Pat Harrington, of Ellsworth, bagged his buck on opening day. The nine-pointer puts him in first place on the Harrington Family Buck Board. Photo courtesy of Pat Harrington

A 12-point shout out goes to Molly Fassbinder Stein of Hudson who bagged her third deer of the season on Sunday morning. An assist also goes out to Zachery Duchscherer for being her personal whitetail field processing technician. Photo courtesy of Molly Fassbinder Stein

Gabe Albarado, Ellsworth, shot this 11-point buck at his cabin in Grantsburg, Wis. on Sunday. Photo courtesy of Josh Albarado

Ellsworth’s James Abreu, pictured with Jordan Walter, shot his first big buck during the 2022 gun deer season. Photo courtesy of Jordan Walter

Sue Dzubay, of River Falls, harvested this buck on the second Saturday of the season. Photo courtesy of Sue Dzubay

Jersey Olson, age 12, shot this 10-point buck opening weekend at the Rush River. Photo courtesy of Lexie Olson

Brinklee Graetz, age 12, Ellsworth, shot this eight-point buck opening weekend up north in Turtle Lake, Wis. Photo courtesy of Lexie Olson

What are the odds that two bucks of this caliber would be taken by two cousins on the same hunting land on opening weekend of gun hunting just hours apart? Cooper Olson’s buck carried 13 jaw-dropping points and Rowan Nelson’s buck carried 11 jaw-dropping points. Olson (left) and Nelson are both 14 years old and have been hunting together at the Rush River since they were 7.Photos courtesy of Roger Nelson

Max McDonnell, 85, of Ellsworth, bagged this eight-pointer on opening weekend. He dropped the buck in its tracks at 75 yards.Photo courtesy of Max McDonnell

Fifteen-year-old Ethan Nigbor, rural Menomonie harvested a nice doe while hunting in the town of Eau Galle. It’s his third year hunting and his fourth deer. His grandpa’s dog Jet came to congratulate him. Photo courtesy of Sarah Nigbor

Adam Matzek-Maher, of Ellsworth, bagged this eight-pointer on opening weekend while hunting on public land in Pierce County. Photo courtesy of Adam Matzek-Maher

Congrats to veteran musky net man, Big River Rich Ruemmele for his eight-point buck he bagged near Hudson. Photo courtesy of Rich Ruemmele

Knox Nelson, age 7, Ellsworth, shot this eight-point buck with a crossbow at 40 yards on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Rush River.Photo courtesy of Roger Nelson

Jagger Olson, age 7, shot this 7-point buck opening weekend at the Rush River. Photo courtesy of Lexie Olson

Abbi Minder, of Hager City, bagged this monster on opening day. The bruiser has 12 points and a 21-inch spread. That is an awesome buck! Photo courtesy of Abbi Minder

Easton Bundy, of Ellsworth, helped his dad, Brady, get this eight-pointer out of the woods. Photo courtesy of Brady Bundy