed in at 325 pounds. Field & Stream Online EditorsPatrick Murray of Ewa Beach, HI, with a fat coho salmon he bested while trolling alone of Mackinac Island in Michigan. Between clearing lines and fighting the fish, the battle last 30 minutes. Field & Stream Online EditorsBrayden Novello. 14, of Windsor, CA, poses proudly with his first buck. He shot it while hunting with his mother, Regina. Field & Stream Online EditorsJohn Shannon Temple of Angola, IN. used crickets to nail these two bull bluegills on Lake James in the fall. Field & Stream Online EditorsRandy Sartin sent us this shot of his wife with her first deer, a nine-pointer that scored 132 B & C. Field & Stream Online EditorsJamie Kenney with his first black bear. He shot it while hunting with his father-in-law and his best friend in Canada. Field & Stream Online EditorsTony Evans of Milltown, MT, hoists up a big Clark Fork River pike. Field & Stream Online EditorsFrank Hibbs of Pittsburgh, PA, with an 18-inch largemouth taken on a jig. Field & Stream Online EditorsLewis Mazer IV of Brookhaven, MS, holds up the first fish he had caught since he was about 12 years old. His wife had always been into fishing, and managed to turn Lewis into an “angler reborn.” Field & Stream Online EditorsJesse Gonzales says the fishing the Spotted Bear River in Montana during fire season comes with low-flying hazards. Field & Stream Online EditorsDan Mayer with his 38-inch pike caught this August in Ontario. Field & Stream Online EditorsCraig Snook of South Euclid, OH, fooled this largemouth with a live nightcrawler. Field & Stream Online EditorsBeto Gutierrez of Edinburg, TX, shot this 148-pound hog with a 20-year-old recurve bow and cedar arrows. Field & Stream Online EditorsSteve Richardson caught this nice rainbow trout on the Sedanka River while visiting the Kamchatcka Peninsula in Russia. Field & Stream Online EditorsChristine Mariglia sent in this photo of “her hunter, fisherman, and outdoorsman” who we assume is her boyfriend or husband with a giant rainbow trout. Field & Stream Online EditorsCarl Pickett of Toronton, Ontario, with two “buckets” he hooked on Lake Scugog with a green pumpkinseed YUM worm. Field & Stream Online EditorsJessica Winborne caught this nice crappie from a private pond near Brookhaven, MS. Field & Stream Online EditorsKen Demaree with a big cutthroat trout he connect with near Buffalo Fork, WY. Field & Stream Online EditorsWarren Bloom, 13, of Tenafly, NJ, with a 2 1/2-pound largemouth he reeled in while fishing local waters close to home. Field & Stream Online EditorsMichael Hintz of Lum, MI, with the 8-point buck he shot last season. Field & Stream Online EditorsJeffery Kohler of South Bend, IN, used a jig and minnow to hook up this bronze back. Field & Stream Online EditorsEvan Bradshaw with a rainbow trout from Eagle Lake in California. Field & Stream Online EditorsKevin Schratz, 8, holds up a trophy bluegill caught near Clarendon Hills, IL. Field & Stream Online EditorsMartin Rinke of Ferndale, MI, caught this smallmouth of Lime Island in Michigan. Field & Stream Online EditorsMorgan Smith of Jonesboro, AR, struggled to land this 12-pound catfish from the banks of the Tennessee River. Field & Stream Online EditorsAnn Frier shows the bounty of her first fishing trip. She caught this little walleye on Rainy Lake in Canada. Field & Stream Online EditorsJaime Reyes and daughter Abbey shared a day casting the Barbie fishing rod and lucked into this largemouth near McKinney, TX. Field & Stream Online EditorsBruce Wilder used his cell phone camera to snap this shot of a nice bass he caught on a black grub in Sodus Bay, NY. Field & Stream Online EditorsDavid Brandshaw sent in this photo of his wife and granddaughter with a rainbow trout they hooked outside of Lookout, CA. Field & Stream Online EditorsBradley Roy caught this stringer of bass in 2008 near Waterbury, VT. Field & Stream Online EditorsJosh Payne of Mansfield, PA, with a near 11-pound bass he pulled from his grandfather¿s pond. Field & Stream Online EditorsJared Brunet is stoked after boating this 4-pound largemouth bass in a small Connecticut pond. Field & Stream Online Editors
