Bland shoots 12-point buck

Dale Bland, of Linn Creek, Mo., shot a 12-point buck on the first day of firearms season November 10. The stag is a personal best in more than 40 years of hunting for Bland. He and his wife Elaine came up to his sister and brother in law Terry and Joy Hoyt’s home in Laddonia for the holidays. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Alta) Bland.