8/12/09
The Reel Hunts crew is gearing up for the Missouri and Illinois 2009 deer seasons. Check back often for updates as this season is shaping up to be one of our best. Updated trail camera photos coming soon!
11/8/08
The 2008 Missouri Archery Deer Season has been an exciting one for Bill. From hunting a new lease, to an amazing encounter with a giant buck, the season has been a roller coaster ride. Finally, on the moring of November the 8th, Bill had a decent buck chase a doe directly under his stand. With perfect arrow placement, the buck went down within 40 yards of the stand.
9/16/07
The 2007 Missouri Archery Deer Season is under way and Bill Sheldon has already tagged his first deer of the year. Bill shot this beautiful 8 point buck around 8:30 a.m. on the first Sunday of the season.
10/29/06
Congratulations to Nicole Daugherty on her first youth hunt! Nicole joined her grandfather, Harry Sheldon, for her first hunt. Here are her journal entries from the weekend:
October 27, 2006
Today was my first day of deer hunting. It was pretty exciting. My grandfather & I went out in the woods and sat for a while to see if we could see any deer. The first animal I seen was a ground hog. It came up to my grandpa about 3 ft. away from him & then went away. We also seen fox squirrels & raccoons. But the most exciting thing about sitting in the woods today was seeing an 8 point buck. This was the closest I’ve ever been to a buck or a deer in general. I’m pretty excited still & I hope to see more & shoot my first deer this weekend!
October 28, 2006
We’re sitting in the stands this morning. At 7:15am we seen a coyote running the field. 2 min. later we seen 3 deer about 400 yards away but they crossed the road. They came back around the hill at about 7:25. I also found a deer above us about this time. At about 6:20pm Grandpa saw a doe and a fawn come out behind the hill. I killed the doe at about 6:35pm. I took 4 shots. The first 3 didn’t hit either of them & it didn’t seem to affect them by the noise. The 4th one hit the doe right in the neck. My grandpa told me to go right above her back because she was so far away. She weighs about 120 lbs.
October 29, 2006
This morning Ty shot a 6pt. buck from the same stand me & grandpa were in. It was about 100 yards away. He hit the buck & the buck ran into the tall weeds. So my grandpa, myself, uncle Bill, Austin, Ty & Mike all went down to the field & looked for it. We spotted blood & found it’s track leading back to the weeds. But before we went in there my uncle Bill told me he ranged from where I hit my deer to the stand & it was 289 yards. I was pretty excited to hear that. But we did find Ty’s buck and it weighed about 125 lbs. 
09/27/06
We have our first filmed deer kill of the 2006 Missouri Archery Deer Season. Mike Malpocker joined Bill Sheldon for a hunt on private ground in St. Louis County. Bill was able to film Mike take this three point buck. This is Mike's first deer with a bow. Congratulations Mike! 