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the bthe buck Madison missed - he was likely
uck Madison missed - he was likely
going home soon. Just then " I look going home soon. Just then " I looked uped up
and I sa and I saw this deer running, full-speed,w this deer running, full-speed,
across the field. across the field.
" So I fired the windo " So I fired the window open real quick,w open real quick,
and why he stopped, I don't kno
and why he stopped, I don't know, but he
ut he
stopped for a split-second, and I shot him, stopped for a split-second, and I shot him, "
Huze Huzey said.y said.
The deer ran just a short wThe deer ran just a short way. Huzey Huze
and tw and two friends found it right on the field'so friends found it right on the field'
edge. It w edge. It was only then Huzey realized
as only then Huzey realized
what he had. what he had.
" Oh my gosh, it w " Oh my gosh, it was quite a cel-as quite a celebrat
ebration.ion. We got up there and my heart
dropped, " Huze said. " It was quite a
got up there and my heart
dropped, " Huzey said. " It was quite a
feeling, that' feeling, that's for sure. " s for sure.
No one in his group had seen the bNo one in his group had seen the buckuck
before, al before, aliive or on a trai or on a trail camera. Othersl camera. Others
had captured photos of it o er se eral seasons,
however, and dubbed it and dubbed it the " T the " Tioga
had captured photos of it over several seasons,
howe
County le County legend. " gend.
ioga
One hunterOne hunter, in fact, later realized his
, in fact, later realized his
trail camera got a picture of the deer - trail camera got a picture of the deer -
standing directly in front of his tree stand standing directly in front of his tree stand
- at 8 a.m. Sunday - at 8 a.m. Sunday. Unfortunately for him,. Unfortunately for him,
he didn' he didn't climb into it until 8:15 a.m.t climb into it until 8:15 a.m.
" So by not being in his tree stand and " So by not being in his tree stand and
walking in, he bumped that deer to me, "
Huze
he would ha
bo
he would have kil killed that deerled that deer.
" I al
you're luck
y say
agree with them. But I do put my time agree with them. But I do put my time
in. in. "
Hunters who do the same, pretty muchHunters who do the same, pretty much
an anywhere in Pennsylvania, could conceivywhere
in Pennsylvania, could conceivably
come aably come away with a similar memory.ay with a similar memory
The odds are against it; harv The odds are against it; harvesting a trulyesting a truly
giant nontypical whitetail is something giant nontypical whitetail is something
lik like hitting the lottery.e hitting the lottery
But as the record book shoBut as the record book shows, if there'ss, if there'
ever a ter a time to tryime to try, i, it't's nows no .
alking in, he bumped that deer to me,
Huzey said. " Had he been in his tree stand,y said. " Had he been in his tree stand,
" I always telays tell people, when thel people, when they say,
boy, you're lucky, I absolutely, 100%
I absolutely, 100%
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