Kassidy Ramirez caught two “awesome” bass in a private lake in Elm Grove.

Richard Roussett caught this king mackerel in the surf at the Padre Island National Seashore, casting past the first bar with live whiting as bait. It was his first surf king. He was fishing with his brother, Robert Roussett, who took the photo.

Thomas Reinholt, 12, shot this nice 10-point buck while hunting near Wiergate in Newton County. It was his first deer.