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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Dale Bowman

Bucktown man arrrows a good buck on opening day in southern Illinois

Mark Kelly of Bucktown with his opening-day buck in southern Illinois. (Provided)

Mark Kelly of the Bucktown neighborhood in Chicago starts Buck of the Week early with a buck taken opening day of archery season in Illinois.

“Long time listener, first time caller,” he emailed. “This 11-pointer came in just after 6 p.m. with two other bucks leading the way. Taken at 25 yards on southern Illinois public land.”

By his opening quip, I take it he listens to as much sports-talk radio as I do.

Buck of the Week, the celebration of big bucks and their stories (the stories matter, as this one shows) from around Chicago outdoors, runs Wednesdays in the paper Sun-Times when the time is right. The online posting at chicago.suntimes.com/outdoors goes up at varied days of the week, depending on what is going on the wide world of the outdoors.

To make submissions, email (BowmanOutside@gmail.com) or contact me on Facebook (Dale Bowman), Twitter (@BowmanOutside) or Instagram (@BowmanOutside).

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