Ohio 173 4/8-Inch Buck is 12-Year-Old’s Trophy

by Staff Report • November 4, 2011 • 18 comments

Zach BarkerKill of a lifetime? Try two lifetimes.

Ohio native Zach Barker, 12, killed this 11-point buck in Perry County in Southeast Ohio, and grandfather Ronald Gleason Sr., who accompanied the young hunter, couldn’t be more proud.

“This was probably the greatest moment that I have ever experienced in all the years I’ve been hunting,” said Gleason, the self-proclaimed “happiest grandpa in the world.”

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18 Responses

  1. Raymond Krynicki

    Alright dont give up there is a bigger one someplace out there, good job

    On November 4, 2011 at 7:11 pm • Reply
  2. Scott Rachel

    Awesome!

    On November 4, 2011 at 7:13 pm • Reply
  3. Christopher Gormley

    Congrats, Zach!!! Awesome buck!

    On November 4, 2011 at 7:26 pm • Reply
  4. Kevin Snyder

    Way to go Zach. You have a memory you and your Grampa will share forever.

    On November 5, 2011 at 8:20 am • Reply
  5. Debbie Hendricks

    Great deer Zach, Way to go something that you and your granddad can share for a life time.

    On November 6, 2011 at 11:58 pm • Reply
  6. Mitch Roberts

    Beautiful buck! Great job Zach, congratulations!

    On November 7, 2011 at 4:17 pm • Reply
  7. Anthony Winski

    Nice buck Zach! You'll always have this memory, especially since your grandfather shared this hunt together with you. Good job.

    On November 9, 2011 at 9:14 am • Reply
  8. Rick

    Looks like your grandpa is a wise hunter, take in as much knowledge as he has to share with you…NICE BUCK MAN!

    On November 11, 2011 at 2:21 am • Reply
  9. Kase

    I remember my first Deer too.. you are now a Man.

    On November 15, 2011 at 10:40 pm • Reply
  10. Brandi Watson Barr

    Awesome buck!! Congrats!

    On November 20, 2011 at 2:59 pm • Reply
  11. Dillon

    NICE BUCK MAN! Be glad u liv n Ohio. I liv in AR a buck that big would blow the state record out of the water.

    On November 29, 2011 at 2:48 am • Reply
  12. Shawn

    WOW! what a buck. Good Job. That Buck would be a record where I'm from. What did he score and measure.
    Later,
    Shawn

    On February 9, 2012 at 2:17 am • Reply
    • Ronald Gleason

      We haven't had him officially scored yet. We can pick him up at the taxidermist in about 2 1/2 weeks and then we'll get him scored.

      On February 11, 2012 at 12:53 am • Reply
  13. Trophy11_05_11

    Awesome Buck!! I wish I could of shared my trophy experience with my Grandfather. Congratulations to the both of you and hope you get an even bigger one next year!

    On February 19, 2012 at 2:08 am • Reply
  14. hoyt guy

    Awsome buck!!!!!!! Keep up the good work .

    On March 3, 2012 at 11:18 pm • Reply
  15. hoyt guy

    keep up the good work

    On March 3, 2012 at 11:19 pm • Reply
    • logan

      good buck and it alsome there are biger ones out there dont give up hunting i am a 15 year old my first buck was a spik good job and alwas good look

      On March 7, 2012 at 1:47 am • Reply
  16. zac

    sweet buck… but over there in ohio, you can use a crossbow with having a disable in shoulder?

    On March 22, 2012 at 8:20 pm • Reply