What followed were the most emotion-filled few moments I've ever experienced in my life. James sat on his buck's back, lifted the buck's head and nearly hyperventilated! It was the crowning moment of our life together. His brother Tyler was quickly summoned to the scene to help celebrate. And what a celebration it was! Tyler's reaction was as good as his brother's. Even Mom was quick to congratulate James on this "buck of a life time."
If you think that a 13-year-old deer hunter couldn't appreciate what had just happened to him, then you don't know James. He's been raised around some of the most passionate deer hunters in the world. He's heard the stories; he's seen the videos. James knows -- and now he had his own story to tell about the "James Livingston buck"!
James' incredible 25-point Kansas whitetail was green-scored the next day by taxidermist Ron Ridley. The massive rack grossed 246 non-typical points and netted 238 5/8. I can only hope that the Good Lord will forgive us for our wrongs. Before we left the field that night, we made sure we said a little prayer to thank him for allowing us to harvest such a majestic animal!
(Editor's Note: Our take on James' and Jerry's Sunday hunting adventure is that the deer is a gift from heaven and a true reward for this father and son's team effort, and not any type of wrongful transgression. We feel like the Good Lord wanted things to turn out this way and we heartily congratulate both father and son! We'll let you know how the buck officially scores in an upcoming issue!)
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