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Old School

Old School

By Mike Handley

Guy Draper’s 2024 buck didn’t have a name. There are no known trail camera images of it, and he had no history with the giant whitetail that occupied the No. 2 spot on the leaderboard during most of the recent Illinois Deer Classic. The lack of background, no trail camera photos and only a handful of harvest photos would usually keep...

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