New World Record Buck from Buffalo County 11-5-08
gengberg November 6th, 2008
Go to the end of the story for the link to video of this buck. I’ll have pictures posted soon.
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.
Record Buck? Archer bags notable deer
By Julian Emerson
Leader-Telegram staff
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.
“I knew it was a nice deer. I figured I’d shot a good-sized 10-pointer,” Decker said.
Decker climbed down from his tree stand and went to meet Olson before going to find his deer. As his friend approached, Olson noticed Decker’s hands shaking with excitement.
“I shot a monster, but it wasn’t the Field and Stream buck,” Decker told Olson, referencing the huge buck that has caused a craze among deer hunters this fall after a video filmed about a half mile from Decker’s hunting spot was posted on the Web site of the outdoor magazine. Continue Reading »
