From 300 yards, Nick Walsh instantly knew he was looking at the legendary trophy buck, called Stickers, he and his hunting buddies had waited four years to see. Buck fever quickly struck.
“I knew right away it was Stickers, as soon as I saw those big browtines,” said Walsh, a senior punter on the Kansas State football team. “When I put the scope on him, I started shaking like crazy. It’s a good thing Matthew (McCrane, K-State kicker) was there. He really helped calm me down.”
Walsh isn’t new to pressure and excitement, having been K-State’s full-time punter for three seasons.