i think it is typical and it probley ant the world record but its a nice buck

that was the buck because i looked at it over a houndred times good job killing it

it's not truly amazing to shoot a buck like that with a bow when there hand fed.

wow congrats to begin with i've seen a lot of big bucks people have harvested and also a lot of tv hunts and i have never seen such a monster whitetail.

In the northwest you are lucky to get a 5-by-5 with a good spreadcongrats

Wow too bad all the big bass are down south and all the big bucks are in Wisconsin so we get to hit them with our cars. Don't get me wrong, big deer are great, but if deer and fish were spread out, everyone would get a better chance of a trophy buck or bass. Spread those genes!!!!!

Thats A great Buck we would like to post the pictures on our website our website is listed belowwww.dnoadventures.webs.com

theres no need for you to hunt anymore

I heard that from Dodge and read the article with that posting in it also. All you people talking about bottling up the genes, ha ha ha. More then 50% of the genes come from the doe. Yall need to do sum more research before you just sit at the computer and start typing away.

wow nice buck,good shot with the bow how did you keep the peep on him.

i heard they planted a big one from a deer farm with a monster rack and that there is soposet to be three of them up there that size.

Ha Ha Ha. So Jim, your telling me that there was two possible "WORLD RECORD" deer miles apart from each other. Dought it buddy. Stay off the refer.

i dont think the pictures do the buck justice, if it is the same buck as in the video. i would have to say it looks much larger in the video. but maybe that is because the video was taken from 400 yards

WOW!! GREAT JOB!!

Very nice. im glad it was taken with a bow from very close range and not with a rifle from 600 yds away. it just makes it that much better.

Holy Deer Thats a Monster that will look nice in the record books!!!

I've lived in buffalo county for over 30yrs I remember just asking the farmer to hunt and they would say go ahead. I'm just an average person living here I don't have 10 G's for a 3day hunt I'd like to see a disease hit buffalo county and have to eradicate the deer just like down below. It would lower taxes and everything else. It's cheaper to go hunting in a different state than in your own county!

well Joe, the guy that is doing the mount has had dozen of people coming and looking at this deer. Aging it, scoring it. It was aged at 3 1/2 by everyone of them. So its just like saying a fawn is 3 1/2 when he said the deer is 6 1/2. Thats to funny. There was another big buck killed Nov 6th at the same place as this one and they said that one might be the one they have been watching for the last 3yrs. Both bucks look the same but the 18pts body is way bigger then this 16pt. I hope like heck this buck will be a world record so know one can hunt in b/c for less then 10 g's. All the people paying for hunts made it this way.

The video was shot by Buffalo County Outfitters on an "unfenced" property, more than likely they posted it to drum up business.

Great buck and congratulations. We don't get them that big here in North Carolina so if I ever saw and was fortunate enough to kill one that big, I'd probably keel over from a heart attack and it'd take the undertaker 3 days just to wipe the big silly grin off my face! Whether its a world record or not is immaterial, that's one great deer by anyone's standards.

'ha ha ha'....you are a douche, i don't know where you come up with the comment directed toward Smith. He is going off of sightings of the deer and other info that i'm guessing indicate that people have seen the deer for a few years now...i don't know what you are talking about with the whole fawn being 3-1/2 comment.But all of the criticism aside, AWESOME DEER!! We don't get em quite that big in North Dakota.

does anyone know what the deer scored?

wow...why must there be so much contraversy.its a shame what this sport and deer hunting has become...

Wow! thats a big deer nice job

The deer was aged at 3 1/2 not 6 1/2 nor 4 1/2. So smith if someone shoots a fawn your going to say its 3 1/2?????

Lawman, the significance of unfenced property is that this is not a game farm. The deer was shot legally on private land.

how can I get a lucky horse like this guy???? congrats on a nice buck bud.....

Who cares whether it's a typical or non-typical rack? It's gorgeous, as is the rest of the buck! My prayer is, he bred lots of does before he went to the spirit world. Just to see one like him is a huge thrill. What wonderful luck! Congratulations!

Great buck and are more around the area..lived around the Mondovi area all my life..we are blessed!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations!! I was wondering how long it would take someone to take that deer. Very nice and who really cares if its typical or non, its just an awesome deer and to have taken it with a bow makes it even more awesome!!

Congratulations, Record or not thats a nice buck.

This buck is huge, just absolutely gigantic. The G-4's or G-5's are almost a foot long! This is not only a buck of a lifetime, but THE buck of a lifetime, and Bob Decker deserves applause for being able to even draw his bow back on the giant. Congrats, Mr. Decker.

What's the significance of "unfenced" property in Wisconsin? Where I come from, unless it is public land, legally leased land private land, or private land hunted by permission - just hunting "unfenced" property without permission would still be poaching and the deer would not be legal.

thats an amazing buck any way you put it... truly a once in a lifetime experience...I believe it should go non-typical, but like everyone else here, i dont think it should matter...How much did it weigh?

Jeez! It would be a world record type experience just to have seen this behemoth. How much did it weigh, and how many points?

I eat those things for breakfast! Yumm.

WOW!!!!! Thats what dreams are made of! From the footage provided, it appears to be the same buck. I'd like to know the distance from where the film footage was taken and the site harvested. What a deer!!!

What a beast!! I really hope this does turn out to be a world record because i am from Wisconsin and that would be awesome to have a world record buck taken in our state. Congrats on the tank!!

