Bryan Benda bagged his first buck with a bow, his wife Mariah Benda proudly emailed.
He was hunting in the Mazon area.
Respect to him. I have yet to bag my first buck with a bow.
Benda starts Buck of the Week for the season. I expect the next several weeks will be busy as the rut builds.
BOTW, the celebration of bucks and their stories (the stories matter) around Chicago outdoors and beyond, runs Wednesdays in the paper Sun-Times.
To make submissions, email (BowmanOutside@gmail.com) or contact me on Facebook (Dale Bowman), X (@BowmanOutside), Instagram (@BowmanOutside) or Bluesky (@BowmanOutside.bsky.social).