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Tom Jeffries nominated his brother Jimmy for his personal-best buck.
Jimmy Jeffries shot the thick-racked nine-point buck Nov. 30, the first day of the second part of Illinois’ firearm deer season, in Pulaski County.
Here’s a full view of Jeffries’ PB buck:
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Buck of the Week, the celebration of big bucks and their stories or (the stories matter, as this one shows) around Chicago hunting, runs Wednesdays in the paper Sun-Times as warranted.
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