Archive for December, 2008

Georgia On My Mind

December 29, 2008 Deer

No details on these two bruisers, other than they were taken in Morgan County, Georgia.  This is a hotbed in Georgia for big bucks with several reports coming over the past couple years.  See more photos after the jump. How was your season?  Send your story with photos to doubletough [at] gmail.com!  

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Oh My In Iowa

December 27, 2008 Deer

Beach Billy passed this along of his friend Billy McLean;  the buck was taken at the Timberghost Ranch near Burlington, Iowa.

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Doe Down

December 25, 2008 Deer

An invitation to Oakland Plantation for one of their coveted two-day hunts has been described as “getting a deed to a gold mine” (NC Wildlife).  This family-owned plantation situated on a bluff above the Cape Fear River in southeastern North Carolina has been around since the Revolutionary War, constructed with bricks used as ballast on [...]

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Last Minute Shopping

December 24, 2008 Sightings

Doubletougher Ceth Land of Manning, South Carolina sent this in, “This is in town and only about three blocks from my office.”  I have no words. Merry Christmas from Doubletough Outdoors!

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1,500 Pounds of Bruin

December 23, 2008 Bear

Beach Billy has his own state record black bear taken from Hyde county, North Carolina (and the imposing full body mount in his living room to prove it) and passed along this undated photo from a hunt in the same area. Between the five hunters, three bears were taken and each was over 500 pounds.  Apparently [...]

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The Other White Meat

December 22, 2008 Wildlife In Action

The first time I saw this shot make the rounds it gave me the willies as I thought about my dogs running off to swim in the gatorholes aka ponds on the golf course where I lived.  This shot comes from Alligator Alley in southern Florida, an East-West passage through the Everglades.

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Yahoo in Yadkin!

December 20, 2008 Deer

This 180-class 12-point was taken in Yadkin County in North Carolina on November 17.  Dang fine buck anywhere and especially in these parts.

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The Blizzard Buck

December 17, 2008 Deer, Featured

As most folks settled in for the big white blowdown that swept the midwest, leave it to a Doubletough regular to hit the woods.  Billy “Bearpaw” Groom of Minnesota settled into a ground blind near Ely, MN with temperatures around the -8 mark and got ‘er done with a bow.   “I was watching an [...]

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