What a TOAD. Very nice and congrats.

We took alot of photos, some dont have my head in them..

Really!!! I am about 30 miles East and South of Stl in Waterloo.. I know a few of the guys on here that are close by.. Honestly I had no idea you were that close.. Good to see a buck of that quality come out of this area. All you hear about is the golden triangle and while it's awesome up there I love to see a normal guy (not a hunt show) take a buck of a lifetime from this part of IL.. Just shows that anywhere in IL has the potetial..

I love bowhunting here..

Congrats Again!!! That could very well be the biggest one taken this year!!

Buck of a lifetime, congrats!!!!!

Opel - glad to have you on my team. that g3 is just nuts. it's funny how much you've talked about that deer and then plugged him. for us common folk, that NEVER happens

I worked down by Waterloo and the Marrissa are all last year, good looking country, seen some big deer while I was down there..

Darin again, congrats on a true MONSTER! Could you tell us the story behind this buck, and details of the hunt? Please?

Whoa Nelly! been out of the site for a few days.. Thats a HAWG! Congrats Opel on yet another beast of a whitetail. Put some more pix on this thread! we dont care if your heads cut off or not.. 194 ...... that puts the mark up there for the contest!

The story is in team 36 thread of the bowhunting contest..

Congrats Opel, looks like that taxi bill just keeps gettin' higher this year!