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Word: trophyless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...buck is bagged, many a hunter makes a beeline for Hurley, Wis. (pop. 2,763), affectionately known as the "Tijuana of the North." Traditionally, a triumphal entry into Hurley can only be achieved with a gutted buck on one's fender. To take care of this technicality, many trophyless hunters buy a bootleg buck for $40 or $50 from a local deerslayer, ride into town without having fired a shot. Hurley's six-block Silver Street is jammed with 56 bars, aswarm with dough-eyed girls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recreation: Booze & Buckshot | 12/1/1961 | See Source »

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