The father and son team of Steven and Shadow Carroll of Macon, Illinois were hunting together from a two-man ladder stand in Shelby County last Dec. 2 during the second firearms season.

After not tagging out during the first firearms season, Shadow was ready to try again. With snow on the ground and the wind chill below zero, the team headed out to face the day. At 7:45 a.m., this 18-inch wide, 140-class buck cut across the corner of a picked cornfield and Shadow, 10, made a perfect 40-yard shot with his 20-gauge shotgun.

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