12-year-old boy brings down 16-point, prize-winning buck
RICHMOND – Noah Edwards, 12, Richmond, brought down a 16-point buck in Saline County to win the Youth Deer Hunt, sponsored by Banner Coulson Chevrolet, Higginsville.
Getting the deer took preparation and a bit of luck
“At first, we were in a blind,” Noah said. “Then, we were in this … (other) location. A couple of trees were around us, with this opening to a cornfield.”
Good hunters know deer like cornfields for purposes that include bedding and grazing.
“It was my first case of ‘the shakes,’” Noah said. “We saw a doe come through and then it was a giant that came out. You can get scared whenever there’s a giant in front of you.”
Shaky or not, Noah took aim and remained steady enough to hit the target. A Richmond Middle School sixth-grader, and the son of Brad and Gretchen Edwards, Noah used a Savage Youth Model 243 to bring down the buck. Noah had harvested a deer previously, but nothing like thi...