Garry and Nathan Wright with their great whitetails
Garry Wright killed this awesome 14-point buck on private land in Pulaski County with his muzzleloader. The buck’s rack was 20 inches wide, inside, and featured cool split and bladed brow tines.
This was Garry’s biggest buck ever, but he almost didn’t kill it. That’s because his 14-year-old son Nathan — pictured here with a rifle season doe — saw it three days prior to Garry taking it. The problem? It was on neighboring property. Huge kudos to Nathan for doing the right thing, and here’s hoping that he gets his crack at a monster buck sooner than later!
February 4, 2013 - 11:44 AM
Congratulations Gary and Nathan on your great deer!
That Buck is an absolute stud!!!
Boy that is a dandy buck. And agreed, big time kudos go out to Nathan on not dropping that buck if it wasn’t on the land he was hunting. That’s a hard pill to swallow. The kid showed a lot of character, I’m sure he will be dually rewarded one day.
Garry you have certainly trained your son well and I know you are proud of him. Hope he gets a huge buck next time.
Sounds like you did a great job with your son.Your deer is a great buck but I have to give the true trophy to the smile on your son’ face.
Gary:
Great buck!! and give your son a high five for making the right choice on this ethical decision.
As a Hunter Ed. Instructor this is one of the major topics we discuss, Ethics in our class. Gary you should be very proud of your son as its not easy to make the right decision when no one is watching. You have done a great job in teaching him the right way in making ethical decisions. I am sure that he will be rewarded at some point in the future. Great Buck for you also. Johnboy47
What an awesome buck! However, Nathan’s ethics does out shine that buck. Great job and great story.I’m glad that there are still a few good people left in this world.
i mean it was a great buck but if i knew the neighbors i would have shot this buck instead of waiting
Sorry Chase, even if you know the neighbors you would have been doing something illegal unless you had verbal permission (not posted) or written permission (posted) and could have received a ticket from a Conservation Police Officer. That’s why we stress Ethics in all of our Hunter Education classes. Nathan did the right thing and he should be proud of his decision to not shoot at the deer.
thats y talk to your neiboors bout hunting then the tell u can hunt then shoot him
Congrats Garry & Nathan on your deer!