First Buck Across Bridge

2008-11-20 / Front Page

Deer Count Shows 48% Increase on Weekend Harvest


Bob Gloden of Lake Isabella was the first hunter to cross the Mackinac Bridge with a buck on opening day of the 2008 firearm hunting season, driving home with a six-point buck at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 15. As of 7 a.m. Monday, November 17, 207 harvested deer had been counted crossing the bridge over the weekend, a 48% increase from last year, when only 140 were counted over the opening weekend, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. (Mackinac Bridge Authority photograph) Bob Gloden of Lake Isabella was the first hunter to cross the Mackinac Bridge with a buck on opening day of the 2008 firearm hunting season, driving home with a six-point buck at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 15. As of 7 a.m. Monday, November 17, 207 harvested deer had been counted crossing the bridge over the weekend, a 48% increase from last year, when only 140 were counted over the opening weekend, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. (Mackinac Bridge Authority photograph)

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