Third time was a charm for MS deer hunter who bagged a 140

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A Mississippi woman successfully hunted a mature trophy buck she had been tracking on trail cameras.

The hunter, who is also a wildlife biologist, passed on two earlier opportunities to shoot the buck to ensure it was the correct one.

She harvested the 9-point buck on November 23, the same date she harvested another trophy deer two years prior.

The buck had a gross score of 142 4/8, with main beams measuring over 19 and 20 inches.

A Mississippi woman had been getting photos of a mature trophy buck on trail cameras, but he was never in an open area and the images were always at night. The old buck was smart and when gun season opened, he managed to slip by her twice.

However, on her third encounter with the buck, not only was she able to harvest the deer, but she