2019 Minnesota deer opener: These hunters didn't miss

By Star Tribune

November 14, 2019 at 6:58PM
Parker and Zach Jeronimus
Parker and Zach Jeronimus (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The plan was for 10-year-old Parker Jeronimus to practice shooting his family's 30-30 Marlin before it was time to hunt. But his dad, Zach (right), ran out of time. The lack of experience didn't stop the Hermantown area fifth-grader from connecting with the first buck ever to walk by his deer stand. From 25 yards, he hit this 13-pointer in the stomach. The 200-pound whitetail went down, then got up. That's when Zach finished him off. Parker's heart was racing when the buck appeared out of nowhere, but he listened to his dad's advice to breathe and take his time before he shot.

Kylee Kaderabek, 12, from Lakefield, Minn., was in grandpa’s deer blind five miles south of town with her dad Rustin. This doe surprised them by walking right beside the blind, stopping just 20 yards away to give Kylee a clean shot with her slug gun.
Kylee Kaderabek, 12, from Lakefield, Minn., was in her grandpa’s deer blind 5 miles south of town with her dad, Rustin. This doe surprised them by walking right beside the blind, stopping just 20 yards away to give Kylee a clean shot with her slug gun. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Tim Gulland, 39, of Mayer, Minn., with the 14-point buck he shot at 7:57 a.m. on opening day on state public land near White Earth. With a green score of 179, it broke the trophy buck record for his family-and-friends deer camp that had stood since 1986. The tent camp is a 70-year-old tradition.
Tim Gulland, 39, of Mayer, Minn., shot a 14-point buck at 7:57 a.m. on opening day on state public land near White Earth. With a green score of 179, it broke the trophy buck record for his family-and-friends deer camp that had stood since 1986. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Equipped with an old Chilean Mauser military rifle "sportsterized'' by his grandfather, 12-year-old Owen Steiner shot his first deer, a forkhorn buck, while hunting 10 miles northeast of Duluth with his dad. It was opening weekend and they just returned to their blind after lunch when Owen spotted the deer. He let it approach to within 40 yards before shooting.
Equipped with an old Chilean Mauser military rifle “sportsterized’’ by his grandfather, 12-year-old Owen Steiner shot his first deer, a forkhorn buck, while hunting 10 miles northeast of Duluth with his dad. It was opening weekend and they just returned to their blind after lunch when Owen spotted the deer. He let it approach to within 40 yards before shooting. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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