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11-18-2006, 08:40 PM
Morrell bags trophy buck
Mary Anne Magiera Outdoors
mmagiera@telegram.com (mmagiera@telegram.com)
A Douglas hunter downed a 272-pound, 8-point buck, managing the best shot in what was a recent surge of successes for bow hunters in an otherwise lackluster season.
Richard Morrell of Douglas shot the buck in Sutton, according to Carolyn Gatto, who recorded the deer at Bob’s Gun & Archery in Webster.
Sutton also delivered for 24-year-old town resident Dan Sabourin, who added a 185-pound, 8-pointer to the leaderboard at the sports shop. It was Sabourin’s fourth and largest deer since he began hunting six years ago.
Daniel Morin of Millbury also checked in his 7-point, 222-pound buck in Webster. It was shot in Oxford.
“Things picked up during the cold snap we had a week or so ago,” said Dave Lemieux at D&G Bait & Tackle in Leicester. “Also, the bigger bucks started to go into rut. Around here, the key is the weather. Things have slowed down since it turned warm and rainy again.”
As of yesterday, 54 deer had been checked at the Leicester shop, six fewer than last year. They included deer shot by: Brian Cozzolino of Holden, a 9-point, 196-pound buck in Holden; John Paranteau of Leicester, a 9-point, 171-pound buck in Leicester; Jim Escolas of Oxford, a 7-point, 192-pound buck in Oxford; Dan Morin of Oxford, a 7-point, 176-pound piebald in Oxford; and Bob Siemaszko of Millbury, a 6-point, 210-pound buck in Millbury.
Oakham hunter Scott Kemp, “acted kind of stunned,” said Kim Holmes, the manager at Hardwick Provisions who checked in the 12-point, 227- pound deer Kemp shot Wednesday evening in his hometown. The store at the intersection of Route 32 and Barre Road is one of the state’s newest check-in stations.
“I’m always impressed with the deer that the archers bring in,” Holmes said.
Southbridge hunter Gene Trethenor traveled to Lincoln to get the 200-pound, 8-point buck he checked in at Todd’s Meat Cutting in Charlton, while hunters in the Blackstone Valley are improvising to keep their deer iced for the ride to the check-in station.
“It’s still awfully warm,” said Gary Engblom of Fin & Feather Sports in Upton center. “I had a guy use discarded ice from a rink in Natick to keep his deer from spoiling. He filled the back of his pickup with ice, covering the whole deer.”
Engblom checked in a 158-pound, 8-point buck shot in Westboro by Amy Coughlin of Framingham and a 142-pound, 8-pointer shot in Millbury by Paul Autenil of Sutton.
Fifteen-year-old Adam Piela “was just glowing” when he brought his first buck to the scale, said Ginger Duhamel at Quaboag Sporting Goods in East Brookfield.
“He had just gotten his permit. He had been looking for deer for three weeks without seeing any, but, on his first day out hunting with his dad, he managed to get one,” Duhamel said.
Piela of West Brookfield shot a 5-point, 100-pound buck.
Duhamel also checked in a 190-pound, 8-pointer taken in Brimfield by Brian Wilk of Warren.
Joe Nault Sr. and his grandson, Joe Nault, shared a successful day of hunting in their home territory, according to Larry Forgues of Ellis Marine in Leominster. The elder Nault weighed in a 4-point, 111-pound buck, while his grandson shot a 70-pound doe.
Also checking deer at Ellis Marine were Lancaster residents James Farnsworth and Keith Tulley. Farnsworth shot a 155-pound, 10-point buck, while Tulley downed a 172-pound, 7-point buck. Both deer were shot in Lancaster.
Meanwhile, William Haney of Templeton brought in a 182-pound, 8-pointer in Bedford with a radio collar. Forgues said he and Haney have been unsuccessful in reaching state wildlife officials to obtain information about the collared deer. Antlerless permits going fast
Permits to shoot antlerless deer, commonly known as doe permits, have sold out for all but three hunting zones, according to officials of the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Permits are still available in Zone 11, which includes cities and towns in the southeastern part of the state, above Cape Cod, and for Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.
