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And at 67, hositing a 200-plus pound deer into the back of an SUV can be more of a challenge than getting the buck in the first place, he said.

Tom McDaries, of Port Byron, recently shot this impressive buck with his bow in the town of Conquest.

He wrote: "Constancy to purpose is the secret to success. I shot an arrow at this buck in Conquest on Oct 20 and missed. On Oct. 25, I placed a trail camera near a large tree rub where I had unsuccessfully aimed my arrow.

"The morning, after the big storm,Sandy, following a full moon, It seemed like a good day to hunt.

"I got started a little late and when I was going into the woods I spotted the buck walking out into a bean field. I dropped down in some brush and blew a couple loud grunts and he continued on his way.

"I blew a couple more grunts and decided to continue to my tree stand, which was about 100 yards away through heavy brush, near where I had placed the camera a week earlier. Half way to the tree stand, I stopped again and blew the grunt call once and decided this was an exercise in futility. I climbed into the tree stand, sat down with the bow in my lap.

"Within about three minutes he walked up behind me about 20 yards to the left, and my arrow hit the mark. Before leaving the woods I decided to retrieve my film from the camera and there was the huge buck staring back into the empty forest, and the darkness.

"Bow hunting requires some level of skill and 95 percent luck. A mature buck is totally unpredictable and that's what makes archery interesting. In some ways they appear to be creatures of habit, but many things change those habits in a second.

For the rest of the season I'll be hunting with my camera-, 24 power zoom, and you never have to drag anything other than the tripod.

Every year it is a little harder getting a deer into the back of my truck. Maybe I need a winch. At 67, hoisting a 200-plus pound deer into the back of an SUV can be more of a challenge than getting the buck in the first place.

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