Rattling a personal-best buck away from does

Josh Bubinas arrowed what may be his biggest buck when he rattled it away from some does near Wilmingon.

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Josh Bubinas poses with what might be his personal best buck, rattled away from some does. Provided photo

Josh Bubinas poses with what might be his personal best buck, rattled away from some does.

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Josh Bubinas arrowed what may be his biggest buck last week near Wilmington.

“[I] rattled him in, away from some does,” the Park Ridge man emailed.

From his tree stand, he shot the buck at 20 yards.

Rattling is the practice of clicking old or artificial antlers together to sound like two bucks fighting over a doe during or near the rut.

Bubinas’ buck’s rack green-scored at 141 inches. If that score holds after the mandatory 60 days of drying, it would qualify to listing by Pope and Young Club, the conservation club that keeps bowhunting records. Buck racks are scored by adding and subtracting various measurements.

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