What Was the Story of Your First Deer?
Realtree is proud of the fact that they have the best pro staff in the industry. The men and women who represent Realtree camo are second to none and not only represent the brand but also live and love the hunting heritage. They’re real. They’re genuine. And they’re just like you — outdoorsmen and women who love to hunt and fish. Here are just a handful of Realtree’s pros and their first deer. What was the story of your first whitetail?
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Here is Don Kisky of Whitetail Freaks with his first deer — a nice, big doe. Reckon he was proud of that deer? We think so.
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This is Don’s better half, Kandi (also of Whitetail Freaks), with one of her first deer with a bow. Pretty good buck, eh?
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Tyler, son of Realtree Founder Bill Jordan, is pictured here with his first buck. There’s no memory like that of a first deer, especially when it involves family and friends.
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Bill’s daughter, Graycen, poses with a great buck. Check out that smile.
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Not to be left out, the little man got the job done on this great buck, too. I’d say from the looks of that grin, he enjoyed the hunt.
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Dodd Clifton, a vital member of the Realtree marketing department, killed this buck when he was a child. He did the first-deer ritual right with all of that blood on his face.
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Fred Eichler of Easton Bowhunting is known for his incredible capabilities with a recurve bow. His instincts are unparalleled. Interestingly enough, according to Fred, he literally ran this deer down as soon as he shot it. Luckily, the deer fell dead just before he got to it. Since then, he lets them lay a little longer before taking up the blood trail.
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Here is Michael Hunsucker of Heartland Bowhunter with his first buck with a bow. Not a bad first one, either.
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Michael’s hunting partner, Shawn, also gets it done with the bow. This is him pictured early in life with a great buck.
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Rowdy Randy of HeadHunters TV has been eat-up with hunting for a long time. Here he is pictured with his first buck.
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Cody Kelley of Small Town Hunting is a serious deer hunter. And I’d say he was pretty happy with the buck pictured here.
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Michael Lee of Backwoods Life loves to hunt. He even lived it when he was a boy, too.
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Daniel McVay of Buckventures poses with his first deer. He’ll never forget that memory.
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Brandon, also of Buckventures, proudly shows off his buck.
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Kip Campbell from Red Arrow is full of energy and passion for the outdoors. Here he is with a spike buck he killed as a youngster.
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It’s hard to beat the story of a first deer. Here is Kyle Barefield of The Resistance TV with his first one.
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Cragg of Trained Assassins poses with his first buck. A nice deer.
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If you kill it, you eat it. Pictured here is Kyle Wieter of Adrenaline helping to field dress his first deer.
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Pictured here is Josh McDaniel with his first deer. Looks like he enjoyed himself.
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Nikki Boxler is a great deer hunter. Here she is with a nice buck.
Editor's Note: This was originally published on August 2, 2017.
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