Syracuse.com - Cortland County man's first deer with a bow is an 8-pointer

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It was a perfect heart shot. He ran about 50 yards and dropped.

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Rick Burt, of Cortland County, arrowed this nice 8-pointer on Nov. 13.

He wrote: "I first seen this buck it was opening morning at day break. He came into 25 yards but I didn't have a clear shot through a hedge row. I hunted him every Friday , Saturday and Sunday of bow season. I had dreams about him ! I was obsessed.

The last Sunday ( 11-13-11 ) of bow season, I went into the woods before sunrise and waited once again, and patience paid off !

"He came in and gave me a clear 30 yrd shot. A PERFECT heart shot ! He ran about 50 yards and dropped. I was so excited , I had just shot my first deer with a bow and the biggest deer of my life. He weighed in at 190 pounds and measured 17 1/2" spread , 8 points.

"He was taken between Homer and Little York in Cortland County."

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