Deer of the Day 2024

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Deer of the Day is back!!!

Buck or doe. Shotgun or bow. We are welcoming everybody’s nominations for the Eagle Country 99.3 Deer of the Day, presented by Route 262 Outdoors, located on....State Route 262 in Dillsboro, of course!

Route 262 Outdoors is Your Firearm and Ammunition Headquarters. For more information, visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063569681332.

The tri-state’s BEST and ORIGINAL deer photo contest is giving our listeners the chance to show off their prized whitetail harvested during the 2024-25 hunting season. Each day, we’ll publish on this page a photo and story submitted by a listener.

The Deer of the Day grand prize winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to Route 262 Outdoors!

We are welcoming your nominations now through December 31, 2024! There are some simple rules to follow:

Email your medium to high resolution photo in JPEG or GIF file format to news@eaglecountryonline.com. Please include your name, city of residence, and location of the harvest along with a one paragraph story detailing your successful hunt.
Keep your photo and story tasteful. Photos showing too much blood and/or guts won’t be considered (yuck!).
The deer shown must have been hunted legally and ethically during the 2024 bow, firearms, muzzleloader, or youth hunting season in local areas of Indiana, Ohio, or Kentucky.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21

Submitted by Ryan Davies

Wren Davies, 10 yrs old
Nov 13th
Crossbow
Ohio County
9pt

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20

Submitted by Ashley Wesley

Ashley Wesley
West Harrison, IN
Harvested Nov 16th

I harvested this 8 point buck in Dearborn County on opening day with a single shot, open sight 20 guage. He dropped right on the spot. It was a great morning, sitting only a couple minutes.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Submitted by Casey Barrows

Harley Smith
Milan Indiana
Harvested in Manchester Indiana, Nov 16 2024
243 Rueger

We were just sitting in the deer blind around 10am. About 40 yards away from the blind, a deer jumped out of the cedar thicket. He stood there broadside for about 2 minutes. I got my shooting stick out and got my gun ready. Pulled the trigger and shot him. He ran down to the creek and layed there till we found him.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14

Submitted by Kim Smith

Kim Smith
Moores Hill
Harvested on our property on Tues. Nov 12th with a Killer Instinct Crossbow

This was my first crossbow Buck and my first heart shot! I was so excited I had been able to land such a good shot on a cool non-typical 11 point Buck, all by myself. My husband Chuck has been teaching me to hunt for 8 years and it’s something we just love to do. Not bad for a 64 yr old Grandma!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Submitted by Austin Hall

Blake Hall
Reside in Greendale IN.
Harvested in Ohio County, IN.
Harvested November 3rd 2024 with Mathews Switchback XT Compound Bow.

The buck we call "Medusa", we have been watching this deer all year and he was only moving through the night or bedding in hard to access areas, up until rut started to ramp up. He came in trying to catch up to a doe he was pursuing 30 yards away. Non-typical 17 points in total.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30

Submitted by Jacob Mick

Avery Mick harvested this buck at 45yds. Dad said it was too thick and Avery said I got this. Smoked it and proud dad moment!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29

Submitted by Abby Roessler

Josie Roessler 6 years old from Aurora. Got her first deer on youth weekend. After an unsuccessful Saturday hunt she went back out determined to get her daddy deer Sunday evening and got her first buck with her mom and sister. She got it done and couldn’t be more proud of herself!