Quadriplegic hunter bags 10-point buck from wheelchair

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Hunting from a tracked, all-terrain wheelchair, bowhunter Randy Benear was able to take a 10-point buck (pictured) and an 8-point buck during West Virginia’s archery/crossbow season last fall. Benear uses a mechanism, powered by an electric motor, to aim the compound bow he has mounted to his wheelchair.Courtesy photo

Twice on that October morning, the 10-point buck Randy Benear hoped to kill had come toward him, but had stayed outside of his bow’s range.

The third time turned out to be a charm. When the buck came within 18 yards, Benear adjusted the dial that controlled the bow-holding apparatus bolted to his wheelchair, took…

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