Field Notes

Get your new year started right – by checking out this week’s Best of the Boards. We’ve got surfers on enormous waves, killer whales crushing canoes, battling bucks and giant salamanders. You won’t (and shouldn’t) believe some of these photos and videos from around the message board world.

Video: Killer whale crushing canoe isn't real (scroll down to find out why) (stripersonline.com)
Topic: Driver runs elk off cliff (monstermuleys.com)
Video: Bucks battle to the death (msbowman.com)
Video: Dolphin Stampede! (2coolfishing.net)
Pics: Enormous Iowa Buck (huntingforums.com)
Video: Biggest wave ever surfed? (stripersonline.com)
Pics: World record elk? (biggamehunt.net)
Pics: 10-foot salamanders? (jessehunting.com)
Topic: Bluegills as striper bait? (bassbarn.com)
Topic: Same fish twice in one day? (salmoncrazy.com)

Take a break from last-minute online holiday shopping to check out this week's Best of the Boards. We've got footage of a mountain lion attacking a doe, a sea-lion on the interstate, and the best lies to use for playing hooky from the office. If you find an amazing message board link you think deserves to be in next week's batch, send it to [email protected].

Video: Mountain lion attacks doe! (profanity alert!) (monstermuleys.com)
Topic: Sea Lion lost, hit on interstate (976-tuna.com)
Topic: Triple-amputee still elk hunting (jessehunting.com)
Topic: Best lie to skip work for hunting...(refugeforums.com)
Pics: GIANT Missouri buck (realtree.com)
Topic: Funniest hunting stories of the year (bowsite.com)
Topic: A college hunting frat..(huntingpa.com)
Topic: Muskies bigger than bucks? (muskyhunter.com)
Topic: Weirdest thing reeled in while fishing (stripersonline.com)
Topic: Bears attacking your trail cams (biggamehunt.net)

Whitetail season is in full swing so this week’s best of the boards is all bucks (and one 18-point doe). We've got monster bucks, Christmas light bucks, and bucks worth a million bucks. Help pass the time until you can get back into your stand by checking out these links.

Pics: Deer living with broadhead stuck in skull! (buckmasters.com)
Pics: The Christmas-light Buck (huntingnet.com)
Topic: Turn off the cell in the stand (empirehunting.com)
Pics: 46-point, million-dollar buck? (monstermuleys.info)
Video: An antler-cam? (biggamehunt.net)
Pics: 300 inches of Antler! (huntingforums.com)
Topic: Whitetail Robbery (bowsite.com)
Topic: An 18-point….doe? (msbowman.com)
Topic: Two-for-one buck special (huntandfishfinders.com)
Topic: 300-pound bucks (huntingforums.com)

From exploding stands and Home Depot deer to enormous fish, this week's Best of the Boards is full of surprises. Check out what our intern unearthed from the world of hunting and fishing forums. See something cool he overlooked? Send him the link at [email protected].

Story: EXPLOSIVE hunting action...(heartlandoutdoorsman.com)
Story: Buck taken down with assault rifle in Home Depot...(huntingnet.com)
Video: Fish halved by hungry whale (PROFANITY ALERT) (stripersonline.com)
Topic: 68-pound musky? (scroll down to see a MONSTER pike) (muskyhunter.com)
Pics: Battle-wounded buck (pabucks.com)
Topic: 85-pound king salmon?! (allcoast.com)
Pics: Antler-shot moose (monstermuleys.info)
Pics: Goose hit mid-flight (averyoutdoors.com)
Topic: Should baiting be legal in New York State? (empirehunting.com)
Topic: New Jersey beach whale sighting? (bassbarn.com)

Ten more message board links that will make you laugh, argue, or refresh your page in disbelief. Round two of the best of the boards brought to you by our intern. See a message board story you think belongs on our next top ten? Send it to our intern at: [email protected]

Video: Could your drag stop this screamer? (stripersonline.com)
Pics: Great timing or a Photoshop hoax? Arrow meets deer mid-flight…(monstermuleys.com)
Pics: Biggest whitetail rack you've ever seen? (biggamehunt.net)
Topic: Best pranks to play in deer camp (huntingnet.com)
Pics: Ever seen elk this color? (monstermuleys.com)
Video: Closest moose shot you'll ever get (aventure-chasse-peche-video.com)
Video: Keep Fido sharp while you're at work (jessehunting.com)
Pics: Save money: a duct-tape plug bag (stripersonline.com)
Topic: Would you smoke in a tree stand? (empirehunting.com)
Topic: Were there ancient monster dinosaur muskie? (muskyhunter.com)

There’s a lot of boring junk out there on the fishing and hunting forums, but hidden between that millionth McCain/Obama debate and those pictures of some dude’s lucky socks you can sometimes find really neat stuff. That’s why we’ve tasked our plucky intern with searching it out. He’s been prowling the forums long after the nine-to-fivers have punched the clock, hunting for the most interesting photos, videos, stories, and debates of the week. Here’s his first attempt. Help him out by sending links to [email protected].

Video: Surf fishing for great whites (stripersonline.com)
Topic: “Dope the deer and cut off the horns” (jesseshunting.com)
Topic: Losing your wedding band (empirehunting.com)
Pics: Ugly fish contest (swordfishingcentral.com)
Pics: A pocketbook-buck (bowsite.com)
Pics: Dead whale feeding frenzy (allcoast.com)
Pics: Angry squirrel vs. hungry owl (monstermuleys.com)
Pics: World record bait. (thebassbarn.com)
Pics: Hoax buck on Ohio DNR site? (huntingnet.com)
Pics: This is one funky-looking fish. (2coolfishing.net)