Nineteen-year-old Cole Foglesong of Astoria, Ill., a freshman biology student at McMurry College, has already made an impressive mark in the deer hunting world – thanks to an incredible 13-point buck he took during the Land of Lincoln’s 2003 season.
While hunting on his family’s property in Fulton County in 2001, Cole found an incredibly large shed from a buck known to inhabit the area. Some time and distance later, a neighbor found the other side of this once massive rack. No one knew the whereabouts of the buck that had worn it. It was never seen during the 2002 season.
“There is a lot of hunting pressure in this area, all during the season. I had even heard that the buck had been killed, but nobody could or would say how or by whom. It might have been hit by a car, when the antlers were off ... Who knows? It just vanished,” Cole said.
The buck was not seen again until Nov. 22, 2003, the first day of shotgun season.
It was a beautiful autumn day, ...