| Hunters hit the Calhoun woods Monday, looking for their trophy buck.
Monday evening, six check stations reported 322 bucks killed, 45 doe.
The 2008 buck kill was a five-year record in Calhoun.
Holbert's Store (Big Bend) reported 43 buck, 9 doe, with Randy Schrader of Creston killing an 11-point, three 10-points were checked.
Speedy Mart (Arnoldsburg) reported 47 buck, 6 doe, with Daniel Hudson, IV checking a 14-point, four 10-points were checked.
Pit Stop (Mt. Zion) checked 21 buck, 7 doe, with Sherry Whytsell and Jeremy Conley both checking 9-pointers.
Cha-Tis (Grantsville) checked 26 buck, 2 doe, Sean Wiles checked a 12-pointer.
Nelly's (Minnora) checked 46 buck, 2 doe, Matthew McCumbers killed an 11-pointer, two 10's and three 9's were checked.
Parsons One-Stop (Pleasant Hill) checked 82 buck and 14 doe.
Siers Exxon (Stumptown) checked 47 buck, 3 doe, with a 9-pointer the largest.
Last year, Calhoun's buck deer harvest set a record high for the past five years, according to WVDNR.
The 2008 buck kill was 1,269.
Previous Years:
2004 - 1,125
2005 - 859
2006 - 1,039
2007 - 1,162
The Division of Natural Resources expects 280,000 licensed hunters will hit the woods this season, helping to fuel an annual economic boost of about $233 million.
Each hunter can bag two bucks over the next two weeks.
Division of Natural Resources say a 73-year-old Morgan County man died of a heart attack while hunting, a Berkley Springs man was injured in a fall from a tree stand.
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