Justin, Lance and I went down to Bloomington Illinois to check out the Illinois Deer Classic.

I thought I'd share some pictures of the event. (my apologies to the dial-up crowd)

There sure were a lot of big, big deer. There were several deer over 200" on display and dozens of B&C qualifying bucks.

There were plenty of vendors at the show, and lots of people.

A free kids shooting area was a nice touch.

We got to meet several folks from the boards, I apologize for not getting pictures of everyone.

IL_BOW_MAN with his buddy Blake

SniperP1 posing with HNIJustin and HNILance(top photo), Byron Ferguson (middle photo) and Ralph and Vicky Cianciarulo of Archer's Choice.


I ran across these two from the NWTF. I had to get a picture because the DeerHunting.Com sticker Mr. 'magnetic personality' was wearing.



On to the deer. (and the crowds)


Lots of deer...


and yet more deer....

Some giants that really stuck out to me..




Then there is this deer. It scored 294" and has 47 points! The pictures do not do the deer justice.