Syracuse.com - Syracuse woman learns to never give up while deer hunting

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After hunting 11 years with no deer, she harvested an 8-pointer on opening day this year in Cazenovia.

Submitted photo Nancy Canavan, of Syracuse, poses happily with her 8-point buck:

She wrote:

"In 2001, well into my 50's, I obtained my hunting license. Never having any hunting background, it was a totally new experience for me. On my very first day of my very first deer hunt , I harvested a 3 point buck. The weather was beautiful, a crisp fall day. I thought, "Gee, this isn't so hard!"

"I soon learned to regret that thought. I went deer hunting every year, both northern and southern zone, muzzle loading and shotgun, in rain, sunshine and snow, without harvesting another deer. Most years, I didn't even fire a shot. You could say I was either persistant or stubborn.

"Then, after 11 years of putting in my time, it finally paid off! This past Sunday, November 18th, I harvested an 8-point buck in the town of Cazenovia.

While the spread of the antlers was not spectactular at 15 inches, the weight was. The dressed weight by a non-certified scale was 163 lbs. The two gentlemen I hunted with were very reluctant to drag him out of the woods. Instead, they opted for using the tractor!

"The moral of my story = Don't Give Up!"

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