Bradley McLaughlin, 11, of Burgettstown, shows off a 10-point buck he shot on the first day of deer season on a mentor hunt with his father, Sean, in Allegheny County. Shot at 38 yards with a .20 gauge single shot, the deer had a 19-inch spread and was 6 inches at the base of the rack. It weighed 180 field dressed.

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