2011 - A point and a pound short

November 29, 2011 • Voyageur Press

Calla Johnson is just 25 years old, and already she has shot a couple of nice bucks. The buck she shot this year will be hanging on the wall.

Calla knocked down a 209 pound, 12 point buck on opening day. Calla was entered in the Trailside Lounge & Grill Big Buck Contest. For the first week she was the leader in both the weight and the points contest.

Unfortunately, a couple of deer came in and edged her out of first place. Kyle Ringhoffer came with a buck that weighed 210 pounds and Randy Hofman displayed a 13-point buck.

Calla ended up just one point and one pound out of first place in both categories. “There is always next year,” said Calla about the close contest. 

Never-the-less, Calla shot one of the nicer bucks in the area and she continues to have bragging rights over her hunting partner—her father Roy. Roy shot a 10-pointer... “a couple yards from my stand,” said Calla.

Calla shared that she shot a nice 7-pointer last year that may have weighed more than this year’s buck. 

This year’s buck was killed just before dark on opening day. Calla shared that seven does came out on the field about 30 minutes before dark and the buck followed. Calla knocked down the buck from about 200 yards.

When not hunting big bucks, Calla enjoys bird hunting and fishing also. She hops around to the area lakes fishing for northerns and lake trout.

Look out next year, because Calla plans on entering the Big Buck Contest again. “I’m going to convince my dad to also,” Calla concluded.