The non-sport hunter shot an 18-point antlered doe with a crossbow after waiting for more than three hours in 80-degree weather.
for more than 20 years and has been hunting since he was big enough to walk in the woods with his parents.
"I never go out that early because of the heat and how fast you have to be on top of recovering and processing it because it'll spoil so much faster," said Moore, adding that he usually waits until the leaves fall, and it's cold. However, this deer prompted him to go out early. Moore has a variety of places he likes to hunt, but he has always returned to the same location for years.
"But after doing some research on it and finding out what it is, … it's just something that had too much testosterone in it," Moore said. Moore contacted the Missouri Department of Conservation after hunting the deer for sustenance, not sport. Wildlife officials have reported an overpopulation of deer, making it rare to see an antlered doe of any size with only a 1-in-10,000 chance of occurrence.
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