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Minnesota Hunter, 78, Bags 36-Point Buck In Howard Lake

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A longtime Minnesota hunter is taking home the buck of a lifetime.

Jim Wackler is 78 years old and says he hasn't missed a deer hunting season since 1957, but on Friday, he shot a 36-point buck just north of Howard Lake.

Wackler says the deer weighed in at 219 pounds when he field-dressed it, and that means a lot of venison this winter. He says he hunts to feed his family, and they'll eat every pound of that meat in the coming months.

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