Oxford resident and U.S. Navy veteran Jim Muys stopped by the Leader office last week to show off a meaty five-point buck.
He shot the 130-to-140 pound buck at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 15 by Grand Marais in the Upper Peninsula’s Alger County.
‘I had two of them come in,? Muys said. ‘He was chasing a doe. I just let him have it.?
Muys was hunting with a Remington .270 rifle. It was a 75-yard shot.
‘He ran about 40 yards up a ridge,? Muys said. ‘I had to drag him back down.?