2018 - Taynum Clark Scores His First Buck
Ten-year-old Taynum Clark couldn't have asked for a better opening morning
November 13, 2018 • Voyageur Press
Hunting near Floodwood with his uncle, AJ, Taynum harvested his first buck, an eight-pointer, after spotting the deer in a cornfield out of the corner of his eye.
“I was pretty surprised,” Taynum said of his early success. “It just takes all the stress off. Now AJ needs to get one.”
Taynum seems to be a good-luck charm. He was also alongside his grandfather, Al, when his grandpa harvested an eight-pointer. Now Taynum plans to stick with Uncle AJ until he fills his tag, too.
Taynum's buck had a distinctive feature: an extra brow tine.
“There were two on one side, so there were three,” he explained.
His grandfather was equally surprised by the young hunter's success.
“He said, ‘I can't believe you pulled it off!’” Taynum recalled.
After starting his hunting career with an eight-pointer, Taynum already has a goal for the future.
“Starting now, I want to shoot a bigger buck every year, but that will be hard,” he said.