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This fine 8-point buck
was taken by 15-year old Curt Peterson on November 18, 1995,
in DeKalb Co., Indiana. The first day of the Indiana gun season started with rain and fog, but finally cleared out by midday. Curt was hunting from a tree stand late in the day when the deer came into the field from the side. The buck was running, then stopped at about thirty yards away. Curt raised his shotgun and fired, making a clean lung shot. |
 (Short story by Edson Waite, Jr from BuckmastersDec96/Jan 97 issue, pg. 84) |
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Minutes later when he walked up to the deer, he realized that the black around its neck was a piece of black vinyl drainage tile. In the excitement of seeing and shooting the buck, he had not even noticed the tile. The tile is six inches in diameter and was unbroken around the neck. The hide was cut clean to the flesh all the way around and had been for some time. The speculation is that the deer stuck its head through the tile when only a fawn, and carried it for the next three years. This most unusual head is being mounted with the tile in place and will soon hang in a place of honor at the Peterson home. |
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