Meghan Dolan, 15, of Minneapolis, above, spent her first six deer seasons sitting in a stand beside her father, Joe. A year ago, she took her first shot — missing on a buck. With redemption in mind and vowing not to shoot a doe, Meghan this year returned to the woods with her dad. Perched on a temporary stand in the Chippewa National Forest, she raised her .308 caliber Savage Lady Hunter when this buck strolled by about 4 p.m. on Veterans Day. She dropped it on the spot. "I have never seen her so happy and proud. … And I believe she is hooked for life," Joe Dolan said.

All three boys shot antlerless deer within an hour of each other on the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 18, about 20 miles south of Superior, Wisc. From left to right they are Gavin Lagro, 12; Kale Flemming, 11, both of Shakopee; and Henry Lagro, 11, of Bloomington.
All three boys shot antlerless deer within an hour of each other on the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 18, about 20 miles south of Superior, Wisc. From left to right they are Gavin Lagro, 12; Kale Flemming, 11, both of Shakopee; and Henry Lagro, 11, of Bloomington.
This buck was cruising for does on public land in northern Minnesota when Andrew Seagren, 25, of Duluth shot it Nov. 7, 2017. It was mid-afternoon and he was positioned in a tree stand.
This buck was cruising for does on public land in northern Minnesota when Andrew Seagren, 25, of Duluth shot it Nov. 7, 2017. It was mid-afternoon and he was positioned in a tree stand.
Hunting buddies Calli Cederberg, left, and her cousin Haley Cederberg with Haley's eight point buck. They were hunting with family near Sebeka, Minn., on the last day of firearms season.
Hunting buddies Calli Cederberg, left, and her cousin Haley Cederberg with Haley's eight point buck. They were hunting with family near Sebeka, Minn., on the last day of firearms season.
Hunter Fox, 11, of Plymouth took his first buck at 8:30 a.m. on opening day. He was hunting with his father, Andy, in Ottertail County. It was a clean kill at 35 yards.
Hunter Fox, 11, of Plymouth took his first buck at 8:30 a.m. on opening day. He was hunting with his father, Andy, in Ottertail County. It was a clean kill at 35 yards.