This same picture showed up on an Oklahoma outdoor forum that I frequent back in October. Apparently the deer was taken illegally near Antlers, OK and is now in possession of the ODWC pending further investigation. But, you know how rumors go, so there is no telling if that information is accurate or not.

I haven't seen that one. I've got one similar on my cell phone, that a young man up the street arrowed back in September,but it was a typical that measured 200" without the 60 day drying period.

Robert (Smitty) Smith, is my hunting buddy and we saw one that would beat his typical record but couldn't get a bead on it.

Scott, there are some bruiser's fallin' in Caintukee,but just not enough to beat Smitty's record ...yet!

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Thanks for the link!

My Lord!! the brow tines are incredible!!

I'm glad they got him! We had a young man here in NC just shoot possibly the state record on a sunday night with a spot light! What a shame and the guy had never hunted before just bought the rifle the day before I wonder who the fellow was that brought him up to hunt! Its a shame all together

Yeah, its a shame that such a magnificent animal had to meet his end that way. But, the real tragedy is the pickup load full of antlers the guy had stashed in his buddy's attic,of which many were undoubtedly taken illegally as well. (check out the second link to see what I'm talking about)

getholdofjoru - I believe the orignal picture was taken by the guy with his cell phone and sent to some of his "buddies". I am assuming that is how the ODWC tracked him down, along with the help of so many members of the online community.

Truly the buck of a lifetime. It pains me that a true sportsman didn't get the opportunity to harvest him as he deserved.

This kind of breaks my heart and im sure anyones who lives in there area this deer was killed. Of all the factors that bear down on a deer to not make it to this stature poaching is the most down right pointless and nasty thing such a magnificent animal such as this one should die from. the deer has not only the pressure of constantly being hunted by predators,cars, disease, hunters, and lack of food. If you can't play the game fair the deer deserves to live. Give this sport and animals some respect.

how can it be a kentucky state record if it was taken illeagy in OK ???????? awsome buck in anyway

those are some nice brow tines!

i havent heard of no one killing any thing near boone and crocket except a guy i know killd a 22 point that was 10 points from being boone and crocket.

Is there any way someone can get a clearer picture of this deer. If they could they would settle the dispute whether it was shot legal or not. I hunt Kentucky and Oklahoma and would like to see the shooter and the deer head together in the same photo, with proof of where they took it. This would settle the debate. I also agree with the coment about people shooting for racks and not meat too.