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Left: A "basket" rack buck is a sign of
things to come for a deer hunter.
Above: Classy and cautious, a white-
tailed buck walks along a ridge in Sarpy
County.
more about their favorite pastime. I've even talked to
hunters who claim to have torn both rotator cuffs in
their shoulders from the constant raising and lowering
of the arms while trimming shooting lanes.
Deer hunters who participate in these activities do so
for a number of reasons. The hope of a "monster" or
"Muy Grande" or any of the other from the long list of
names that define a big buck in deer camps across the
state is always there, but that has never been the sole
purpose for any hunter I've come across.
What these hunters will also tell you is that the
