Vicki's first buck came on solo adventure

Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo have been together for numerous hunts, most on their "Archer’s Choice" or new "The Choice" TV shows, but Vicki didn’t need any help harvesting her first buck.

With Ralph hunting in Texas, Vicki was at their Lanark, Ill., homestead when he called asking her to check their property for buck activity.

“I was into hunting, but not in going and checking all the scrap lines and rubs,” she said, “so I took the dog for a walk and checked. There were scraps everywhere.”

Vicki decided to grab her bow and venture out on her own, describing the impromptu hunt as rather remarkable, even funny when she looks back on it....