Young woman shoots her biggest buck: An 8-pointer earns Buck of the Week honors

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Maddie Morgan submitted this eight-point buck, which was taken during firearm season in McHenry County.

She had hunted for a decade with her dad David and noted: ‘‘Not many people expect a 20-year-old, 5-foot-tall girl to shoot a big buck!’’

She’s right about that.

BOTW, the celebration of good deer stories and big bucks around Chicago outdoors, runs Wednesdays on the Sun-Times’ outdoors page as warranted. Send nominations by Facebook (Dale Bowman), Twitter (@BowmanOutside) or email (straycasts@sbcglobal.net).


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