New Wisconsin Archery Record Buck

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According to the Wisconsin Outdoor News, Brian Inda a bowhunter from Wautoma killed the new Wisconsin state bowhunting record whitetail deer buck. The deer was taken on November 2 on an old Christmas tree farm in Wild Rose.

The rack has 12 points, five on the right and seven on the left. It’s inside spread measures 22 inches. The final score, after a drying period of 60 days, measures 187 5/8 inches, three-eighths of an inch more than a buck killed by Barry Rose in Dunn County. Rose's buck had held the state record since 2006.

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Post-Season Scouting: Scout Now For Next Hunting Season

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Winter is a bleak time for many hunters. Deer hunting seasons are closed for most of North America and the hunters sit in the camp until spring. However, there is no better time to scout than right after the season closes and during the winter.

You may ask what benefits scouting now will provide six or seven months from now? Let me tell you. One of the biggest benefits is that you do not have to worry about spooking deer. With all the leaves of off the trees and the vegetation died down makes the landscape, trails and other deer sign plainly visible, where you couldn’t see 20 yards in the fall.