Monday, February 06, 2023

Bowhunter Takes State's No. 2 Buck, While Going No. 2

 


Back on November 21st, Massachusetts bowhunter Chris Alberini climbed into his tree stand, trying to hold in his excitement as he hoped to waylay one of the biggest whitetail deer he'd has his eye on for years. But after drinking too much coffee, he was forced to scoot back down to the ground to do his business. He moved off a ways, dropped trou...and all of a sudden, there was a movement that led to Alberini taking a new No. 2 that measured 196 1/8 inches. We'll explain.

All the hunters pursuing the deer were getting trail-cam photos, but nothing consistent. So, Alberini studied apps and maps to try to determine where the big whitetail’s core area was. He never pinned it down, exactly, but he felt pretty sure it was on a nearby property that didn’t allow hunting.posted some cameras there, and learned that the buck hung out in the spot for several days during the rut in both 2020 and 2021. This year, he hung a cell camera there and planned to move in as soon as he got a photo of the deer....MORE




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