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Mark Adduci –
Illinois
I saw this buck two
times while bow hunting, but never managed to be in the right place at
the right time. I have three plots of Imperial Clover planted, and each
time I saw him, he was feeding in one of them.
I did not see him
during the first half of the Illinois gun season and feared he had been
taken by someone else. On the first day of the second season, I saw
several does feeding in one of my clover plots. Then this buck walked
right out in the open, and I was able to take a 40-yard shot with my
muzzleloader, knocking him down in his tracks. The deer scored 142 6/8
because of a broken right drop tine but it still made the National
Longhunter Record book and the Illinois State Record book.
I have a small
40-acre farm in Southern Illinois, and it always seemed that all the
deer, especially the big bucks, were taken by my neighbors or in the
national forest behind my property. Now I have turned the tables and my
40 acres is the hottest spot around the area thanks to Imperial
Whitetail Clover. |
