SAt three days in my first tree stand while filming a bow hunt in Kentucky..... this feller came a lookin at us like we was crazy to be thirty feet high in his tree!

First slick one of the year I have seen anyway

Jed Davis from Florida gets the job done for his first hunt in Texas.

Amazing how they can just appear!

This is the third year I have taken Montgomery. I guided him to his first, second and now his third buck. And they be gettin bigger every year!!

The glue that holds THF together, Chris Weidner got his first buck Wednesday. And It was my pleasure to be a part of it and witness the feat first hand. Had a blast Chris, and hope to have more hunts together. And.... if you need computer and movie making help.... let me know. :-)

Lamar Smith

The first culls of the year are always the ugliest.....

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This is a buck that since birth had a deformed jaw. We saw it as a fawn. During drought years we guides fed it when ever we saw him. A couple years we didn't think he would make it. Other deer don't care much for him. This is the first year his horns have regressed. 8.5 years old. We see him all over the ranch. this is in the front yard this morning....

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This is the last one I am trying. Chris is gonna shoot me for all this work...lol

More thoughts.

When I say "the clients don't understand" I mean that when a deer like that one steps out and he wants it, and can't have it, some get upset. On our place, money can't buy a buck that is not ready to harvest, no matter how big he is. So to answer your last question, we can give you an estimate of what we think an available deer will cost in the blind while hunting. It is the ultimate responsibility of the hunter after the trigger is pulled. We do out best to get close.There will be some deer that cannot be taken while hunting with us. But once you see the caliber of deer that we have, it will be easier to understand our system works. Just come several years and watch them grow until they are ready to be harvested. Like I said earlier, our management bucks are very good and much less expensive and I think you would be happy your first couple trips going for that and then decide later if a classic is in your budget. And you will enjoy a hunt with us totally. The kill is not the only thing we concentrate on, it is the total experience.