April 15, 2024
By Haynes Shelton
Step with me into the Whitetail Time Machine , and let’s travel back to the good ole days of deer hunting! Once a week for the remainder of 2024, the North American Whitetail edit staff is excited to publish a new batch of photos submitted by fans and readers of the magazine throughout the 1980s and 90s, all of which we found stowed away in a huge box that’d been tucked in a corner of our office in Kennesaw, Georgia, prior to its closing.
These photos came to us from hunters across the continent. And trust us when we say they’re “old school” cool. You’ll see everything from vintage camo patterns, classic pickup trucks, retro hairstyles, hunting bows and guns from yesteryear . . . and of course, big whitetail bucks!
To kick things off, this week’s montage is comprised entirely of trophy deer from the great state of Wisconsin! The captions below are exactly what was written in the letters that accompanied the photo submission. Check ‘em out!
That’s No Cull Buck! “Steve Cull of Monches, WI, arrowed this monster 9-pointer while bowhunting on November 12, 1987, from a treestand at 15 yards. The buck field dressed at 182 pounds with an inside spread of 20 inches and an official Pope and Young score of 138 6/8 points. This elusive whitetailed gray-faced swamp buck was shot in Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.”
Steve Cull and his monster 9-point buck in 1987. (Photo courtesy of Steve Cull) 1995’s No. 1 Typical “Whitetail deer shot by Troy Anderson and mounted by Marty Mendez Sr. Killed on 11-25-94 in Walworth Co., Wisconsin. Weight 225 pounds dressed out. Officially scored by Jack Cook at 170 7/8, 13 points, 21 4/8-inch inside spread. Made Boone & Crockett Record Book and came in 1st Place for typical antler at the Wisconsin Deer & Turkey Expo on April 1, 1995.”
Troy Anderson's whitetail deer he killed in 1994. (Photo courtesy of Troy Anderson) Top-Prize Eight “My name is Allan Hagstrom. I live in Racine County. I shot this 8-point buck in Washington Co., Wisconsin, on opening day of the 1986 deer gun season. I won first place with him at the Wisconsin Deer Classic in Madison in the 8-point category, with a Boone & Crockett score of 165 7/8 points.”
Allan Hagstrom and his 8-point buck he shot in 1986. (Photo courtesy of Allan Hagstrom) Friday the 13th Buck “Steve Borton took this buck in Peirce Co., Wisconsin, on Friday the 13th of Nov. 1992 during bow season. The deer field dressed 206 pounds, has 11 points, and an 18 2/8-inch inside spread. With 5 7/8- and 6 2/8-inch bases, he scores 153 even Pope and Young (gross). Tactic used: The deer was sparring with another large buck. After the two broke up, I used a grunt call to bring him into range.”
Steve Borton and his Friday the 13th buck in 1992. (Photo courtesy of Steve Borton) Send Us Your Photo! Have a vintage whitetail picture you’d like to see featured in Whitetail Time Machine? Email us a clear scan of the image and information about the deer, at: whitetail@outdoorsg.com
