Syracuse.com - Fulton women switches from 'hunting house' to treestand and harvests a big buck

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"The idea of not climbing trees and being out of the elements suited me just fine. I quickly found that I didn't feel like I was a part of the outdoors when I was inside my cozy hunting house," she said.

Jackie Coon, of Fulton, sent this picture of an 8-point buck she harvested recently with the following story:

She wrote:

":For many years, I have been hunting from a treestand. At 65 years of age, my husband and I decided it was time for me to have a hunting house so I didn't have to climb trees unless I just wanted to do it.

"The idea of not climbing trees and being out of the elements suited me just fine. I quickly found that I didn't feel like I was a part of the outdoors when I was inside my cozy hunting house.

"The worse thing about it was that I couldn't hear sounds very well and, those that I did hear, I couldn't tell what direction the sound came from. After three days of hunting and not seeing any deer, I decided to move to a tree stand. As it turned out, it was a good idea to move because I had the opportunity to harvest my largest antlered deer since I have been hunting.

"The attached picture is the buck I harvested, this year, while he was with a doe. I harvested the buck on Nov. 19 in Town of Volney. His inside spread is 20.5 inches and weighed 160 pounds dressed out."

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