Heroes

Jennifer Flores, of Harlingen, took her first double harvest, a buck and a doe, at the Escamilla Ranch in Freer. Left, Annie Hansen, 7, and right, Charlotte Hansen, 9, of Austin, each with their first deer which were taken with a crossbow while hunting with their father, Brendan Hansen, in Dimmit County. Both deer now proudly hang on the wall of their home.

Will Bryan, of New Braunfels, pulled this flathead catfish out of the Guadalupe River.

Kennedy Estes, 7, of Gatesville, shot her first deer with her father, Caleb Estes, while hunting on a ranch near Mason. Fisher B. Hailey, 9, got his first deer during the late youth season while hunting with his father and grandfather in Louise. Braden McKee, 10, of Dallas, took his first buck in Shackelford County.