Are those Iron Range bucks? Look like it in the rack and body.
What is the piece you're carrying on the second set of pics?
They are both from the north shore of Whitefish Lake, right next to Camp Foley. The bodies grow bigger than the antlers around those parts.
The 2007 deer was about 7 years old from the teeth and really big-bodied. He had a pretty little rack in terms of mass/width relative to his size. The one last year actually has a decent rack, but it would have been a monster in southern MN, as he was >210 pounds dressed. (For perspective, I am 6-1, 185 pounds)
The handgun is a 44Mag SuperBlackhawk that I had drilled and tapped to mount a 2x Leupold scope on.
Man, this thread has me stoked to go up for the season, and I have to work the opener, so I have to wait even longer.
