Haywood's Deer Mount To Be DisplayedWABASH - Canaan Haywood, 13, of Laketon, made history in November when he bagged the second-largest buck ever taken in Wabash County.
The buck has been featured in the Buckmasters Big Game Book as well as the Hoosier State Record Buck Program.Friday, Haywood will be presented with the mount. Barton's Taxidermy will present the mount to Haywood at 6 p.m. at the Big R Store in Wabash. The buck will be displayed throughout the weekend in the sporting goods department of the store.
The mount was free after Haywood won the Wabash County-wide Big Buck Contest with nearly $1,400 in cash prizes.
It also will be displayed at the Indianapolis Deer, Turkey and Waterfowl Expo on the Wall of Fame, Feb. 19-21. The event is expected to have more than 48,000 in attendance.
Haywood is the son of Bill Haywood, who works at Zimmer in Warsaw.
