Posted November 3, 2017 1:02 pm by Comments

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Cheri Hilderbrandt with her buck of a lifetime and her .270 rifle wedding present.
Cheri Hilderbrandt with her buck of a lifetime and her .270 rifle wedding present.

Whitetail Deer and the Hunters Who Take Big BucksU.S.A.-(Ammoland.com)- When Cheri Hildebrandt from Rochelle, Louisiana, got a brand-new .270 rifle for a wedding present and a Christmas present of a holiday deer hunt to Giles Island, she never thought that a wedding present and Christmas gift would create an outdoor memory of a lifetime.

Giles Island is an island in the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi, that’s managed for deer and turkeys. Cheri’s new husband Brad had hunted at Giles Island 15-times before and had told her about the great hunts there. He had seen numerous bucks too small to harvest, and the big bucks he spotted either never came to within range or never stepped out to feed where he could get a legal shot with his rifle, Cheri kept hearing Brad’s stories about big deer, great food and wonderful hunting experiences at Giles Island.

Brad and Cheri planned to arrive December 26, 2015. In the middle of the day, they met their guide, Barry Blostin, …Read the Rest

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