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Published November 27, 2009 11:22 am - It took Google Earth, a little deer psychology and a freak shot. But bow-and-arrow hunter Joe Graber’s persistence may have won him a coveted Boone and Crockett Club trophy for killing one of the largest deer this season in Illinois — a 25-point buck. Illinois hunter kills 25-point buckEDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — It took Google Earth, a little deer psychology and a freak shot.
But bow-and-arrow hunter Joe Graber’s persistence may have won him a coveted Boone and Crockett Club trophy for killing one of the largest deer this season in Illinois — a 25-point buck. The 35-year-old Edwardsville construction worker had caught glimpses of the monster whitetail in Madison County for years. And recently, he used Google Earth to map likely paths it used. It wandered down one of those paths as Graber waited on Oct. 26. His shot deflected and the arrow ended up going through the deer’s ear. The startled animal slipped off a cliff, into a creek and drowned. Graber concedes he got lucky. Now, he’s talking about giving up hunting because he’s sure he’ll never top that kill. 
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