MEMBERSHIP PHOTO PAGE

Had some success this past hunting season that you would like to share with the membership?  Caught any nice fish this past year or have a photo of a possible entry in this years contest?  This is the place to post it.  You can send photos attached to email or mail them to me and I will scan them for the site.  All pictures must be of good taste (no bloody photos)!  Include some short and to the point details and I will attempt to add them when I update the site.

Mail photos to:  VPSA Webmaster">

MEMBERSHIP PHOTO PAGE

Had some success this past hunting season that you would like to share with the membership?  Caught any nice fish this past year or have a photo of a possible entry in this years contest?  This is the place to post it.  You can send photos attached to email or mail them to me and I will scan them for the site.  All pictures must be of good taste (no bloody photos)!  Include some short and to the point details and I will attempt to add them when I update the site.

Mail photos to:  VPSA Webmaster, P.O. Box 26, Battery Park VA  23304

Include a self addressed envelope with sufficient postage if you want your original photo returned!

email to: vpsa1940@hotmail.com

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2000 - 2001 Hunting Photos

graham buck.jpg (30595 bytes) Non-Member John Graham harvested this nice buck in Suffolk, VA on 11-25-2000 at 10 yds. using a shotgun.  John plans to enter the deer in the 2001 Contest.

  photo courtesy of John Graham

 

Mark Maxwell of Smithfield, VA poses with some some of the animals he harvested during the 2000-01 Hunting Season
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19" 8 Point harvest 12/16/200 with shotgun in Sussex Co.

19" Six Point harvested 10/23/00, 185lbsYork Co. with bow

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26 lb. Male Bobcat harvested 11/3/2000 in Sussex Co. with bow Spike Sika Deer harvested on Eastern Shore with bow 10/3/2000.   Jeff Scott (Left) Mark (Center) James "Bubba" Pauley (Right).                                         photos courtesy of Mark Maxwell 

 

Mays-11pt.jpg (14913 bytes) Non-member Ricky Mays havested this 11 pt. buck on 12/30/2000 using a muzzleloader in Bedford Co.  Although Ricky is not a member he intends to enter his buck in the Big Game Contest.

 

photo courtesy of Ricky Mays

 

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VPSA member Christy West of Smithfield, VA harvested this nice 8 pt. buck, 16 in outside spread, 135 lbs. hunting with her father Raymond West on 12-8-2000.   The deer was taken at 35 yd. while rattling horns and using a shotgun.

photo courtesy of Raymond West

 

Keith-Sherman-11ptw.jpg (81328 bytes) Keith Sherman of Evington, VA poses with his 11 pt. buck taken in Amherst Co. on 11-24-2000 with a rifle.  He has scored the deer himself and says that it scores approx. 190 pts. (green) on the VA scoring system.  Keith plans to enter his deer in next years contest.


photo courtesy of Keith Sherman

 

Henry Watson 2000.jpg (130284 bytes) Member Henry H. Watson of Gloucester County poses with his fine 9pt. buck taken in New Kent County, 11-11-2000 with a Muzzleloader.

photo courtesy of Henry H. Watson

 

Ken_Pickin_10_pt_20001.jpg (49053 bytes) Ken Pickin, VPSA President poses with his 10pt. buck taken in Caroline Co. VA on 12-2-00 using a shotgun.  Well done Ken!

photo courtesy of Ken Pickin

 

bruce_2000.jpg (123003 bytes) Bruce Cooper of Central NY State harvested this nice 11pt. buck in Bedford Co. VA  with muzzleloader on 11-13-00.

Bruce is not a VPSA member, but hopes to enter his deer in next years contest.  His parents retired to Bedford and he was hunting on 300 ac. farm belonging to a family friend.

photo courtesy of Bruce Cooper

 

Mike_Price_8pt_2000.jpg (84001 bytes) "Lucky" Mike Price of Smithfield does it again.  Mike poses with his 23" wide 8pt. buck taken at 300 yd. with a rifle.   According to Mike the buck taken in Pittsylvania County, VA rough scores about 179 pts. on the VA Scoring System.

photo courtesy of Mike Price

 

Dads_5_pt_2000.jpg (183871 bytes) Robert L. Faison, Jr. father of  member R.L. Faison, III poses with his 5pt. buck taken in Sussex Co. on Saturday, December 2, 2000.  Mr. Faison who will be 80 in Jan. took the deer in a pouring rain at 30 yd with a single shot.

photo courtesy of R.L. Faison, III

 

