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
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2010 - 2011 Hunting Photos
VPSA Board Member, Kenneth Poole,
harvested this nice 10 pt. buck with his smoke pole in Pittsylvania County
on 11/03/2010. He was hunting a friends farm and took the buck at 30
yds. photo courtesy of Kenneth Poole |
2009 - 2010 Hunting Photos
VPSA member Mark Holloman shot this
deer on 1/1/2010 at 8:10 AM while hunting to Cedar Tree Hunt Club.
Mark reports the deer is 24 3/4 in. wide and ten points with two four inch
kickers of each G2. photo courtest of Mark Holloman |
Gene Moran, harvest this buck hunting
with Farmer's Hunt Club in Southampton Co. on 12/5/2009 with a shotgun.
Gene, says the buck has 17 points and has been score unofficially at 193
Boone & Crockett. He plans to enter the deer in this upcoming
Eastern Region Contest. photo courtesy of Gene Moran |
Delaine Babb, member of Davis-Ridley
Hunt Club, harvested this monster 168 lb. 8 pt. buck in Southampton Co. on
the last day of hunting season (1/2/2010). Word has it that the rack
is 21" wide, 22" tall and 14' G-2's, 12" G-3's and 6'' circumferences. photo courtesy Raymond West |
VPSA member Mark Ferguson, may well be
on his way of winning the "Grand Slam Award" again at this years contest.
All he now needs is a turkey to have harvest all three big game species
during the hunting season. The bear weighed 130 lb and harvested
with a muzzleloader in Madison Co. on 11/7/09. The 8 pt. buck was
harvested in Rockbridge Co. on 11/14/2009. My bet is that Mark will
succeed! UPDATE - Mark did in fact kill a gobbler on April 10, 2010
in Appomattox Co. to complete the Grand Slam. He also killed another
on April 17, 2010. photo courtesy of Mark Ferguson |
VPSA member William E. Bevill, Jr. and
his friend harvested these two nice bucks with Muzzleloaders in Halifax
Co. VA on 11/9/2009. Both bucks were taken 20 min. and 1/2 mile
apart. He watched both bucks during the summer. pictures courtesy of William Bevill, Jr. |
VPSA member Mike Day harvested these
three bucks with Archery tackle in Fairfax County. From Left to Right, the
first buck was harvested on the morning of 10/5/09, second buck was
harvested on 12/14/2009, third buck was harvested 12/17/2009. Mike
had multiple trail camera pictures of all three bucks. Way to go...
Mike! pictures courtesy of Mike Day |
Jon Clore, of Blue Ridge, GA harvested
this 573 lb. Black Bear (80 in. from nose to base of tail, 59" chest)
while hunting with family in VA. Jon harvested the Bear with a
muzzleloader in Nov. 09' while hunting in the Hardware River Management
Area. photo courtesy of Jon Clore |
2007- 2008 Hunting Photos
Tom Coyne, a member of Davis-Ridley Hunt Club harvested
this giant buck on 11/22/2008 in Southampton Co. The buck's rack was
21" wide, 18" tall and weighed 205 lbs. photo courtesy of Tom Coyne |
18 year old VPSA member Lee M. White III, harvested this
11 pt.
buck (his biggest buck to date) in Southampton County on 12-1-07 while
hunting with the Davis-Ridley Hunt Club photo courtesy of Lee M. White, Jr. |
Patty Price of Moneta, VA called and
harvested this 21 lb. turkey with an 11" beard on May 17, 2008 in Bedford
Co. She says this was her third bird of the season. Way to
go! No word as to whether the dog helped. photo courtesy of Patty Price |
VPSA member Mark Ferguson, harvested a
Deer, Bear and Turkey during the 2007-08 hunting season and will be
eligible for a "Grand Slam Award" at this years contest. The bear was
harvested on 10-29-07 in Appomattox Co. with a crossbow and weighed 180
lbs. The deer has 4 pts. and was
harvested with a muzzleloader on 11-12-07
while hunting in Amherst Co. The turkey was also harvested in Appomattox
Co. on 4-28-08 with a shotgun. photo courtesy of Mark Ferguson |
Michael Stevens, harvested this
10 pt buck with a Matthews bow on the Southampton Bow Club property in
Sussex VA. on Oct 20 2007. The shot was 29 yrds and the buck traveled 140
yards after the shot. photo courtesy of Mark Ferguson |
2006- 2007 Hunting Photos
14 year old VPSA member Sarah Faison harvested this 7 pt.
buck in Southampton County on 12-2-06 with a 20 ga. shotgun at 50 yds.
