Phillips decided to wait for it in a tree stand Saturday afternoon.
"I knew he was out there but had to wait for the right time," Phillips told KDSK. "My heart was racing when I realized it was him."
Just before dark the buck appeared.
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Phillips steadied his 30/30 -- a gun his grandfather had given him when he died -- and pulled the trigger.
He bagged the 39-point buck that he estimated was 8 years old. He donated the meat to a state program that helps feed the needy.
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