The Trophy 25

Small tract produces lifetime buck for Anderson Co. archer

It almost never fails. At least once each hunting season, a lucky whitetail hunter goes undercover on a tiny tract property and winds up coming face-to-face with one of the biggest bucks in all of the land.

Lady Luck and Mr. Big found Luke Johnson’s court shortly after daylight on Oct. 10. The Archery Only season was in full swing across Texas and the cool, dry air ushered in by fall’s first welcomed cold front had dropped temperatures into the 50s on the heels of a brilliant Harvest Moon.