This comes from the taxidermist that is doing the mount, as of right now the buck will be scored as a typical 7X7 even though its an 8X8. The choice of it being scored as a typical was by the B&C. Hunting should be fun for all not just for some score. The score just adds a little axtra to it. I feel you should never have to pay to hunt a deer and if you do you should be able to shoot whatever you want to shoot.

excellent job man your fellow bow hunters can only wish to someday take an awesome animal like that.Record or not no one can EVER take away that moment.Again awesome job. How long of a drag did you have? Not long I hope he's a monster

It clearly IS the F&S buck. I don't know how anyone could say otherwise.

Fantastic deer but I just watched the video again and I don't think this is the F&S buck.

Bob Decker,Play it smart and don't tell anyone what brand bow, arrows, or anything you were using. Endorsments goes to highest bidder. You deserve it so take it while the takins good.

Just Wondering --- I read that the taxidermist that capped it out aged it at 3 1/2 year old.My 187 buck from last year was also a 3 1/2 year old; otherwise I would not believe it.Andrew --- If you ask me it’s the 365 blog buck.

Not the same deer as the 365 blog. Good kill though. Records mean nothing. It's memories that matter.

holy cow is that a fricken monster!great job man thats a once and a lifetime buck rite there!!!!!!i hope it hits the records. that would look nice in there....

Congrats on the huge trophy! Long distance = Target PracticingShooting 7 yards...now that's hunting!!!To comment on Brian's post, I think/hope what Brian was trying to say is that there is only a small percentage of deer that have the genes to actually get that big. Imagine if this buck would've been passed-up and could've spread more of those "huge buck genes" on down the line. In a lot of respect, hunters have it all backwards. We take the biggest and healthiest, thus making the remaining heards weaker and smaller.Before I get criticized too heavily, let me also say that I am just as guilty of this as any...

Wow! MAke sure that one is secured to the wall! No broken antlers, looks pretty perfect to me! Wonder if he stopped shaken yet. Great job!

Ya, Brian. I guess that big buck deserves ta be eaten alive by coyotes, or slowly killed by disease or starvation rather than being immortalized by that proud hunter. Much more dignified...

Thats quite an accomplishment for any hunter congrats Mr. Decker and send some giants like that over my way please..... p.s. have fun with all the endorsement opportunities with that deer i wish i was in your shoes

Brian should stick to video games and leave hunting to the people who know what they are talking about but any ways you make me proud to be a bowhunter in wisconsin.

Great shot sure makes me miss the badger state. Hope to see more Pic's of that one in a million deer

I can't believe that Brian guy. "deserves to live" what is that all about. What a magnificent Wisconsin deer. Glad one of our residents shot a big one once. Maybe it's time to bring the world record back to Wisconsin to join it's place with the Jordan buck. Excellent job!!!

AWESOME! Congrats Mr Decker! I have to agree with the other poster who was happy this deer went to a true local hunter. I hear that Decker has been hunting this land since long before the video was posted online. He grew up hunting in Wisconsin and didn't buy his way to this deer. It would have been a shame if someone from outside had flown in and paid big money to shoot down this animal on a drive. Nope. This was the way it should be. One man with a bow, relying on his own skill and determination, making a clean and ethical kill. Whether it's a world record or not, it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

As a native Wisconsinite and being that I grew up close to Mondovi and Buffalo County, all I can say is thank goodness a local true hunter was the one to take this deer as opposed to an out of stater who pays $4800 to spend 4 days in a stand on a ranch. The boom in popularity of this region for deer hunting has made it near impossible for many average people to even think of taking a deer like this. Congratulations Mr. Decker!

It may be a record, i dont have time to try to score it right now. The important thing is that this is a trophy that seems to have been taken in non-shady circumstances by a legit hunter. I hope this turns out to be true, as many large deer killed each year have very suspicious stories to go along with them. As for how it will be scored, I think it shold be scored as a typical, but it is definitely close. My personal opinion is that all deer should be officially scored as total gross antler (gross non-typical) because this is the only thing that truly measures how much antler there is. Regardless, this is an enormous deer. Congratulations to the hunter.

Nice work! Wow! Awesome! Amazing! Jaw Dropping! Not sure if those words do it justice. Love the new pictures here on F & S. The local paper in Eau Claire showed only one photo on Monday and it wasn't nearly as nice as these. The hardest part for me would be knowing that I will never probably have a chance like that again........still have to dig deep and find the grit to put all that preseason work and those early mornings to the woods. I agree....that is what Wisconsin Whitetail Hunters dream about at night!!

Can I get a shout out for Quality Deer Management?! Buffalo County has proven again why it works. Let the little ones go and let em grow!!!! Nice job!!-Wisconsin Northwoods

If I was graced by the Lord enough to shoot a deer like that, I wouldn't care if it was a world record or not. I would be shaking to bad to even fill out the paperwork. Congratulations on a awesome trophy.

I could care less of boone and crockett or pope and young !!! That deer is what white tailed deer hunting in Wisconsin is all about!!!!!!!!

HE WONT GET ANOTHER LIKE THAT AGAIN! GREAT SHOT - BOW HUNTERSARE ALWAYS UP CLOSE !!

what a sweet deer, i cannot wait until shot gun season to take a good buck good job man

I think it looks like a couple tines fork at the beam, so non-typical is my guess, but agian like everyone is saying who cares it's a buck of a lifetime! Good job. I would like to know if it was a paid hunt or if it was just a landowner, or owner friend. ?

nice. record or no record thats big.

is that there a whitetailed buck or a black tailed? how many points?

Well done. Nice shot.

who really cares typical or non-typical. record or not its a once in a lifetime buck and I believe that you should be thankful to take a deer like that.