COURTESY PHOTO Scott Vaughn and grandson posing with a hog shot in Northern Tyler County October 30, 2020.
By Caleb Fortenberry
Covid-19 has had people recreating more this past year than in the last several years and with White-tailed deer muzzleloader season being over, there have been plenty of eager East Texan sportsmen wanting to show off a few bagged game animals.
For years, newspapers have been publishing sportsmen and their game. Here recently, showcasing has been less than normal. Maybe it’s time to start showing off those game that hunters haven’t been able to brag on for some time.
Here’s a list of a few of the harvests from East Texas, or people from the area:
Tyler County
1. Tina Barnes
Tina Barnes - 9 point, with crossbow in Chester, TX on October 24, 2020.
2. Dusty Sturrock
Dusty Sturrock - 9 point in Chester, TX on November 15th, 2020
3. KimSturrock
Kim Sturrock – 8 point in Chester, TX on November 8th, 2020
4. Mark Keller
Mark Keller - 9 point 14.5”, spread in Colmesneil, Tx on November 27, 2020
5. Buck Odom
Buck Odom – Hog shot between Woodville and Chester on December 17, 2020.
6. Nathan Vaughn
Nathan Vaughn - 8 point buck at the Diamond T Ranch in Warren, Texas on January 3, 2021.
7. Scott Vaughn
Scott Vaughn - 10 point buck in Northern Tyler County November 8, 2020.
Polk County
8. Ashton Davis
Ashton Davis - Doe, harvested in Texas hunters club in Soda, TX.
9. Paul Oliver
Paul Oliver - 10 Point with a 19 Inch Spread at the Texas Hunter Club in Soda, TX.
Houston County
10. Hunter Burris
Hunter Burris, 9 years old from Danbury, TX holding his first deer, 7-point, on January 2, 2021 in Crockett, TX.