Monday, November 15, 2021

Deer season sputters open for most

Chad Copeland's buck

Despite relatively good weather, opening weekend of deer rifle season wasn't too good to Crittenden County hunters.

Fewer deer than are typically harvested on the first two days of modern gun season were checked over the weekend. However, one local hunter, Chad Copeland, bagged a buck of a lifetime. 

Read more about Copeland's big buck, what experts think Chronic Wasting Disease is going to mean for area hunters, lessors and landowners, and get details on local deer harvest figures in this week's full edition of The Crittenden Press. 

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