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New Ohio Muzzleloader Record Could Have Longest Main Beams Ever Recorded
New Ohio Muzzleloader Record Could Have Longest Main Beams Ever Recorded
Okay, it’s not official quite yet. But unless a buck’s main beam can shrink by almost two inches in 60 days, you are looking at least the longest left main beam and likely the longest two beams recorded on a whitetail deer—ever. On November 30th, the opening day of Ohio’s gun season, 39-year-old software developer Brian Stephens dropped this 18-point colossus at 80 yards with his .50 caliber T/C muzzleloader. The enormous buck should shatter The Buckeye State’s nontypical muzzleloader record and will almost certainly set the new mark for whitetail beam length. Here’s his story, as told to Dave Hurteau.
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Great story and an amazing buck. I love the picture of the two bucks on the garage floor, it really shows the difference between a good buck to be proud of and put on your wall and a truly giant record book animal. Congratulations.
Wow! Of course impossible to not be impressed by the longest main beam EVER!....but an 18inch G2? That isn't a record on it's own as well? I'd have to think it might be...if not in some very limited company.
Congrats!
the_golf_guy
Amazing story good thing you saw the monster first and held out for him it sounds like there were a few other nice bucks in the group. thanks for sharing and congrats!
again there's nothing like an ohio deer!!!!!
Amazing story!!! Its always nice to show our pasted family members that got us started some respect and this story says it all.
Incredible! But I am curious - where did his bullet strike the buck?
Amazing deer!
What are they feeding their bucks over there?!?!?!?!
Wow!!!!!!!! That is a BIG rack. And a big body too.
that is awesome good luck getting another one that big
That is beautiful property judging by the back round and it sounds like a really good management plan all it took was the right genetics, age and nutrition to get this big. If your lucky and u stick to that management plan you very well could see another 200inch deer. The record main beams i doubt will be duplicated thats amazing.
thats a big deer
awesome just awesome good for you!
I shot the buck right behind the front shoulder. Hopefully hjohn429 is talking about the body on the deer and not mine.
an absolutely awesome buck, and a true legend in the future
All that i can say is WOW!!!!!!!
wow what a great story and a great buck cant beat an experience like that even if it hadnt been that bigggg wow again and congrats
That buck is AMAZING!!!
Thank your Grandfathers for pushing that fine buck to you!!!
I enjoyed the story, the photos, everything! What an accomplishment! I'd have fallen apart at just the first sight of that buck, let alone seeing it again. Be proud!!!
Congrats!!!
Holy Toledo!
That buck has got it all ... then some!
Great story along with one of God's greatest lookin' whitetails ... Congratulations Brian!
I'm droolin'... no foolin'!
Wonderful story and fantastic buck!!!
Congratulations and a great story. Thanks for sharing.
Wow - Will you adopt me? Love to hunt that farm. Congrats!
Wow...I couldn't see a single buck this fall here in Quebec (hight mortality winter 2008) . I would accept an invitation to hunt Ohio in 2010.
I don't really care what everyone else thinks about your deer.It's fantastic. congradulations
I don't really care what everyone else thinks about your deer.It's fantastic. congradulations
Congrats...that is simply awesome. But of course, I bet there was no high fence. Simply great!
Beauty Buck!!!
Brian,
Magnificant Buck. Congratulations with your success this year. Thought it was great to recognize your grandfathers in getting your family started in the right direction, and in finding a quality area.
I've measured here in Minnesota for many years. I"d sure like to see a copy of the score sheet, and I also think it would be great to get a comparison measurement as a Typical. It appears to be a basic 5 X 4, with additional non-typ points.
Congrats again, WOW.
Jack
Holly Smokes! THat's a bigen! :)
What a deer what else could you say! people would pay big money to hunt a deer like that.I believe seeing these there monster bucks is what keeps us all out in the woods on those less then perfect days just waiting on are time to take are monster!!thank you for your story and time good luck in the future!!
Nothing to sat but "EnVious" !! Way to go Bro !
Thanks for all the kind comments.
Jacknlor
As a typical 9 frame the deer would score at 218" Gross. That gives you an idea of the frame. As soon as I get the official score sheet back I will share it on my website.
Great story and absolutely awesome buck! WOW! I love the fact that judging from your story it's not all just about the buck. You obviously treasure memories and family and bless you for that.
Congrats again!!!!!!!!!
What a deer! After reading this story and the story of the woman that got her deer in a back yard tree stand in Independence OH I wonder why anyone would want to go out west to hunt trophy deer? Sounds like the monster bucks are in Ohio!
Great deer....congrats. A true trophy of a lifetime. You mentioned you have a website, can you provide a link?
I just got the website up and running. It isn't very good at this point. I will be working on it over the coming weeks. www.stephensbuck.com is the site.
Thanks again for all the great comments.
NICE Whitetail. Seriously great deer. Congratulations once again.
Wow, he's a giant
...... all i have to say is ....... wow!!!!!
That rack is enormous! Great story and great buck. That is the buck of lifetime. Congratulations.
You must have invented the loaf of Bread or be on the verge of curing cancer! Someone is looking over you! I just hope that buck got his genes in the pool.
A_MAZIN_G
Fantastic buck! If I had seen one like that this year I probably would've been shaking so hard I couldn't have held a bead on him. Once again, fatastic buck.
I rate this as the most impressive buck ever, even the Hanson buck. Congradulations a million times over and Thank you for giving Our Creator the Thanks he deserves.
I live in Utah and would love to just have the chance to see a buck like that. If anybody would like to hunt Muleys here I am open to show you where and you can show me where to hunt at your home. We are all in this together long live the NRA and friends to hunt with both OLD and the new if you would like to talk about it I am at Beaver.Prince@Yahoo.com God bless the USA and the 30.06 BP
man!!!! what a monster!!! good job man!
