A good day in Alamakee County, Iowa!

The stories range from an opening day homerun to a bunch of leaseholders who’s access won’t be renewed so they cleaned house.  Whatever the tale, it’s looking like backstraps & bone for everyone.  Wonder what they’d score?

This 17-point buck began showing up in this backyard three years ago and the homeowner (heard in the video) kept him well fed, so much so he has become a regular visitor.  It’s shaping up to be an epic opening day and from the looks of the 8-point, next year isn’t looking so bad either!

Thanks Beach Billy for sending this in!

A second congratulations to Darren Dillard of Columbia, South Carolina on this huge Palmetto State buck! Harvested last fall, he recently got it back from the taxidermist and it looks fantastic.  Now if the missus will let him hang it in living room….

UPDATE:  Darren shot this buck in Orangeburg, SC on his brother-in-law’s farm.  It had a 16-inch inside spread and scored 125 B&C.

Don’t have any other info because we couldn’t find him until a week after I shot him.  Tracked him for two straight days and just lost him in some thick stuff.  Buzzards got him and my brother-in-law found him just 20 yards from where we stopped looking.