Posted 10/14/2009, 8:27AM, by Bill Byrns
Chaney Thomas, 15, of Bourbonnais, downed an 8-point buck last Sunday during a youth firearms hunt in downstate Pike County.
“Chaney and her mother Michelle were sitting in a blind around 7 a.m. Sunday when the deer starting moving,” said Chaney’s dad Brad.
“They first saw a doe and Chaney decided to wait and see what might be following it.
Her patience paid off as a buck came out of the woods and passed by at 30 yards.”
The buck will soon become a trophy at the Thomas home, Brad said. It is the third deer Chaney has taken in Pike County.
Chaney and her dad have hunted the county for four of the past five seasons. This year the hunt became a family affair with younger sister Cassie, 13, joining in the youth hunt.
