THE TROPHY 25

Small tract produces lifetime buck for Anderson Co. archer
  • Elkhart archer Luke Johnson, 21, with the 12-point whitetail buck he brought down on his grandfather’s property near Palestine during the Archery Only hunting season. The deer is believed to be 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 years old and unofficially scored at 163 3/8 B&C.
    Elkhart archer Luke Johnson, 21, with the 12-point whitetail buck he brought down on his grandfather’s property near Palestine during the Archery Only hunting season. The deer is believed to be 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 years old and unofficially scored at 163 3/8 B&C.
    It almost never fails.At least once each hunting season, a lucky whitetail hunter goes undercover on a tiny tract of property and winds up coming face-to-face with one of the biggest bucks in all of the land.Lady Luck and Mr. Big found Luke Johnson’s court shortly after daylight on Oct. 10. The Archery Only season was in full swing across Texas and the cool, dry air ushered in b...

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