Bruce Long, of Erie, checks in with the final Deer of the Day for 2012. Long shot his 10-point buck locally during archery season while in the field with his crossbow for the first time. The buck’s green score was 135 inches, and it had a 23-inch neck and weighed more than 200 pounds field dressed.
George King, of Girard, used his crossbow to shoot an 11-point trophy buck in East Springfield during archery season. The deer weighed 198 pounds field dressed and had a 21 1/4-inch outside spread.
Vote for the NWPA Outdoors Deer of the Year at goerie.com/deeroftheyear. Voting ends Monday, and the Deer of the Year will be announced Jan. 6 in the Erie Times-News and on www.GoErie.com, along with an Editor’s Choice pick.
You can still submit your deer photo to the GoErie Hunting and Fishing gallery.
Tom Decker, of Erie, shot a career-best 13-point drop-tine buck Nov. 10 at 7:45 a.m. near Wind Ridge, Pa., where he grew up. The buck was attracted to a rattling sequence and Decker shot him with his crossbow at 10 yards. The deer’s rack had a 19-inch inside spread and 21-inch outside spread and will have an estimated gross score of 150.
Owen Callaghan, 7, shot his first deer. He killed the 8-point with his crossbow from 19 yards while hunting with his father, Pat Callaghan, in Erie County.
If you have a deer photo, you can upload it or e-mail it to sports@timesnews.com with details including hunter name, hometown and age, the size of the deer and where it was killed, as well as any relevant hunt or hunter information.
