Syracuse.com - Auburn hunter, 14, harvests 8-point buck on opening day near Owasco Lake

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When the boy took the shot, the buck was only 13 yards away.

Lou Marullo, of Auburn, (right), wrote me about the great opening day his 14-year-old grandson, Justin Marullo, also of Auburn, had this Saturday.

Marullo wrote: "I bought him a 20 gauge shotgun last year and He shot the 8 pointer at 8 in the morning. We were hunting on private land along Owasco Lake. I was sitting next to him on opening morning watching a 4 point in the field in front of us.

"He was with a doe and would not leave her. We watched them for about 20 minutes when I turned and saw this big boy heading right for us at 150 yards. When he got 40 yards I whispered to Justin to shoot. He said not yet!!

"Then the buck caught wind of my scent bombs that I put out and he came closer. He was 13 yards in front of us when Justin finally shot. Wow!! What a morning! His first buck!

"On youth weekend he shot his first deer (nice doe) in the same spot at almost the same distance away!"

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