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Russell Graves - Believes whitetails shouldn't be photographed in the back of a truck with their tongue hanging out.
Location - Texas
Brian Strickland - Has 369,518 acres of land that you can hunt on. Call him at (555) 281-HUNT.
Location - Colorado
Tony Hansen - Is pretty confident Michigan will release at least 300,000 archers into the woods this fall.
Location - Michigan
Jake Fagan - He's really just here to hang out, so don't mind him.
Location - Georgia
Will Brantley - Loves hunting in a dorag because it makes him look Ramboish. Some may call it Little Man Syndrome.
Location - Tennessee
Monday, March 30, 2009
Illinois Giant Uncovered
Okay, so I must have been asleep at the wheel. I have no idea how the story of this deer slipped past me. But it did. Thankfully, a friend and co-worker sent an e-mail about this incredible deer. Below is the story.
Tales from the Timber: Grosboll
January 20, 2009 at 04:02 AM
BY STAN MORRIS
Years and years of hunting have produced 35 trophy deer mounts for Petersburg resident John Grosboll.
But the 36th will be his biggest and Grosboll didnt even have to hunt to get it.
In fact, the 60-year old full-time farmer had never even seen the buck with 24 points that green-scored 246 inches. Not until two quail hunters stumbled upon it Jan. 2 on his land.
Its unbelievable, Grosboll said of what is thought to be the largest deer shot or found this season in Illinois .
The only big deer Grosboll had seen on his land was a two drop tine buck hunted by one of his employees and his son, Nathan Grosboll.
I knew fellas were hunting big deer down in the area, but I thought they were hunting the one Id seen, John Grosboll said. But it was the one wed found ... with four drop tines.
One person attempting to track down the big buck was Petersburg hunter Mark Beck, who, according to Grosboll, has 89 pictures and even video of the massive deer. Beck had been hunting the prize for 26 consecutive days at one stretch of the season.
But it was Grosbolls friends Scott and Kyle Hackey who finally found the buck. Only after the Grosbolls were finished hunting the land were the
Hackeys given permission to quail hunt that Friday morning.
These bird hunters didnt really know what theyd found, Grosboll said. Theyre bird hunters, not deer hunters. Actually, Im glad I didnt find the deer. Im glad somebody else found it.
The bird hunters quickly notified Grosboll and the group went together to look at the deer.
It was pretty well eaten up by coyotes, Grosboll said of the deer. There wasnt anything left but hide. It could have been dead from two weeks to six weeks.
Grosboll was thankful for the honesty of the Hackey brothers.
Theyre real trusting guys, Grosboll said. The only guys I let bird hunt on that farm. I just feel so fortunate they were honest guys and they told me about the deer. Im a fourth generation Menard County and that deer now will always stay in Menard County . It will stay in my family.
Word got out quickly as Grosboll called friends and had several pictures taken. Grosboll called two game wardens who were unable to make it that night. Later in the evening, a pair of game wardens came to the house and said allegations of foul play had already been made..
They were saying that the deer was moved, Grosboll said of those making the allegations. People have been telling me every time theres a big deer shot or found the stories just go wild. The two people that made the allegations have since apologized. They just hadnt heard all the facts first.
A game warden from Mendard County came out the next day and put an orange dead find tag on the bucks antlers.
We tried to do everything by the book and the way its turned out everything is fine, Grosboll said. Anybody that finds a deer really wants to go through the right procedures, because allegations will come out anyway. But they will a lot more if you dont go through the right procecures.
The Petersburg area farmer plans to have an official Boone & Crockett scorer score the deer, either locally or at the Illinois Deeer & Turkey Classic the last weekend of February in Bloomington .
What happened to the deer still remains a mystery.
A farmer I know told me earlier in the fall that hed seen this deer several times last year and this year and his quote was, I dont think that deer will make it through the year because its a lot poorer this year than it was last year, Grosboll said. The body wasnt as filled out, as muscular. It went through the rut and if he wasnt built up for the rut I can see where he could have gone downhill.
Tony Hansen
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