#4 JEFF MEYERL Top 100 Santa Rosa Island Mule Deer Bucks
#4 JEFF MEYERL Top 100 Santa Rosa Island Mule Deer Bucks This monster was the Island record from this date in 1999 until 2006. This buck has so much mass that it looks unnatural. Jeff can not even come close to wrapping his hands around the antlers above the eyeguards. I think this buck had over 50" in mass measurements. This buck of Jeff's is also the top scoring buck that is hard horned. The three remaining bucks are all in the velvet. This fact makes Tim Kelley the guide
#17 MIKE HATTAWAY Top 100 Santa Rosa Island Mule Deer Bucks
#17 MIKE HATTAWAY Top 100 Santa Rosa Island Mule Deer Bucks This is Mike's 3rd and final entry into SRI's Top 100. "Slippers" was one lucky man. He never got too excited, he never seemed to be in a hurry, he just did things at his speed, and that attitude worked well for him on SRI. It might even be said that he was lucky that this buck was even alive when he arrived on the Island. A month and a half earlier, Jack Elkins totally wiffed on this buck. Jack was a great shot with
# 93 Santa Rosa Island Mule Deer Buck-- Tom Welch
Tom was one of the nicest guys we ever had the pleasure of guiding on Santa Rosa Island. He is a true trophy hunter from Arizona, but was always very positive no matter how that day might have played out. On the Island, you couldn't help but have a terrific time (unless you had a possible phobia of wind) since the that next ridge or canyon bottom might hold the buck of a lifetime. Nevertheless, Tom stood out for his great approach to hunting. He and his guide Adam really hit
