Photos from the 2017 deer season

Dennis Yockers of Minnetonka sat down on the ground next to a tree on private land 3 miles south of Bratsberg in Fillmore County. He was 30 yards up on a point of land, above a configuration of deer trails that funneled toward him. Yockers knew what he was doing. At 1:30 in the afternoon on Nov. 6, this 11-point buck appeared on a trail to his right. The deer dipped down and then walked straight up, only 20 yards away from the end of the hunterís Remington shotgun slug barrel. The inside spread on the rack was 20 inches. (Submitted by Dennis Yockers) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Brittany Pearson of Belle Plaine took her first buck opening morning with a shotgun in Carver. Her husband, Dave, who was hunting beside her, sounded a rattle that attracted this 10-pointer. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Stacy Anderson, 17, of Albertville, shot this buck from a stand on private land in Kittson County. Her success came on her first deer hunt, and she’s looking forward to next year. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Ethan Zdon, 14, of Isanti, shot this 8-point buck Sunday on the second weekend of the firearms season. He was hunting near Ogilvie and using his grandfather’s Swedish Mauser bolt-action rifle. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

University of Minnesota Duluth student Jenna Bettschen, 19, of Long Prairie, hunted during the Minnesota muzzleloader season and shot this 200-pound doe during the Thanksgiving break. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)