The Alabama News Center — 5-year-old from Lee County wins Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association Big Buck Photo Contest

By: Josh Bean

Jacks Benton, a 5-year-old hunter from the Salem community in Lee County, squeezed the trigger on his .243 Remington rifle to fire at the buck standing about 40 yards away.

The 10-point buck didn’t run.

“No, he flopped,” Jacks said.

Just like that, Jacks harvested his first buck while hunting on a 20-acre plot of family land in Russell County. It was a memorable moment for Jacks and his father, Brad, who also harvested his first deer from the same family land when he was a kid.

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