Broken back doesn’t deter teen
Stephanie Goodall shoots in downstate Genoa Township in early October. The 16-year-old took out a 145-pound, seven-point buck, her first deer, during a Department of Natural Resources youth hunt in late September. (AP photo)
HOWELL (AP) — One shot. That’s all it took. One shot for Stephanie Goodall to take down a 145-pound, seven-point buck.
One shot for her to regain the confidence previously dashed by a debilitating back injury.
The 16-year-old took out a buck — her first deer — during a Michigan Department of Natural Resources youth hunt season in late September.
She’s also recovering from spinal fusion surgery she had in late June after suffering a fracture in a lumbar vertebra.
Stephanie killed her buck with one shot to its heart with a 20-gauge shotgun. The deer ran 50 yards before collapsing.
“I was so excited when I saw it go down. As soon as I saw it, I was so excited I started crying,” she recalled. “I was calling all my friends, all my mom’s friends, all my deer hunting people.”
She wanted a buck to be her first deer kill and had no intention of taking down a doe.
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