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December 2009

December 31 - Ashley Mueller

Animal: 175 5/8" 9 1/2 Year Old Whitetail
Location: Iowa
Weapon: Thompson Center Encore Muzzleloader

Brutal cold weather in December is some of the toughest hunting conditions any hunter can endure during the entire season. But throw a TC muzzleloader into the equation along with a reliable food...

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December 29 - Doug Hampton

Animal: 146" Whitetail
Location: Kansas
Weapon: PSE Dream Season GX

I waited until the night before I headed back to Kansas, for my fourth attempt at filling my 2009 archery tag, to actually decide that I was going to go. I didn't have anyone to video me due to the...

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December 29 - John Williams

Animal: Coyote
Location: Missouri
Weapon: Thompson Center 50 Cal Muzzleloader

Zach was out of town, so I ask Chris Comstock to film me a couple of days. December 28th the weather was perfect and the food plots were being hit hard. We hunted behind my house in the new native...

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December 27 - Chris Propst

Animal: 152 5/8" Split G2 8 point
Location: Missouri
Weapon: Thompson Center Endevour .50 Caliber Muzzleloader

Dad and I have had a great year this year, we've taken several good bucks, my sister Julie killed her first buck, and we've got to spend a lot of time in the woods.

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December 22 - Zach Playle

Animal: 4 1/2 Year Old Mature Whitetail
Location: Missouri
Weapon: Thompson Center Triumph .50 Cal Muzzleloader

When we planted our fall food plots in Biologic Maximum we had a plan; December muzzle load season. 2009 was Missouri's first year for a late muzzle load season. We knew that the deer would be...

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December 21 - Jonathan Durden & Jon Durden Sr.

Animal: 130 4/8" & 165 4/8" Whitetail
Location: Georgia
Weapon: Thompson Center

Let me introduce the whitetail world to Jonathan Durden, Jonathan is a 15 year old deer killing machine that I have come to know fairly well over the last few months thanks to Dr. Marty Brunson...

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December 20 - Joe Eugster

Animal: 130" Mature Whitetail
Location: Wisconsin
Weapon: PSE Bow Madness

I love bow hunting the late season in the snow. Well we had snow, lots of snow, the last storm dumped 18 inches on us. Knowing the deer would be concentrating on the beans and corn, I was excited...

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December 18 - JW Hart

Animal: 3 1/2 Year Old Whitetail
Location: Missouri
Weapon: PSE Dream Season GX

Story Coming Soon!

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December 17 - Rick Ralston

Animal: 158 4/8" Whitetail
Location: Iowa
Weapon: Thompson Center

What an exciting year it has been. Kristin and I were blessed with a beautiful baby girl in September. Then, I had two great weeks of hunting in November with my brother - Justin. And now, December...

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December 15 - Mark Drury

Animal: 194" Whitetail
Location: Iowa
Weapon: Thompson Center

Whitetail deer come in many shapes and sizes. The more I hunt and observe them, the more I believe they are as varied in body size, shape, weight, antler configuration, and other attributes as are...

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December 13 - Kyle Lamore

Animal: Coyote
Location: Illinois
Weapon: Thompson Center Encore

Song dog fever! Well...the last day of IL muzzleloader season was here and yet again we were deer-less. Standing corn, warm temps, and Illinois' declining deer numbers were all working together to...

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December 13 - Tanya Poppe

Animal: 10 Point Mature Old Whitetail
Location: Wisconsin
Weapon: Crossbow - Handicapped Hunt

The determination of Bill Rands pays off. Yes it was Dec. 12th when Bill called to let me know that he had made plans for Tanya Poppe to finish her quest and close the final chapter on Crab Claw....

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December 12 - Dustin Shaw

Animal: 149" Whitetail
Location: Iowa
Weapon: Thompson Center

What an amazing year we have had. Opening morning started with a BANG� My father in law (David Lindsey) had an encounter with a massive 9 point first thing on opening morning but couldn�t seal the...

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December 12 - Jerry Wilson

Animal: 162" Whitetail
Location: Illinois
Weapon: Thompson Center Encore Muzzleloader

Well, dad was back at in Illinois this past weekend for the Illinois second gun season. Saturday was a beautiful day and as dad headed for a standing bean field for the Saturday evening hunt I just...

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December 12 - Jim Thome

Animal: 188" Whitetail
Location: Illinois
Weapon: Thompson Center Pro Hunter Muzzleloader

A trip up to illinois to Jim Thome�s farm druring the secound shotgun season starts this story. There were many great friends in camp, giving it the more tradtional hunting camp atmosphere and...

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December 12 - Terry Drury

Animal: 154" Whitetail
Location: Missouri
Weapon: PSE Dream Season X-Force

On the very first day of Missouri�s 2009 bow season, I was sitting in a tree with camera man Aaron Bennett when I made the comment �just watch, the rut will be better in December than in November,...

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December 12 - Tim Sylvia

Animal: 167" 10 Point Whitetail
Location: Iowa
Weapon: Shotgun

The story for �Mr. Perfect� began about a month ago in a SE Iowa bean field. After a lot of appearances, training and hunting on the Lindsey�s farm, Tim finally had a chance to hunt on his farm. He...

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December 11 - Evan Shults

Animal: 135" 8 Point & Whitetail Doe
Location: Illinois
Weapon: Thompson Center Omega .50 Caliber

Well it is now time for the last and best hunt of the year! It is time for my son Evan and my annual father son hunt in Il. . It always falls on the muzzleloader hunt because Evan is always out of...

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December 10 - Coltin Hampton

Animal: 165 5/8" Whitetail
Location: Kansas
Weapon: Thompson Center Pro Hunter 25/06

It was nearly noon on December the tenth when I plugged the compact flash card from the Reconyx game camera into my computer. " We've got him son!", I shouted to Coltin, who is my 13 year old son....

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December 7 - Brandy Hampton

Animal: 151 4/8" 5 1/2 Year Old Whitetail (First Buck)
Location: Kansas
Weapon: Thompson Center Pro Hunter Muzzleloader

I was in a pickle. That's just to put it lightly. And then the answer to my problem came from the most unlikely person, my 13 year old son...

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December 6 - Doug Hampton

Animal: 139 5/8" Whitetail
Location: Illinois
Weapon: Thompson Center 50 Cal Muzzleloader

This story begins with our first trip ever to Hadley Creek Outfitters for our Dream Season TV Celebrity Hunt, and what an awsome experience! Even though Team Hart was not able to connect on a buck...

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December 4 - Pam Shults

Animal: 130" 12 Point Whitetail
Location: Illinois
Weapon: Thompson Center Omega .50 Cal

With a needed break from work and an Illinois tag in my pocket I was ready to head to the farm! With the forecast and the weather I knew the hunting should be good but I was not looking forward to...

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