Wautoma man may have landed a record-breaking buckBrian Inda (right) of Wautoma and Craig Carpenter of Wild Rose pose with the 12-point buck that Inda killed bowhunting last Tuesday in Wild Rose. The buck is a potential state record; its shed antlers from last year are shown on the ground.
Wild Rose - The white-tailed deer pawed the earth with its front hooves, then reached high with its rack and thrashed the limbs of a scrub oak.
The late afternoon sun cast golden rays across the field, highlighting the buck's tall antlers.
Brian Inda of Wautoma was perched 15 feet up a box elder tree, clad in camouflage and holding a bow, as the deer tended the scrape just 30 yards away.
"It was the buck," Inda, 26, said, recounting the experience. "As much work as we had put in to get this opportunity, I still couldn't believe it was right in front of me."
The day was Nov. 2, the place was an old Christmas tree farm in Wild Rose.
Inda and good friend Craig Carpenter of Wild Rose had knocked off their carpentry job earlier that afternoon and ventured out to the 120-acre property to hunt the last couple hours of light.
The day was mild and sunny with southeast winds. Like always, Carpenter and Inda discussed which stands to hunt; they struck out to sites based on the wind.
Inda climbed into a stand along a tree line that connected a 30-acre woodlot to another brushy area they'd come to call the "sanctuary."
Most of the farm, about 80 acres, was grassy fields with stumps of cutover pines.
The first hour had passed with no deer activity when Inda heard footfalls about 80 yards into the brush. He pulled out his grunt tube and called.
Several minutes passed; no animal showed, no leaves rustled.
Inda remembers a bit of frustration setting in. The 2010 Wisconsin bowhunting season was six weeks old and, like many devoted deer hunters, he and Carpenter already had spent months preparing and dozens of days in the stand.
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