Landon Lemonis, a 7^th grader at Northwest Rankin Middle School, killed this 215 lb., 9 pt. with a 17-1/2” inside spread, and 5-1/4” bases on December 22, 2006 in Madison County.  This was the first afternoon Landon sat on a stand alone.  Funny thing is, his older brother, when he was 12, killed a 148” deer the first day he hunted alone.  Same age, both had passed Hunters Education the summer before, both used the same gun, and they both lost the clip to the rifle in the excitement afterwards.  (Logan’s deer is posted in the 2003-4 deer photos page 3 which can be view by clicking here.)

 Picture above to left is Landon and his again proud dad, Sam.  Picture to right is from Left to right, Dad (Sam), Landon, and brother (Logan.)