Team Radical Deer Hunting

Kathryn has been trying to tag her first buck with a bow for the past five years! She has put in the time and effort and it finally happened in early October in Illinois. It's safe to say she's a bowhunter for life.

It's not every day you shoot your biggest buck to date on the very first sit of the season with a bow. Britt Jill did just that, and the buck put on an incredible show. October 16th will always be a day to remember for Britt and her husband Steve Niemerg. This is an awesome Illinois early season bow hunt.

Jacob set a goal to harvest a good public land buck with his bow. He was relentless with post season, summer, and in-season scouting missions on public ground around his home. His hard work and efforts finally came together on a great Illinois public land buck.

Chris grinds out the month of October by having several close calls with mature bucks before getting a chance at one of his hitlist bucks on November 1st. This required a ton of adjusting and scouting in order for his opportunity to present itself. Chris explains how his 2019 season unfolded before leading up to the buck known as the Crabby 10, a 260lb Illinois Bruiser.

Bowhunting and self filming whitetails is always a challenge! Sean fights through multiple struggles during early November to wrap his tag around a mature Missouri 8 pointer during the peak of the rut. This was Sean's first self-filmed hunt and his commitment to the camera was impressive!

After targeting a specific buck, another top of the list buck surprisingly appeared. Justin was able to finally end the quest for the whitetail buck he coined Tomahawk. Three years of history with this mature buck all came to an end in November 2019. Justin works tirelessly to improve habitat not only for whitetails but for all species. We're glad to see all his hard work paid off.

Life can throw you a curveball or two and really complicate things. That's just the case for Kyle Heuerman as he has an unexpected early surprise making his bowhunting season challenging. Follow along as Kyle tags his number two target buck, while self-filming, during the Illinois 2019 Archery Season.

A two and a half-hour walk in through the dark Illinois public lands paid off for Nate Adamson. He invested a significant amount of time during season and off-season for this opportunity. Nate demonstrates you have to keep pushing and grinding to make that split-second opportunity happen. This is an awesome DIY public land hunt.

Not every deer becomes a legend, but Uno was certainly one with his huge brow tines. Six years of history and four years of pursuing Uno finally comes to an end for Kyle Heuerman. The amount of time and work invested in chasing this deer is beyond measure. There's really no words to describe what Kyle and his family went through in the journey of chasing Uno.

After logging over 50 days in a treestand in Missouri, Sean McCrory was able to catch up with a 180 class buck he called Thumper. Sean bowhunted this buck for several weeks before he seized his opportunity during the Missouri rifle season.

Stormy and Sydney had two incredible hunts in Missouri with Sean McCrory. Sean took Stormy hunting during Missouri's rifle season and Stormy was able to make a great shot on a mature 9 pointer. Sean and Stormy then took Sydney out during Missouri's youth season. Sydney was able to put her tag on an old buck Sean had his eye on for years.

After having filled one of his buck tags in early November in Illinois, Chris sets his sights on an old buck they referred to as Uni. Uni was at least a 7 years old buck that has been around their block for a long time. Chris was determined to get redemption after skipping an arrow off his back a few weeks prior. Chris gets the job done with his bow during Illinois' Second Gun Season.

Jake Vancil capitalizes on an Illinois wide 8 point bonus buck during Illinois' muzzleloader season with his bow. Jake has hunted hard for a long time and passed up several great bucks before getting an opportunity at this beautiful 8 pointer.

Kyle goes over the full-body mount and the custom scene he created for Uno.

Kyle, Chris, and Jake head to Oregon during the rut in September to bow hunt elk. This is what dreams are made of and one epic trip! Kyle was able to get his first elk on a15 yard shot. Make sure to check out Part 2 of this series to see how the entire trip unfolded and watch Chris get his first elk too.

This is Part 2 of the Oregon Elk hunting trip where Jake, Kyle, and Chris head to Oregon to bow hunt elk in September. There was no shortage of action on this hunt and this satellite bull came running into the guys at close range. Chris was able to put 3 arrows in this bull and able to walk off the mountain with his first elk!

Ricky Vandawater and Mike Horchner head to Colorado in hopes of tagging an archery Mule Deer. This was a grueling hunt that paid off for Ricky. Elevations reached over 13,000 feet, but the persistence was key in getting a shot at a DIY Colorado archery mule deer.