VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-22
“And in my mind, I'm like, 'This is the encounter you have been waiting for.'”
Parker McCollum · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-22
McCollum told himself the encounter with the buck was the moment he had been waiting for as a longtime bowhunter.
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