That's a monster. Didn't he make one of the F&S Booner Awards?
I've never seen anything like that when it comes to bucks before. CONGRATS! im sure your grandfathers are grinning still!
Wow!!! That's just crazy big!
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Great story and an amazing buck. I love the picture of the two bucks on the garage floor, it really shows the difference between a good buck to be proud of and put on your wall and a truly giant record book animal. Congratulations.
Amazing story good thing you saw the monster first and held out for him it sounds like there were a few other nice bucks in the group. thanks for sharing and congrats!
an absolutely awesome buck, and a true legend in the future
again there's nothing like an ohio deer!!!!!
Amazing story!!! Its always nice to show our pasted family members that got us started some respect and this story says it all.
Amazing deer!
that is awesome good luck getting another one that big
That is beautiful property judging by the back round and it sounds like a really good management plan all it took was the right genetics, age and nutrition to get this big. If your lucky and u stick to that management plan you very well could see another 200inch deer. The record main beams i doubt will be duplicated thats amazing.
thats a big deer
All that i can say is WOW!!!!!!!
wow what a great story and a great buck cant beat an experience like that even if it hadnt been that bigggg wow again and congrats
Congratulations and a great story. Thanks for sharing.
I don't really care what everyone else thinks about your deer.It's fantastic. congradulations
Brian,
Magnificant Buck. Congratulations with your success this year. Thought it was great to recognize your grandfathers in getting your family started in the right direction, and in finding a quality area.
I've measured here in Minnesota for many years. I"d sure like to see a copy of the score sheet, and I also think it would be great to get a comparison measurement as a Typical. It appears to be a basic 5 X 4, with additional non-typ points.
Congrats again, WOW.
Jack
What a deer what else could you say! people would pay big money to hunt a deer like that.I believe seeing these there monster bucks is what keeps us all out in the woods on those less then perfect days just waiting on are time to take are monster!!thank you for your story and time good luck in the future!!
Thanks for all the kind comments.
Jacknlor
As a typical 9 frame the deer would score at 218" Gross. That gives you an idea of the frame. As soon as I get the official score sheet back I will share it on my website.
Great story and absolutely awesome buck! WOW! I love the fact that judging from your story it's not all just about the buck. You obviously treasure memories and family and bless you for that.
Congrats again!!!!!!!!!
...... all i have to say is ....... wow!!!!!
Wow! Of course impossible to not be impressed by the longest main beam EVER!....but an 18inch G2? That isn't a record on it's own as well? I'd have to think it might be...if not in some very limited company.
Congrats!
the_golf_guy
Incredible! But I am curious - where did his bullet strike the buck?
What are they feeding their bucks over there?!?!?!?!
awesome just awesome good for you!
I shot the buck right behind the front shoulder. Hopefully hjohn429 is talking about the body on the deer and not mine.
That buck is AMAZING!!!
Thank your Grandfathers for pushing that fine buck to you!!!
I enjoyed the story, the photos, everything! What an accomplishment! I'd have fallen apart at just the first sight of that buck, let alone seeing it again. Be proud!!!
Congrats!!!
Holy Toledo!
That buck has got it all ... then some!
Great story along with one of God's greatest lookin' whitetails ... Congratulations Brian!
I'm droolin'... no foolin'!
Wonderful story and fantastic buck!!!
Wow - Will you adopt me? Love to hunt that farm. Congrats!
Wow...I couldn't see a single buck this fall here in Quebec (hight mortality winter 2008) . I would accept an invitation to hunt Ohio in 2010.
I don't really care what everyone else thinks about your deer.It's fantastic. congradulations
Congrats...that is simply awesome. But of course, I bet there was no high fence. Simply great!
Beauty Buck!!!
Holly Smokes! THat's a bigen! :)
Nothing to sat but "EnVious" !! Way to go Bro !
What a deer! After reading this story and the story of the woman that got her deer in a back yard tree stand in Independence OH I wonder why anyone would want to go out west to hunt trophy deer? Sounds like the monster bucks are in Ohio!
Great deer....congrats. A true trophy of a lifetime. You mentioned you have a website, can you provide a link?
I just got the website up and running. It isn't very good at this point. I will be working on it over the coming weeks. www.stephensbuck.com is the site.
Thanks again for all the great comments.
NICE Whitetail. Seriously great deer. Congratulations once again.
Wow, he's a giant
That rack is enormous! Great story and great buck. That is the buck of lifetime. Congratulations.
You must have invented the loaf of Bread or be on the verge of curing cancer! Someone is looking over you! I just hope that buck got his genes in the pool.
A_MAZIN_G
Fantastic buck! If I had seen one like that this year I probably would've been shaking so hard I couldn't have held a bead on him. Once again, fatastic buck.
I rate this as the most impressive buck ever, even the Hanson buck. Congradulations a million times over and Thank you for giving Our Creator the Thanks he deserves.
I live in Utah and would love to just have the chance to see a buck like that. If anybody would like to hunt Muleys here I am open to show you where and you can show me where to hunt at your home. We are all in this together long live the NRA and friends to hunt with both OLD and the new if you would like to talk about it I am at Beaver.Prince@Yahoo.com God bless the USA and the 30.06 BP
man!!!! what a monster!!! good job man!
That's a monster. Didn't he make one of the F&S Booner Awards?
I've never seen anything like that when it comes to bucks before. CONGRATS! im sure your grandfathers are grinning still!
Wow!!! That's just crazy big!
Wow!!!!!!!! That is a BIG rack. And a big body too.
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