Buck of the Week: First-season buck from Pope County

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Grant Farmer shot the best buck of his young life in Illinois’ first firearm deer.

The Crete teen shot it in Pope County hunting with family.

I meant to get this up last month and forgot that I used it as part of the column after the first firearm season.

BOTW is the celebration of big bucks taken by hunters around Chicago outdoors. Send nominations on Facebook (Dale Bowman), Twitter (@BowmanOutside) or email (straycasts@sbcglobal.net).


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