Buck of the Week: Tale from Bureau County

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Click here for today’s column on the Sun-Times outdoors page, which is an expanded version of a BOTW shot by Terry Cramer in Bureau County.

There are some twists and turns to Cramer’s story, including capturing a couple trail cam photos of the buck during the rut.

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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