Mary Anne Magiera Outdoors
mmagiera@telegram.com (mmagiera@telegram.com)
A Douglas hunter downed a 272-pound, 8-point buck, managing the best shot in what was a recent surge of successes for bow hunters in an otherwise lackluster season.
Richard Morrell of Douglas shot the buck in Sutton, according to Carolyn Gatto, who recorded the deer at Bob’s Gun & Archery in Webster.
Sutton also delivered for 24-year-old town resident Dan Sabourin, who added a 185-pound, 8-pointer to the leaderboard at the sports shop. It was Sabourin’s fourth and largest deer since he began hunting six years ago.
Daniel Morin of Millbury also checked in his 7-point, 222-pound buck in Webster. It was shot in Oxford.
“Things picked up during the cold snap we had a week or so ago,” said Dave Lemieux at D&G Bait & Tackle in Leicester. “Also, the bigger bucks started to go into rut. Around here, the key is the weather. Things have slowed down since it turned warm and rainy again.”
As of yesterday, 54 deer had been checked at the Leicester shop, six fewer than last year. They included deer shot by: Brian Cozzolino of Holden, a 9-point, 196-pound buck in Holden; John Paranteau of Leicester, a 9-point, 171-pound buck in Leicester; Jim Escolas of Oxford, a 7-point, 192-pound buck in Oxford; Dan Morin of Oxford, a 7-point, 176-pound piebald in Oxford; and Bob Siemaszko of Millbury, a 6-point, 210-pound buck in Millbury.
Oakham hunter Scott Kemp, “acted kind of stunned,” said Kim Holmes, the manager at Hardwick Provisions who checked in the 12-point, 227- pound deer Kemp shot Wednesday evening in his hometown. The store at the intersection of Route 32 and Barre Road is one of the state’s newest check-in stations.
“I’m always impressed with the deer that the archers bring in,” Holmes said.
Southbridge hunter Gene Trethenor traveled to Lincoln to get the 200-pound, 8-point buck he checked in at Todd’s Meat Cutting in Charlton, while hunters in the Blackstone Valley are improvising to keep their deer iced for the ride to the check-in station.
“It’s still awfully warm,” said Gary Engblom of Fin & Feather Sports in Upton center. “I had a guy use discarded ice from a rink in Natick to keep his deer from spoiling. He filled the back of his pickup with ice, covering the whole deer.”
Engblom checked in a 158-pound, 8-point buck shot in Westboro by Amy Coughlin of Framingham and a 142-pound, 8-pointer shot in Millbury by Paul Autenil of Sutton.
Fifteen-year-old Adam Piela “was just glowing” when he brought his first buck to the scale, said Ginger Duhamel at Quaboag Sporting Goods in East Brookfield.
“He had just gotten his permit. He had been looking for deer for three weeks without seeing any, but, on his first day out hunting with his dad, he managed to get one,” Duhamel said.
Piela of West Brookfield shot a 5-point, 100-pound buck.
Duhamel also checked in a 190-pound, 8-pointer taken in Brimfield by Brian Wilk of Warren.
Joe Nault Sr. and his grandson, Joe Nault, shared a successful day of hunting in their home territory, according to Larry Forgues of Ellis Marine in Leominster. The elder Nault weighed in a 4-point, 111-pound buck, while his grandson shot a 70-pound doe.
Also checking deer at Ellis Marine were Lancaster residents James Farnsworth and Keith Tulley. Farnsworth shot a 155-pound, 10-point buck, while Tulley downed a 172-pound, 7-point buck. Both deer were shot in Lancaster.
Meanwhile, William Haney of Templeton brought in a 182-pound, 8-pointer in Bedford with a radio collar. Forgues said he and Haney have been unsuccessful in reaching state wildlife officials to obtain information about the collared deer. Antlerless permits going fast
Permits to shoot antlerless deer, commonly known as doe permits, have sold out for all but three hunting zones, according to officials of the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Permits are still available in Zone 11, which includes cities and towns in the southeastern part of the state, above Cape Cod, and for Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.