Young Hunter, Grandson of Earl Bentz, Scores Huge Tennessee Velvet
The 8-year-old arrowed a large buck with his crossbow that gross-scored 177 2/8 points.
Eight-year-old Bentz Rich, pictured with his mother Mariel, infant brother Henry and step-father Bucky Ingram, killed this buck during Tennessee’s "velvet" hunt Aug. 28 in Williamson County. The young hunter used his crossbow to harvest the buck, which gross-scored 177 2/8 points. (Photo courtesy of Earl Bentz)
September 14, 2023
By Game & Fish Staff
Age is only a number. Just ask Bentz Rich, the 8-year-old grandson of Hall-of-Fame boatbuilder Earl Bentz. He’s been tagging big deer … since his younger days. Well, at least since last season, when young Bentz harvested this nice 8-point whitetail at the family ranch in Tennessee.
The young hunter did even better during Tennessee’s "velvet hunt" at the very end of August, harvesting a velvet monster with a crossbow on Aug. 28 in Williamson County. The free-range buck gross-scored 177 2/8 points. The previous day, young Bentz killed his first coyote with a crossbow during the same hunt.
Earl Bentz, an inductee in the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame , is the founder of Caymas Boats (Stratos , Javelin and Triton previously)
Bentz Rich, 8, grandson of bassboat legend Earl Bentz, shot his first coyote last month in Tennessee (Photo courtesy of Earl Bentz)