The deer weighed about 140 lbs. photo courtesy of R.L. Faison, III |
VPSA member Steve Little harvested this Bobcat during the 2006 Black Powder season in Isle of Wight Co. Steve says the cat weighs close to 50 lbs. |
VPSA member Steve Pabst harvested this deer in
Southampton County during the 2006 season. No further details were
given. photo courtesy of Steve Pabst |
K.W. Poole harvested this 4 pt. buck on 11/27/06 In Gloucester. His father Ken Poole, says that this is his first buck and the first time K.W. has been in the woods in 5 years. Way to break the ice K.W. photo submitted by Ken Poole |
VPSA member Ben Poole harvested this nice four point buck
the first week of black powder season in Martinsville. It has a 15"
outside spread and weighed in at 129 lbs. photo submitted by Ken Poole |
VPSA member Marty Porter harvested this 14 pt. buck with
his Matthews bow on his family's farm near Sedley in Southampton Co. on
Oct. 14, 2006. Marty reports that he shot the deer at 25 yards and the
deer traveled about 75 yards after the shot. He was using "Muzzy
Broadheads". photo submitted by Marty Porter |
VPSA member David Frank harvested this 9 pointer 11/6/06 with a
muzzleloader in Sussex County.
photo submitted by David Frank |
Benjamin G. Murry harvested this turkey on 5/10/06 with a
shotgun in Northumberland Co. The bird weighed 23 lbs. 10 oz., both
spurs are over 1 1/2" and has a beard over 11 in. Update: Mr. Murry placed his turkey in competition at the 2006 Eastern show and placed 1st. in the Eastern Region with a score of 75 11/16. Mr. Murry was deployed oversees and unable to take the bird to State Competition in Harrisonburg. Had he been able to do so, the bird would have placed 2 nd. in the State. photo submitted by Benjamin Murry |
2005- 2006 Hunting Photos
VPSA member
member
James C. Taylor harvested a Deer, Bear and Turkey during the 2005-06
hunting season and will be eligible for a "Grand Slam Award" at this
year’s contest. The deer has 8 pts. and was harvested with a shotgun on
12-2-05 while hunting in Fluvanna Co. The bear was harvested on 11-23-05
in the City of Suffolk with a shotgun and weighed 210 lbs. His turkey was
harvested on 4-15-06 with a shotgun while hunting in Isle of Wight Co.
pictures submitted by Steve Little |
Sarah Faison, daughter of VPSA member Robert Faison,
harvested her first deer on 12-31-2005 with a shotgun while hunting in
Southampton County. photo courtesty of Robert Faison |
VPSA member Gary Ramsey harvested this fine 150 lb., 8
pt. buck with a 20 ga. slug gun on 12-14-2005 in the Dreweryville area of
Southampton County. photo courtesy of Gary Ramsey |
VPSA member Mark Ferguson harvested this 190 lb. Black
Bear while still hunting in Rockbridge County on 12-3-05. Mark also
reports that he harvested a 6 pt. buck the previous Saturday and hopes to
harvest a Turkey this spring so that he can once again win the coveted
"Grand Slam Award". We wish you good luck Mark! photo courtesy of Mark Ferguson |
VPSA member Hunter
Spitzer shot this 17 inch wide, 150 pound 9-point, while hunting with Dunn
Hunt Club in Sussex County, with his Remington 870 while running dogs on
11-25-05. photo courtesy of Pete Spitzer |
VPSA member Hunter
Spitzer shot this 17 inch wide, 160 pound
8-point, at 60 yds while still-hunting with my Browning A-Bolt slug gun in
Yale Virginia, on 11-24-05. photo courtesy of Pete Spitzer |
VPSA member Hunter Spitzer shot this 17 1/2
inch wide, 172 pound 7-point, on 11/11/05 with his blackpowder rifle at
40 yds. while hunting in Yale Virginia.
photo courtesy of Pete Spitzer |
VPSA member Gary Ramsey with his fiancé Betty Roberts who
harvest her first buck with a Parker Crossbow on Nov. 12, 2005 in
Southampton County. The antlers are: 15"tall, 18 1/2" inside and 20
3/4 outside spread. Nice shot Betty! photo courtesy Gary Ramsey |
VPSA Board member Ken Poole (r) took this 8 point buck on
Nov. 12, 2005 with his 50 cal. muzzleloader while hunting on friends
property in Pittsylvania County. photo courtesy of Ken Poole |
2004- 2005 Hunting Photos
VPSA member Pete Spitzer harvested this 22 inch wide, 168
pound, 8 point at 78 yards with a muzzleloader and hunting with his son
Hayden in Yale, VA (Sussex Co. ). photo courtesy of Hunter Spitzer |
VPSA member Hunter Spitzer harvested this 148 pound, 6
point at 60 yards with a muzzleloader while hunting in Yale, VA (Sussex Co. ). photo courtesy of Hunter Spitzer |
Buck taken by
Fredrick Dodson near Oak Park, VA (Madison Co.) on November 13 with a
30-06 rifle. He says the deer is an 18 point buck according to VA
rules, and a 17 pointer according to Boone and Crockett. Dale Winger,
taxidermist in Elkton, VA scored him (unofficially). He scored approx.
232 (VA) and 192 (Boone and Crockett). photo courtesy of Fredrick Dodson |
VPSA member Howard Simmons
took this 10 pt. buck in Charlotte County, VA while hunting with the
Colonial Flat Iron Hunt Club on Dec. 15, 2004. The buck weighed in
at 138 lbs. photo courtesy of Raye Respress |