That’s awesome Kyle.  Thanks for sharing. 

John Gibbs 

Travis Spencer

Spencer Seekins

Jason Loblein

Emma Tripp, age 10. This year she decided before the season she wasn't settling for a small buck or a doe. On youth day, she got her chance for her trophy when I called this big buck out at 7:30 that morning. Emma put as great a shot as she could on him while he was quartering away. We couldn't find much blood so we backed out and went back later. We jumped him a couple times and finally got close enough to finish him off in the afternoon at 3:30. This 9 pointer weighed in at 201.8 lbs and Emma made it into the big bucks club before me! Emma now has 3 deer in as many years.

Kyle Tripp

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Never too much advise can be absorbed from dad!

This year's hunting season has come to a close after many hours in the woods. In past years I would almost always shoot the first adult deer I saw and tag out. This year was different as I decided from the beginning that I wanted to hold out and try to get "trophy buck". As I watched and passed on multiple spikehorns and 4-6 pointers, I started to think I wasn't going to get an opportunity at a bigger deer. No matter how little hope I had left as the season wound down my Dad kept repeating "you'll get a big one on the ground before the seasons over". 

Well, last night his prediction was came true. We sat together in the blind with a doe decoy out in the field. Not long after getting situated and calling a spike horn came out to the field and started feeding. After a while he looked towards the woods and bounded off happily. Dad told me he was going in to greet another deer and a big buck would probably be out soon (which I honestly didn't believe). When the spike returned to the field he was followed by a doe and Dad repeated what he had before - that a big buck would be along so be ready. Not 5 minutes later this guy came marching out to the field quartering toward us and locked right onto the decoy. I took my shot and when the smoke cleared we went to look for blood. Finding no blood in the field we started up the mountain where he had headed and found him about 50 yards away. We also found a tree he had been rubbing on just before he came out (pictured below). It was a great season with a lot of fun and learning and I couldnt be more happy to end it with this guy as my first mature buck. 10 pointer 161 lbs.

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Kyle Tripp — deer harvest

Emma Tripp, age 10. This year she decided before the season she wasn't settling for a small buck or a doe. On youth day, she got her chance…

This year's hunting season has come to a close after many hours in the woods. In past years I would almost always shoot the first adult dee…

Kyle Tripp — Hunter profile | GAMETIKS

Kyle Tripp on Gametiks

Kyle Tripp — deer harvest

Kyle Tripp — deer harvest