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A New Kentucky State-Record Buck?

December 18, 2009

A New Kentucky State-Record Buck?

Got an email from a Buck Tracker reader with a simple request this week. Is the buck below the new Kentucky state record? I have no details beyond this fuzzy photograph and the following details; that the rumor is the buck was killed in Robertson County near Mount Olivet.

For the record, the Boone & Crockett state records for the Bluegrass State are some heady marks to beat. The typical mark belongs to a 204-2/8” buck killed by Robert Smith in 2000, and the non-typ category is ruled by a found (picked up) rack that measured 271 B&C and was discovered in 2004. The biggest hunter-killed buck was shot by Ben Brogle in 2002 and scored 260 B&C.

Kentucky has been relatively quiet this fall in B&C news…surprising due to its big-buck reputation. I’ve asked a few folk that might know, and they can’t toss a crumb of information my way about this deer. So I’m asking you guys…Know anything about this buck? It’s definitely a giant, but if there’s some solid info out there, I’d love to say readers of this blog unraveled the mystery!

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from 60256 wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

I know nothing about this deer, except that those tines are longer than the ones that the deer in my dream have!!!

Nate

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from _c_A_c_ wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

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.

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from _c_A_c_ wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

Correction: The deer was supposedly taken near Wilburton, OK

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from 2Poppa wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

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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from _c_A_c_ wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

A link to some info on this buck: http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?s=77b66f9f21...

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from 2Poppa wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

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Thanks for the link!

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from bjohnston wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

My Lord!! the brow tines are incredible!!

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from northernmndeerhunter wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

Wow, that buck is a monster!

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from swilmot1 wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

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

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from getholdofjoru wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

That's an awesome buck...looks like the photo was taken with a cell phone.

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from _c_A_c_ wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

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.

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from Walt Smith wrote 31 weeks 5 days ago

It's our own fault for making such a fuss over big racks and forgeting what huntings really about. There isn't a magazine out there with a picture of a 4 or 6 pointer in it. When I was growing up poachers were shooting deer for meat to feed their families. Now they could care less about the meat and only go after big racks to sell them for money or glory. If you tell someone you shot a 4 or 6 point their reaction is " Man, that could've been a shooter in a couple years! I'd say the commercialization of hunting is turning it into a freak show.

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from fliphuntr14 wrote 31 weeks 5 days ago

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.

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from waterdrinker9 wrote 31 weeks 5 days ago

Those brow tines look like the Twin Towers!!! Then you have a whole bunch of kickers. That thing is NICE!!!

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from stickbow13 wrote 31 weeks 5 days ago

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

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from Clay Cooper wrote 31 weeks 5 days ago

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from steve182 wrote 31 weeks 4 days ago

those are some nice brow tines!

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from ontario wrote 31 weeks 4 days ago

Nice buck huge brow tines, would definitley make me happy.

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from scott smith wrote 30 weeks 4 days ago

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.

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from zwcaldwell wrote 18 weeks 1 day ago

I know there is alot of talk about this buck bening taken in OK, but wat you hear is a lie ive seen the deer with my own eyes my best firend took this buck in robertson county,Kentucky opening weekend of rifle season and the pic is tru the deer was finally final scored and scored 205 6/8 boone and crockett.

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from gautrey wrote 8 weeks 5 hours ago

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.

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It's our own fault for making such a fuss over big racks and forgeting what huntings really about. There isn't a magazine out there with a picture of a 4 or 6 pointer in it. When I was growing up poachers were shooting deer for meat to feed their families. Now they could care less about the meat and only go after big racks to sell them for money or glory. If you tell someone you shot a 4 or 6 point their reaction is " Man, that could've been a shooter in a couple years! I'd say the commercialization of hunting is turning it into a freak show.

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from 60256 wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

I know nothing about this deer, except that those tines are longer than the ones that the deer in my dream have!!!

Nate

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from _c_A_c_ wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

A link to some info on this buck: http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?s=77b66f9f21...

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from Walt Smith wrote 31 weeks 5 days ago

It's our own fault for making such a fuss over big racks and forgeting what huntings really about. There isn't a magazine out there with a picture of a 4 or 6 pointer in it. When I was growing up poachers were shooting deer for meat to feed their families. Now they could care less about the meat and only go after big racks to sell them for money or glory. If you tell someone you shot a 4 or 6 point their reaction is " Man, that could've been a shooter in a couple years! I'd say the commercialization of hunting is turning it into a freak show.

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from _c_A_c_ wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

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.

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from bjohnston wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

My Lord!! the brow tines are incredible!!

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from northernmndeerhunter wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

Wow, that buck is a monster!

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from getholdofjoru wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

That's an awesome buck...looks like the photo was taken with a cell phone.

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from _c_A_c_ wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

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.

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from scott smith wrote 30 weeks 4 days ago

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.

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from _c_A_c_ wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

Correction: The deer was supposedly taken near Wilburton, OK

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from 2Poppa wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

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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from 2Poppa wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

_c_a_c_-
Thanks for the link!

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from swilmot1 wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago

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

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from fliphuntr14 wrote 31 weeks 5 days ago

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.

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from waterdrinker9 wrote 31 weeks 5 days ago

Those brow tines look like the Twin Towers!!! Then you have a whole bunch of kickers. That thing is NICE!!!

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from stickbow13 wrote 31 weeks 5 days ago

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

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from steve182 wrote 31 weeks 4 days ago

those are some nice brow tines!

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from ontario wrote 31 weeks 4 days ago

Nice buck huge brow tines, would definitley make me happy.

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from zwcaldwell wrote 18 weeks 1 day ago

I know there is alot of talk about this buck bening taken in OK, but wat you hear is a lie ive seen the deer with my own eyes my best firend took this buck in robertson county,Kentucky opening weekend of rifle season and the pic is tru the deer was finally final scored and scored 205 6/8 boone and crockett.

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from gautrey wrote 8 weeks 5 hours ago

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.

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