Daniel J. Silk sent us this picture of his first deer. Here it is in his own words:

"Dear Folks at Texas Outdoors,
Here are some pictures of my first buck.  I bagged him in Harrison Co. on Nov. 14 at 5:02 pm with a .30-'06 at around 80 yards.  Boy was I pumped!  After 7 years of sporadic hunting (due to college and traveling too much), I finally was able to spend alot of time in the woods this year,
and it sure paid off!  I haven't been able to get him officially scored
yet, but my buddies and I measured him out at 129 gross having 9 legal
points. "

Thanks for the great website and online magazine, I love all the pictures.  Keep up the good work!
Daniel J. Silk "