Whoever said "most anyone can shoot deer like this if they don't play by the rules" is wrong. God doesn't make too many like that one.However, I will join your Cooter hatefest. He is fat and he shot a bigger deer than I'll ever see. I heard he kicks orphans, and litters also.

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I hunt in the general area and have talked to a friend that works for the DNR and also knows the guy who complained to the hunters. It is my understanding that the group that was hunting was asked to leave by the land owner but they didn’t. Maybe someone said they could hunt but it wasn’t the current land owner, which is what matters. The fact that you look at the deer hanging and you can tell that it either isn't tagged at all or is tagged illegally to me says something already about the hunters credibility. It is my understanding that both the sheriff and the DNR were called. Anyone that is familiar with Southern Iowa knows that response time is not the best, especially when the DNR is a little busy with all the other problems that arise opening weekend of the gun season and it doesn’t take long to load a deer if you can drive to it. I’m not saying they did but in a lot of southern IA farms that is the case. I just don’t understand people in general that get a kick out of shooting animals in an unethical or illegal manner. How much pleasure can one person derive from showboating an animal that was taken in a questionable fashion? Most anyone can shoot large bucks (not of this size because he was a freak) if they don’t play by the rules.

Cooter,well I think you may be stretching the truth a little because if he wants the record then it requires a drying period and they wouldn't mount it until after the drying period and it gets scored officially.

Big bucks, your wrong, the dnr does not have that deer, the taxidermist has it and its getting mounted as I type this message, funny you have the wrong information.

hey cooter, why don't you buy your own land and hunt it istead of hunting other peoples. No one likes people like that.

Your asking if I would be upset if someone came and took the deer from me? What kind of stupid question is that? If this guy did shoot this deer legally than more power to him I am happy for him. However if he did shoot it illegally and was trespassing he has no right to get mad if they came and confiscated the deer. That is all I have to say. The truth will eventually come out. It always does.

Hey Iowa Bucks, if it was your deer would you want them to come take it away from you because of a bunch of rednecks being jealous, the deer could stray off land quite a few miles away if they were pushing it, doesn't mean it was taken on your friends land, so shut the pie hole!

Trust me it was shot in Bedford, IA. It is my hometown. There is a lot of controversy over this deer. Some people in town even saw the deer when they brought it in town.

This buck was shot about 5 miles south of my hometown in Bedford, IA. The owners of the property knew this buck was there because they kept seeing it on their trail cams. One of the hunters that hunts that area actually thought he hit the deer a few weeks earlier bow hunting. The talk around town this weekend is that they either already confiscated it or plan to confiscate the deer. I hope so.

This deer has illegal kill all over it. Out trespassing, being told to leave then coming back later to get the deer, now posting it all over the place trying to get your deer hunting fame. The DNR needs to give this guy a trespassing ticket and confiscate his deer or it sends a bad message about hunting.

Iowa BucksThat was my first post ever on any forum. I don't know the shooter at all. If (in fact) it was shot on your friends ground A. Why didn't he call the Sheriff, DNR the first time, I am sure he had his cell phone. B. It would have taken several people to get this monster off your friends property a while field dressed or not. C. Why didn't he approach them before or after it was shot if they were on there illegally. I can appreciate the fact that if this was shot illegally but all your friend had to do was call and we wouldn't be having this discussion

Great Buck It is amazing how someone just assumes you shot that giant on their property just because they may have a picture on a trail cam......I had a 23 point on my property and had several pictures on my camera and that buck was shot this weekend 2.5 miles away from mine. Again great buck and congratulation

wow nice deer!!!! do you have any field pictures? or were you in to big of a hurry to get off the ground you were trepassing on. so big of a hurry that you didnt even field dress it. hi cooter!

I got a text of another buck from IOWA. Says it the new world record. I don't think it is but its bigger than this. Or real close. I MOVING TO IOWA. Congrats to Chris

i think my heart would have blown up!!!!!!!!! SUPER BUCK...hope the story is as good.

Awesome buck, the unique browtines are remarkable.