A Mississippi hunter harvests his biggest deer to date when he pulls the gun on a big Delta buck.
He didn't realize at the time that he'd killed the most famous deer in the state.
"We talked about him on the way up," said Martin. You never know what you'll see when you're in the woods. Winning the lottery is like that. It is one in a million.
The Ten Point Unit of Phil Bryant Wildlife Management Area was the location where Martin and Graham were going to hunt. The area is named after a hunting club.
It is the winter haunt of Buck 140.
The buck was captured in 2020. He was fitted with ear tags and a gps collar as part of a study on deer movement.
When he traveled 18 miles into Louisiana and swam across the Mississippi River, he caught the attention of researchers.
A deer that was tagged with a gps collar crossed the Mississippi River four times.
A 14-year-old deer hunter made a life-long memory with his mother.
It caught the attention of the readers of the paper. People read about his journey.
When he came back to Mississippi, he stayed in Louisiana. Buck No. 140 crossed the river four times over the course of two years.
A hunter found a deer's collar that was supposed to be dropped in November. In the Ten Point Unit, it was found.
Martin said that he and his friend were reading the story in the paper before they came up here. We've been following the stories about him. That is insane.
Things were going to get crazy that day. He had been hunting for three days.
Martin said that they never left the woods. I put my pack in and put sandwiches in it.
After three days of hunting and carrying a heavy pack, Martin decided to hunt on a road that was closer to where he and Graham had parked their vehicle.
The deer started to move around. He could see three bucks and three hogs. Three does were to his left. When he saw another buck, he looked towards the does.
Martin saw that he was a big buck. He was going back into the treeline.
He would have been back in the treeline if he'd taken five good steps. I said, "Oh no, you're not leaving me." I let him have it after squeezing off the gun.
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It was disbelief for the third time.
Martin thought the shot was good even though the buck was more than 200 yards away. The deer was recovered by Graham. The tags were seen by Martin.
Martin said that she was so shocked. I had no idea he had tags when I shot him.
When I lifted his rack, I saw he had the tags, and I exclaimed, "Oh, God." I was really happy. The two of us were like a couple of school girls. I haven't killed a buck like that before.
A crowd gathered when the two arrived at the campsite.
A group of people were waiting to see him. Everyone knew about him.
The study that Buck No. 140 was involved in has ended, but he may still have valuable information. There is a chronic wasting disease management zone. White-tailed deer and other animals are affected by the disease.
hunters have been asked to shoot a buck and have it tested for the disease It would be clear that deer can spread CWD if he tests positive.
When Martin takes the buck to a taxidermist, he'll have it tested. While he's excited about having the buck mounted, there's one thing missing that would help tell the story of the famous buck to those who see it in the future.
Martin would love to have it. It would be the entire package. The perfect end to the story would be that one.
Brian Broom can be reached at bbroom@aol.com
A famous deer that crosses the Mississippi River was bagted by a hunter.
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