Can this Buffalo County, Wisconsin, behemoth challenge Milo Hansen’s world record typical buck that scored 213-5/8”? Several whitetail experts think it’s possible. Last week Scott Kirkpatrick, owner of Buffalo County Outfitters (715-533-0943) asked me and a small group of whitetail fanatics to view footage of a giant deer he’d filmed while driving between several of his hunting properties. After picking our collective jaws off the floor, we all agreed this tremendous, free-ranging whitetail certainly has a shot at toppling a record that has stood since 1993.

Among the viewers was Ted Marum, a former outfitter and whitetail fanatic. “Scott had told me the buck was ‘closer to 220” than it is 200,’ before I saw it,” Marum said. “But after I saw the video, 220 inches is selling him short. He’s way bigger than that.” Iowan Steve Snow, who has shot two bucks grossing over 200”, says the buck “will gross over 230” in its sleep.” After adding up the estimated tine-lengths, beam measurements and spread, we’ve arrived at a gross-score for this amazing buck around 240”. Interestingly, this buck was likely filmed by one of Scott’s former guides two summers ago, just across the road from this property. At that time, Kirkpatrick felt the buck would gross-score around 200” and was at least 4-1/2 years old.

Assuming someone actually kills the deer, will a buck that grosses around 240” be large enough to reign over the B&C book? Naturally, it will come down to deductions. Kirkpatrick filmed the buck at a distance of over 400 yards on the evening of August 16th at 8:00 p.m., near a property he leases. Even with a window-mount to steady his Canon camera, Kirkpatrick’s footage is just distant and grainy enough to make a detailed estimate difficult. But if our little group of deer freaks is even close with our guess, the buck is a contender. And regardless of net score, he’s certainly among the largest free-ranging bucks ever caught on tape.

For a more detailed discussion of this buck’s story, check out my deer column in the upcoming November issue of Field & Stream magazine.

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from T wrote 4 years 22 weeks ago

WOW! Thats one of the prettiest, biggest whitetails I've ever seen.

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from kvlazer22 wrote 4 years 21 weeks ago

Do we know the score of this deer yet?

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from kvlazer22 wrote 4 years 21 weeks ago

I will answer my own question, this was taken from the Boone & Crockett Club website...

Bob Decker's incredible buck is the new archery state record non-typical with an official Pope & Young score of 233-2/8, surpassing a buck taken with a bow in 1979 that scores 231-5/8.

Although first thought to be a possible new record typical, official P&Y scoring determined a number of non-typical points and the buck's highest score being in the non-typical category.

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from KMB33 wrote 4 years 20 weeks ago

That is a big buck.

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from peter wrote 4 years 20 weeks ago

looks a lot bigger in the video than in the photo

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from blue ridge wrote 4 years 19 weeks ago

I have seen "high fence" bucks that scored 170 with their very first rack, and well over 200 with their second rack. One second year rack had 25 points. With selective genetics 400 on a mature buck will become commonplace in a few years.

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from CarliusD0 wrote 4 years 16 weeks ago

I wish i could take that huge buck!!!!!!

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from CarliusD0 wrote 4 years 16 weeks ago

I wish i could take that huge buck!!!!!!

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from deerhunter0323 wrote 4 years 8 weeks ago

Dang! I wish we had some bucks like that in Kentucky!

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from BigBuckHunterDan wrote 3 years 45 weeks ago

I dont know it has the horns to maybe be the new world record.

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from rickymoshier wrote 3 years 43 weeks ago

Why can't I see this video?

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from HuskyKMA wrote 3 years 35 weeks ago

The video is gone.

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from poco1994 wrote 3 years 34 weeks ago

why cant i see it

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from LaFire wrote 3 years 13 weeks ago

the video won't show up!! what's up with that!!

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from Brittle wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

go wisconsin raising them big and better!

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from kvlazer22 wrote 4 years 21 weeks ago

I will answer my own question, this was taken from the Boone & Crockett Club website...

Bob Decker's incredible buck is the new archery state record non-typical with an official Pope & Young score of 233-2/8, surpassing a buck taken with a bow in 1979 that scores 231-5/8.

Although first thought to be a possible new record typical, official P&Y scoring determined a number of non-typical points and the buck's highest score being in the non-typical category.

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from blue ridge wrote 4 years 19 weeks ago

I have seen "high fence" bucks that scored 170 with their very first rack, and well over 200 with their second rack. One second year rack had 25 points. With selective genetics 400 on a mature buck will become commonplace in a few years.

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from CarliusD0 wrote 4 years 16 weeks ago

I wish i could take that huge buck!!!!!!

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from CarliusD0 wrote 4 years 16 weeks ago

I wish i could take that huge buck!!!!!!

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from rickymoshier wrote 3 years 43 weeks ago

Why can't I see this video?

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from HuskyKMA wrote 3 years 35 weeks ago

The video is gone.

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from poco1994 wrote 3 years 34 weeks ago

why cant i see it

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from T wrote 4 years 22 weeks ago

WOW! Thats one of the prettiest, biggest whitetails I've ever seen.

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from KMB33 wrote 4 years 20 weeks ago

That is a big buck.

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from peter wrote 4 years 20 weeks ago

looks a lot bigger in the video than in the photo

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from deerhunter0323 wrote 4 years 8 weeks ago

Dang! I wish we had some bucks like that in Kentucky!

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from BigBuckHunterDan wrote 3 years 45 weeks ago

I dont know it has the horns to maybe be the new world record.

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from LaFire wrote 3 years 13 weeks ago

the video won't show up!! what's up with that!!

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from Brittle wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

go wisconsin raising them big and better!

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from kvlazer22 wrote 4 years 21 weeks ago

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