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... View
	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... View
	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... View
	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. View
	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... View
	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... View
	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... View
	December 18 - JW Hart Animal: 3 1/2 Year Old Whitetail Location: Missouri Weapon: PSE Dream Season GX Story Coming Soon! View
	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... View
	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... View
	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... View
	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.... View
	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... View
	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... View
	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... View
	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,... View
	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... View
	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... View
	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.... View
	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... View
	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... View
	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... View

December 2009

December 31 - Ashley Mueller

December 29 - Doug Hampton

December 29 - John Williams

December 27 - Chris Propst

December 22 - Zach Playle

December 21 - Jonathan Durden & Jon Durden Sr.

December 20 - Joe Eugster

December 18 - JW Hart

December 17 - Rick Ralston

December 15 - Mark Drury

December 13 - Kyle Lamore

December 13 - Tanya Poppe

December 12 - Dustin Shaw

December 12 - Jerry Wilson

December 12 - Jim Thome

December 12 - Terry Drury

December 12 - Tim Sylvia

December 11 - Evan Shults

December 10 - Coltin Hampton

December 7 - Brandy Hampton

December 6 - Doug Hampton

December 4 - Pam Shults