Syracuse.com - Cazenovia girl, 14, gets a 6-point buck with her bow

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"She harvested her buck at 20 yards with a perfectly placed arrow," her father said.

Abbie Avery, 14, of Cazenovia, proudly poses with her first deer, a 6-point buck, taken with her bow on private land in Cazenovia.

"We have known Abbie for many years and are very excited for her," said Allison George, of A.J.'s Archery in Cazenovia. "She is a great kid! We sold her her first bow last year and have been anxiously waiting for a picture like this!

Here is the story (from her dad):

"Abbie was hunting over a fall food plot of winter peas out of a round bale blind. She harvested her buck at 20 yards with a perfectly placed arrow. The buck traveled 80 yards, then expired."

The father said a "European (skull) mount" will be made from the deer. He said the deer, which was a 1 1/2 year old, was taken on land where Quality Deer Management is practiced.

"Any hunter who hunts with us, can harvest any sized buck for their first deer. It's to get experience," he said. "After that, we harvest mature deer, 3 1/2 years and older. Abbie will undoubtedly get a bigger one in years to come."

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog