THE BOOK
My First Deer Hunt was photographed in Missouri in three separate locations; near the towns of Lebanon, Springfield, and St.James. The beautiful buck appears courtesy of Steven K. Hubbell’s Northwood Whitetails. Special thanks to him for allowing the Waguespack brothers to hang out with his amazing animals for an afternoon. It was definitely one of the great highlights of the project.
(contact: khubbell [at] llion [dot] org
417-532-6994)
Design consultation was provided by Big City Creative, Inc. This project would never have gotten off the ground without their expertise. Incredible work guys!
THE AUTHORS
Michael earned a Master of Fine Arts degree at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA where he focused his studies on creative writing for children. He currently lives near Kansas City, MO and teaches 8th grade language arts.
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rtis Waguespack, the older of the brothers, grew up near St. James, Missouri. He was an independent youngster who could often be found fishing or hunting solo. One of his favorite activities was wading down Benton Creek to the Meramec River, where he caught smallmouth bass.
He currently lives near Kansas City and works as an Applications Engineer.
Congratulations to Curtis on his recent successes.
He has taken some nice bucks in northern Missouri.
Archery season, November 4th, 2007 | Rifle season, November 10th, 2007
The two 8 pointers on the right and left were taken in archery season.
He took the middle 13 pointer during rifle season.
See the mounts here.
THE HUNTERS
Father and son, Jason and Dawson Lynch, live near St. James, Missouri. They are the brother-in-law and nephew of the authors.
Jason is an avid hunter. He loves teaching his children about deer hunting and the great outdoors.
Dawson was five years old at the time the book was photographed. He had a ton of fun during the photo shoots, but wishes his uncles would have let him chase the deer.