Dan Hellenbrand - Wisconsin

The two deer in the photo were shot on my dad’s land in Richland Center, Wis. He owns 80 acres that is mostly woods. So, because it is all woods I have been planting “No-Plow” for about 5 years, in the center of my dad’s land. The land is 2 hours away from where I live so it is nice that I can use a product that does not need a lot of maintenance.

I shot the deer opening day of gun hunting last season. I told a friend that he should sit with me because I normally see a lot of deer. I saw a 130 class buck right away but it was too far for my friend to shoot. The deer was headed right toward my brother, Tad. About ten minutes had gone by, and Tad shot his first good deer, a 130 class 8 pointer.
I was sitting looking downward on the hill when I saw a big doe come walking around the hill side. I told my friend to wake up (he had been sleeping) that there was a deer walking right at him. So I was going to get it on camera, his first deer, but he was so excited he shot right when the camera was turning on. We were so happy that he got his first deer, when all of a sudden I look over his shoulder and saw this big buck walking right were the doe was.

So I put down the camera and grabbed the gun, and shot the 12 pointer. He fell right where he was walking. The deer green scores 170. I would like to say thank you to the Whitetail Institute for the product “No-Plow“. I always say “Let them go, so they can grow”.