Little_Steves_6_pt_2000.jpg (38033 bytes) Daniel Little bagged this  8pt. on 12/2/00. the rack was 17" wide and the deer weighed 170 lbs...he has also harvested a 4 pt and 6 pt this season.

photo courtesy of Steve Little

 

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Deer taken by member and Club Secretary Katherine Taylor during this season.   Top Photo -  6 point was killed on Nov. 1st, 2000.  The deer was taken at 65 yards using a grunt call and shot with a slug gun.  Middle Photo -  This 8 point was taken on Nov. 9th. 2000 at 28 step also using a grunt call and slug gun.  Bottom Photo - Piebald Doe harvest with Slug Gun, 60 yds 11-27-2000. All deer were harvested in the City of Suffolk.

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photos courtesy of Katherine Taylor

 

Photo Archive

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Although not a real recent photo, I thought many of our members might be interested in seeing this picture of Tom Barclay (on the right) and John D. Williams (on the left) with the famous Barclay deer taken in 1936.   This deer was the winner of Virginia's First Big Game Contest which was held in 1940 and was open to any deer taken in the past.  The deer was taken in Surry County and scores 231 5/32 and 18 scorable points on the Virginia Scoring System.                                         Photo courtesy of Carl Batkins

 

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Mark Hurst harvested this nice buck on 11/5/99 in Surry County with a muzzleloader. 

 

Photo courtesy of  Raye Respress

 

 

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Members Steve Little, son Daniel and friends caught these fish on April 14, 2000 aboard the Godspeed out of Hatteras, N.C.  Altogether, they caught 22 Tuna averaging 25 lbs. and a Citation Dolphin weighing in at 37lbs.

 

Photo courtesy of Steve Little

 

 

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VPSA Members Daniel Boyd (Right) and Robbie Taylor (left) pose with 13 year old Daniel's 19 lb. 2 oz. Turkey taken on his Grandfathers (Allen P. Thacker) farm in Isle of Wight Co. on May 1, 1999.  It was Daniel's first Turkey and was called up by Robbie.    

Photos   courtesy of Allen P. Thacker

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Way to go Daniel!

   

 

 

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Member Christy West, daughter of Raymond and Irie West poses with her first Deer taken in Isle of Wight Co. on Dec. 19, 1998.  Christy was 12 years old at the time and the Doe weighed in at 103 lbs.

Photos Courtesy of Raymond West

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Congratulations Christy!

  

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10year old VPSA Member Daniel Little of Ivor, VA poses with his 12th. and largest deer to date. Taken on the last day of the 1998-99 hunting season in Isle of Wight Co. while hunting with his father Steve Little.  It appears that Steve has Daniel off to a good start.

Photo courtesy of Steve Little

  

 

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7 year old Sarah Faison, daughter of member R.L. (Buddy) Faison, poses with her first Largemouth Bass caught on a plastic worm in a private pond in Southampton Co. on July 7, 1999.  She hooked and landed the fish by herself.

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Sarah poses with her father and some more of the fish caught that day.

Photo's courtesy of R.L. Faison, III

 

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Sarah Faison and her Dad luck out again on July 18, 1999 at the same pond in Southampton County.  The largest Bass weighed in at 5 3/4 lbs.  All were caught on plastic worms.

Photo courtesy of R.L. Faison, III

 

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VPSA Member Daniel Little poses with his Rockfish caught at the CBTT last fall while fishing with his father Steve Little.

The fish was 44" long and weighted 23 lbs.

Photo courtesy of Steve Little

 

 

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VPSA Member Mike Price of Smithfield, poses with a deer he took on private land on November 5, 1999 with a Muzzleloader.  The buck had 10 scoreable points and is 22 5/8" wide.  Both burrs are 8"

 

 

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Congratulations Mike!

Photos courtesy of Mike Price

 

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VPSA Member Steve Little poses with his 22" wide 8 pointer taken on the next to the last day of the 1999 Muzzleloader Season.  He took the deer in Isle of Wight Co.

Photo courtesy of Steve Little

 

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VPSA Member and Secretary Katherine Taylor Poses with some of her trophies.

Top Left- 3pt. Albino Buck taken in Suffolk at 60 yards on 10/5/99

Top Right- 21.9 lb. Wild Turkey taken Spring of 1998 in Isle of Wight Co.  She called the Turkey up by herself.

Bottom Left- Tundra Swan taken Jan. 31, 1997 in Chesapeake.

photos courtesy of Katherine Taylor