Record Buck? Archer bags notable deer Leader-Telegram Online
November 4, 2008 · Print This Article
By Julian Emerson
Leader-Telegram staff
Bob Decker of Eau Claire shot this buck, believed to be the animal made famous this fall after a video of it was posted on the Web site of the outdoor magazine Field and Stream, while bow hunting Saturday in Buffalo County. Experts have speculated the animal may challenge the typical buck world record. Contributed photo
It had been a slow morning. Perched in his tree stand for more than three hours, Bob Decker hadn’t seen one deer in the Buffalo County woods he hunts south of Mondovi.
Growing restless despite the excitement of knowing a potential world-record buck recently had been sighted roaming the area, Decker thought of checking in with his longtime hunting buddy, Paul Olson, who was hunting these same woods between Modena and Urne Saturday morning.
Then, at 9:30 a.m., Decker heard it, the telltale “snap” of a whitetail stepping on a twig as it walked nearby.
Startled, he looked down from his tree stand and saw a large buck just 40 yards away. Decker eyed the animal’s large antlers and immediately decided it was a “shooter buck.” A few seconds later, adrenaline surging through his veins, he grabbed his bow and zeroed in on the animal’s body.
Thwap! The arrow struck its mark just 6 or 7 yards below Decker. The buck bolted for about 50 yards through the woods, then collapsed. It struggled to its feet after a few seconds, then staggered another 50 yards or so to its death. Click link below for full story!
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