How did Harry Gruber get this nice 170-pound 8-pointer on heavily hunted public
land in Minnesota? By trying his luck after the big wave of pressure had subsided.
On Friday, Nov. 21, 2003 -- last weekend of gun season -- there weren't nearly as
many hunters afield as earlier, and the deer had settled back into a more normal
pattern. Harry caught this rutting buck out looking for does on that chilly morning.
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