Your most memorable outdoor achievement(s)

Rattling in and shooting this guy



And getting my gf on her 1st deer

First greenhead when I was 15. I also solo duck hunted last year and called in two seperate groups of pintails and killed a drake in each group. Memorable only because I am awful with a call in my hand and usually don't call at all when hunting with anyone else. I was fired up.

As a kid, my first deer was a 4 point. Weighed almost 200#. My first rabbit was awesome too. I won the 40 yard dash at field day when I was in first grade. That was outside. Pretty pumped about that.

Lately, just spending time outdoors with friends and family is good enough for me.

i got a 10 pound bass probably my top achievement
but im starting to consistently catch trout each trip which im more excited about

Catching my first redfish without my dad or granddaddy, at about 8. They wanted to take naps at the camp after lunch, so I crossed the road to the back canal and caught the biggest red of the weekend.

My grandmother is 91 and still remembers that day.

The family place that I normally hunt is only ~180 acres and it's a lot of stand/feeder hunting for that reason.

I got invited by a buddy a few years ago for a late season doe hunt on their managed, 20K+ acre lease outside of San Angelo. Spent a few hours in the morning in a ground blind with my friend not seeing much. On our walk back to the four wheeler we glassed a group of 4-5 does roughly 1000 yards away across a very large, dried pond bottom. We spent the next hour and a half belly crawling across the pond bottom trying to mask ourselves with random shrubs where we could. We managed not to spook the group too badly and finally found a lone mesquite to use as a makeshift gun rest. No rangefinder, but the shot looked doable to me even though it would the longest I'd attempted by far. Put the reticle just above her back, pulled the trigger, and see her drop in the scope. I was just relieved to have made a quick, clean kill, but the shot placement ended up being the most perfect one I've ever had. Ended up bringing a range finder back out after cleaning and ranged the shot at 247 yards with my .25-06.

I've shot a couple nice bucks and plenty of culls/doe, but that entire hunt, semi-stalk, and finish is the one I'm most proud of by far.


ETA: I normally hunt solo, as I'm sure most people do, but it was also a very cool moment to share with a good friend. He was watching through binoculars and was probably more excited than I was immediately after the shot.

i survived a black bear attack.














it didn't actually attack me, but i saw in his eyes he contemplated it. it was in a management area and while aggressively walking 10 yards from the base of my tree, i had to show him I had no fear and that he wanted no part of this human.

4 years counting I have picked the most mature buck ive gotten on camera and been able to kill it


Also 10 years and counting since ive shite myself while hunting or fishing

Also, not an attempt to derail the thread because this certainly isn't me, but this would definitely top my list.

Missouri Atlatl Buck