By Scott Bestul

Boone and Crockett officials confirmed today that they’ve received a score sheet from an Indiana buck that could threaten the mark for the largest hunter-killed non-typical whitetail of all time. The buck, shot on Nov. 17, 2012, in Huntington County, Ind, is rumored to have scored 309-7/8 inches. Currently, the largest nontypical whitetail shot by a hunter was killed by Tony Lovstuen near Albia, Iowa, in 2007. That buck scored 307-5/8 inches. B&C also recognizes found or “picked up” heads; the world record is an Ohio buck that measured 333-7/8 inches.

Though B&C has received a score sheet from a veteran, official measurer, they’re waiting to view pictures and a video tape of the rack to confirm the buck was scored properly. Measuring a non-typical, particularly one of this size and caliber, can be a complicated process. B&C officials would review the tape before affirming the scoring process was correct, and the buck would still have to be panel-scored before an official proclamation was made.

Regardless of the buck’s final B&C standings, this is one humongous whitetail. Illinois measurer Tim Walmsley first made me aware of this buck, and the stats he posted on his blog at Heartland Outdoors are ginormous. I talked to the folks at B&C this morning, and while they don’t want to discuss many specific measurements, they did confirm that the buck has 13-inch brow tines, and the gross nontypical score is 319 inches.

Of course it’s important to be cautious here. If the recently-concluded King Buck Saga taught us anything, it’s that one measurer’s interpretation of the scoring manual isn’t necessarily correct. And scoring the King buck was a veritable walk in the park compared to putting a tape to a massive non-typical rack like this one. That said, B&C is taking a long, hard look at this Hoosier State giant. Stay tuned to Whitetail 365 for updates on this incredible buck.

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from Lance_Krueger wrote 17 weeks 2 days ago

Correction: the world record non typical whitetail buck was shot in Missouri (the Missouri Monarch), not Ohio (The Hole in the Horn buck, which is #2) as stated.

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from Bioguy01 wrote 17 weeks 2 days ago

I'd like to see the jawbone.

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from jjas wrote 17 weeks 2 days ago

The Lovstuen is the current "hunter killed" non-typical of all time. The "other bucks" that scored higher were found dead.

The Indiana buck (if the score holds) will be the largest hunter killed buck ever entered in the record books.

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from scorp wrote 17 weeks 2 days ago

Very nice deer.I think 300 or more points is stretching the tape a little however.

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from 1ojolsen wrote 16 weeks 6 days ago

Whatever the score that is an awesome deer.

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from Mark Mesenko wrote 16 weeks 5 days ago

B&C has the final score sheet on their facebook page.

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from OhioStatebowhunter wrote 15 weeks 5 days ago

Holy brow tines!!

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from OhioStatebowhunter wrote 15 weeks 5 days ago

Holy brow tines!!

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from Lance_Krueger wrote 17 weeks 2 days ago

Correction: the world record non typical whitetail buck was shot in Missouri (the Missouri Monarch), not Ohio (The Hole in the Horn buck, which is #2) as stated.

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from Bioguy01 wrote 17 weeks 2 days ago

I'd like to see the jawbone.

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from jjas wrote 17 weeks 2 days ago

The Lovstuen is the current "hunter killed" non-typical of all time. The "other bucks" that scored higher were found dead.

The Indiana buck (if the score holds) will be the largest hunter killed buck ever entered in the record books.

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from scorp wrote 17 weeks 2 days ago

Very nice deer.I think 300 or more points is stretching the tape a little however.

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from 1ojolsen wrote 16 weeks 6 days ago

Whatever the score that is an awesome deer.

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from Mark Mesenko wrote 16 weeks 5 days ago

B&C has the final score sheet on their facebook page.

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