Seth Williams Youth Hunt Trophy "Cabelas Buck"

Most twelve year old boys aren't as lucky as Grant County's Seth Williams.  Williams bagged what would be one of the most popular big buck stories to come out of Wisconsin in 2009.  I remember getting emailed the photos of Williams proudly showing off his trophy in the back of a pick up truck in front of Cabelas.

Williams was taking advantage of the State's two day youth hunt when he was hunting out of a blind with his father Mark during that Sunday, October 11th evening hunt when this brute showed himself.  Mark was the first to spot the trophy buck just 40 yards away from their ground blind, but Seth wasn't able to see the buck down in a depression.  The commotion of Seth's dad trying to get him to spot the buck spooked the giant and sent him running across the open field.

Seth Williams 2009 Trophy

By the time young Williams was able to get the scope on the buck and take a shot the deer was an estimated 200 yards away and still running.  After playing the waiting game Mark headed to the woods where he was able to find some blood.  Seth joined him shortly after and they set out to track this majestic beast.  They noticed a deer laying dead in a different direction than where the blood trail was leading.  The dead deer was laying just 50 yards from a side road so they thought it was just a road kill.

They decided they should check this deer just to be safe and lucky for them they did.  As they approached the dead deer was laying with it's head down in a ditch so they assumed it was in fact a road kill.  It wasn't until Mark raised the deer's head that the Williams realized just how big of a buck they had shot.

Rumors spread across the internet about Williams buck and the reported offers from Cabelas to buy the deer.  According to Williams none of these reports were ever true.  The buck scored around 202 inches, but I haven't been able to confirm the exact score.  Let me know what you hear.  What a way to start a hunting career!

http://www.outdoorlife.com/photos/gallery/hunting/2009/11/boys-buck

http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/trophyWatch_detail.asp?area=news&ID=51E20BDA-0D75-4D8F-803E-CC9175B4B7CB