New Photo: Indiana 309” Giant Buck
Here is a new photo of the reported 309” Indiana monster that could turn out to be the biggest non-typical (NT) whitetail buck ever killed by a hunter. People in the know were telling me that the field photo I posted last week did not do this giant justice, and they were right. After seeing that first photo, some of you commented that this did not look like a 300” rack. What do you think now?
Bits and pieces of info are coming out. The buck was killed w/shotgun on Nov. 17, 2012 in Huntington Co. First unofficial reports: gross score 319, net 309 7/8; 37 scorable points; 79” of NT points; 30/29” beams; 13” brows; 15/16” G-2s. I hear this deer will be called the "Crab Buck."
Boone and Crockett has received the score sheet on this rack from an official measurer, and Club officials are reviewing more pictures and a video of the scoring process. The rack will still have to be panel-scored by a team of B&C official measurers, a process that can get tricky with a NT rack. Scorers are known to disagree as to what points are scorable, which are not, etc.
Stay tuned, but what a rack! comment
Ps-wonder how lovsteun feels about this?
Beck Buck Comes in as #2 NT Hunter-taken Whitetail.
The scoring procedure has been reviewed and after tine classification was verified this deer scores an amazing 305 7/8. Three tines originally scored as normal were deemed abnormal. On this particular head it took away 2/8 in deductions but when the H4 circumference measurements were taken with the correct classification the circumferences dropped a few inches resulting in a lower net score than the original posted 308 5/8. The final tally on this deer is 222 4/8 gross typical frame 93 7/8 in abnormals, and the reason that this buck’s final score ranks it as the largest non typical whitetail taken in the last decade and the second largest in hunter taken in history is that it only has 10 4/8 of deductions left to right.