That is incredible.. Should bring a lot of pride to that community.. I pray one day I'll have something like that come across my path.

What a story and what a great buck. I could not imagine seeing that deer in the woods. I think if it walked by me I would freeze up with buck fever!

This leads me to a question I am sure some of you 365 white tail guys/gals will know. How the heck did a deers antlers get that huge?!? I see that they are managing the area, for larger bucks. Is that all you have to do is get a couple farms to not shoot basket racks and your get the Buck from the Scent-Lok Logo? There has to be more factors, right? As for coyotes taking down that deer, I would think it would more likely be stray dogs to take a big bodied deer like that down. Although coyotes would likely be the ones to eat him. Hey and if that is off base someone set me straight.

Truth Seeker,

I can understand your skepticism, as a deer like this is for sure a rarity in the wild. I am the one holding the gross 200in. deer inside of this incredible MI deer. I have met the guy that is in possession of this animal and he seems to be nothing, but a true sportsman as well as a gentlemen.

The rumors of the 200k are unfounded unless something has changed in the last few weeks that I am unaware of. Lets think about this. People, have seen this deer, they have a broken shed, It was found eaten and decayed, by a lady that doesn't hunt walking her dog, and has obviously been laying there for a while, they called the CO out asap. Do I know a 100% that this deer is legit? No, because I did not find it myself. I can however, assure you that the man that has it and people that I know, that know of him hold him in hi regard. Everything I know to be true is that this deer is legit as could be without me finding it myself. Just read his quote in pic #20.

What I think is a crock, are people accusing folks of misdoings with little or no facts of the story!

Have a good day, Pez

P.S. bjhonson, that deer in question netted 193in. if that helps!lol

What a beautiful buck, just too bad no one there was lucky enough to bag him. Not that they weren't trying I'm sure.

Louismanka and everyone: the way bucks get this big is, let them grow. Genetics and food are great, etc. but a two-year-old buck will NEVER, EVER get this big. This deer is 7 years old if he's a day. If you want to "manage" for bigger bucks, pass 'em up when they're still young and their antlers are smaller... That said, what a magnificent animal! Man, if one that big ever surprised me in the field, I'm afraid I'd keel over and die!

Wow...what a monster....to bad nobody ever had a chance to harvest that brute!!!

Wow! He's from the part of the state where Michigan's bigger bucks tend to come from - the lower lower peninsula.

I almost can't believe the other rack grosses 205!

I hope he had a chance to breed before he died. looks like some great genes.

That's an amazing set of antlers. It goes to show you what can happen when you have a good management program in place. The people that live in that area and developed their own management for all the hunters should be proud.

Awesome deer.

I see rubs like that one in the album, but never end up seeing the guy that makes it?!?!

Truth Seeker. You may want to change your name to "Shit Stirrer" since you obviously have a habit of making "educated" points when you know nothing of the situation. There is nothing wrong with questioning, but accusing complete strangers of being dishonest is nothing short of vicious.

I'm quite familiar with the deer and all the parties involved. There is nothing shady going on. The fact is that the lady that found the deer had no idea what she had lying in her back yard. Yes, I hope it is worth some money for their sake. Good for them. No need to feel bitter over someone else's good fortune. Let them enjoy it for God's sake!

NIce find guys thats a alsome deer

WOW!
What an astounding monarch of a deer,simply put,divine.
This genetic giant has it all!

Nothing like finding sheds with the head still attached!

I hope the locals don't have to contend with trespassers and poachers, in the up coming season with all of the publicity!

Great story! I wonder if anyone checked for arrow or bullet penetration ...

This is great, looks like I need to start heading to southern Mi. instead of north.

that shows Michigan has good enough genetics to grow deer like the Rompola buck

Awesome buck. I wish I could see a buck like that in the woods. Even if i couldn't get a shot off it would be a sight to remember and tell everyone about.

#20 is a great pic to show just how massive the rack really is. great deer, now you know you have those genetics in future monsters if theyre not taken as basket bucks.

thats a big boy! hopefully he has offspring hanging around the area!!

That is an impressive deer!! Good find

I hope someone saved some DNA from that brute. It would be nice to learn just what controls massive antler growth.

That's what happens to bucks when they're not shot as a spike or basket rack that walks by as stated in an abovepost. Most lilely died from poachers bad placed bullet and died an slow agonizing death.

That's sweet. Great find. It's interesting no one has ever seen that before

Hey, what an exceptional deer! I look forward to seeing it as a potential new photo for the series..."World's Greatest Whitetails" collector cards for the Michigan's Set! at worldsgreatestwhitetails.com It goes to show you...wildlife is never static! Given the opportunity, many areas that haven't produced world-class bucks, can and do under sometimes adverse conditions!

nice its to bad that it didnt die by gunshot but ur still lucky that it died on ur property

HE'S A HOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its kind of sad that a deer that big would die without someone having a chance at it. then again it didnt get that big being stupid.

i'll net he turned a lot of barrels int limp noodles... like in the cartoons.. but he deserved to die on his own

thats a giant! that shows that you dont need big farm or outfitter to kill a trophy!

Congrats on the find, hopefully they get enough money to buy Truth Seeker out of a great community. It should be cheap, considering they would get it for what he's truly worth, not what he thinks he's worth.

Louismanka and everyone: the way bucks get this big is, let them grow. Genetics and food are great,منتديات etc. but a two-year-old buck will NEVER, EVER get this big. مسجات This deer is 7 years old if he's a day. وسائط If you want to "manage" for bigger bucks, توبيكات pass 'em up when they're still young and their antlers are smaller... That said, what a magnificent animal! Man, ماسنجر if one that big ever surprised me in the field, I'm afraid I'd keel over and die!

I would have cardiac arrest if I saw that deer.

wow

In case anyone is interested. This big buck is a record!

Senior Pez, LOL!
Fact is, you don't know, just as you said. Fact is, it has half an ear! Fact is, it had a full ear when found. Fact is, no C.O. was ever called asap. A permit was issued later by the county sheriff (as stated above)! Not that it would make a difference. I'm not going to ask you to explain anything, because you simply don't know and your not involved. If you were a thinking man you would asses the situation and draw your own conclusions. Not just what you hear, or what your told. Think a little deeper before you speak!! This situation is about personal monetary gain!!! Don't kid yourself! If anyone can provide a few game camera pics clearly showing an untagged left ear the skeptics will fade away! Shouldn't be a problem since so many have seen this buck on "heavily hunted properties" One last tip for you Pez, you may want to shave, I thought that was little Hitler holding that rack above it!! LOL! seriously!

Gay-Diddy
I OWN property and live on Hogan Hwy. 1-2 miles west, cumulatively my family owns over 500 acres within 5 miles and it contains most of the woods in the area. Post your pic from 2 years ago. Guarantee it's not it! Fact is it's ear was cut in half, ask yourself why? We hunt the same area huh? This is a small town! I know of 2 farms that are leased around here and I know the owners very well (long time family friends). Maybe I'll introduce myself in October.

Regarding SD_Whitetail_Hntr's comment that, "this should bring a lot of pride to the community", can you imagine how incredibly lame a community would have to be to require a dead deer to bring them, "pride". Jeez.

I can imagine the depressed citizens of the, "community", strutting around with their chests out announcing loudly to anyone who will listen, "We had a really big dead rotting deer here!", "So you'd better show us some respect".

I mean talk about low expectations. If only a big dead rotting deer carcass was found near my community. I'd be so so so proud.