Changing plans worked for Chicagoan Nick Orlando arrowing a 13-point non-typical buck with his crossbow.
On Nov. 13, he hunted from his tree blind in Jo Daviess County. After a farmer began harvesting nearby, Orlando switched in the afternoon to brush near a harvested field. He put his folding hunting chair by the base of a fallen tree, then used his rattle bag occasionally.
“This monster came in from my left-hand side with his nose close to the ground, which gave me a perfect shot since I am right-handed,” Orlando emailed. “As he came closer and stopped within approximately 10 yards of my chair, I released my arrow.”
The buck was down 75 yards away.
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