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32-Point Buck From Minnesota's Camp Ripley Could Shatter State Archery Record
32-Point Buck From Minnesota's Camp Ripley Could Shatter State Archery Record
Scott O’Konek may have rewritten the Minnesota record books when he tagged this 32-point buck around 9 a.m. on Oct. 15, the first day of Camp Ripley’s annual two-day archery hunt. Bolstered by good mass and long brow tines, the big deer’s green score—conservatively measured at 228 nontypical—would be more than enough to dethrone the current state-record archery buck, a 222 5/8 nontypical taken in 1992 by Gary Martin a 226 3/8 nontypical taken in 2008 by Ben Spanjers. O’Konek’s deer weighed 192 lbs. field dressed, and the highly symmetrical rack netted 183 7/8 typical.
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What a Monster!!! Congratulations on an excellent whitetail.
huge
Great buck.
Fantastic Trophy!!
Awesome buck! Great shot, those brow-tines are CRAZY!!
Awsome buck!!! what else can you say its one of those deer that leaves you jaw dropped and speechless.
Congratulations Scott! Awesome buck!! Ive hunted Camp Ripley many times and it is not an easy hunt. The 1992 Minnesota State Record archery non-typical was actually broken last year by Ben Spanjers. Ben's buck was harvested in October of 2008 in Houston County. Ben's buck scored 226 3/8".
Awesome buck. Great brow tines to.
drive by there every time I go up to my cabin, never thought their would be that big of a deer on public land.
What a great trophy, its nice to see more and more trophy bucks being taken off public land and not always private and ranch properties. Great job!
We saw this beauty at the check in station as we were heading out for lunch and to warm up on the first day at Ripley and were blown away. Anyone that hunted the first slot knows that it was a tough weekend because of the weather. Deer were skittish and not moving like most years. Makes it even that much more impressive. Nice job Scott!
My friend checked this deer in at the station.
tirty point buck!!
Amazing the deer Minnesota can grow if the herd was managed a little better
Did deer all around the country call up Balco since Bonds retired? That is amazing!
Now that we have a Tirty point buck all we need is a space ship. Oh, we had that last week! If you are confused watch the move Moonlight in Escanaba. Sorry I wasn't able to underline the movie title.
Way to go Cuzz! Uncle Dan and Grandpa are no doubt whooping it up up there right about now! Big deer run in the family. I'll have to practice up and join you next time just to take the ones you pass up! Congrats buddy!
thats got a ton of points! great dear... hope you have a record
Man! the brow tines alone beat the 6pt I saw this morning on the way to work!
nice buck man hope you got a new record any more big ones were you got that one
Nice buck man! Very impressive, I bet you were at a loss of words when that monster walked infront of you! Way to keep your cool and get a good shot!
Congrats! That thing is a monster! I hunt about 10 miles west of Camp Ripley, so it is nice to see that there are some crazy genetics in the area.
I can't wait to read the story behind this guy
Freak'n awesome!!!!
Dam fine buck!! Just does not get better than that man. GOOD FOR YOU!!
Marvelous buck, better put that on the wall!
That is one nice buck. I participated in the same hunt and saw a total of 4 deer (all does). 2 of them ran by when I was putting up my stand on the 1st morning so I decided not to put up a stand on the 2nd morning and I got busted on the ground trying to pull my bow up when 2 more were approaching. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Congrats on the buck!
There are plenty of big bucks at camp ripley but this one would be hard to beat. Also, just to clear things up, I'm not sure I would necessarily call camp ripley "public land" since it is closed to the public all year with the exception of these two archery hunts and possibly a youth shotgun hunt I believe (all of which need to be applied for of course)? I think that is what makes it possible to shoot this big of a buck on this track of land. It is only hunted a half dozen times a year.
what a great buck. congradulations! how far was the shot?
Makes my 151 look like a baby!! Congrats, and I hope to get a chance at the one I saw last week. He looks to be about a 170.
Congrats nice Deer!
Awesome deer, congrats on setting the new record.
that is right by my cabin.
What a monster - this seems like a good year for trophy animals, there sure have been a lot of them in the news!
WOW! THIS is the biggest deer i have ever seen!!!!! I wish that was me.
very nice buck!
Please update us on how this scores out and let us see the mount! Thanks! Awesome Deer! Congrats!
Note regarding the text on photo #13. I e-mailed my buddy: "Where were the girls like these when I was dating???" Congrats on your other (dear), as well!
What a great deer, not just very big but what a great rack. I'v been bow hunting for about 18 years now but have never seen a this big ever. Hope you put on display for about 1 year so may people can enjoy your Big Buck. How far were you from it when it came out? Thanks for the great photo. RANRID.
a true monster buck, definitly a once in a lifetime trophy, congradulations to you
What a great looking buck. I have spent time up at Ripley with the Army usually I get woodticks, Congratulations
Hey- what a great buck, maybe i should head on up to camp ripley
nice buck obviously a buck of a lifetime!!!!!!!!!
nice buck obviously a buck of a lifetime!!!!!!!!!
opps did that two times
Hey Margaret Shaw, gat the hell off this website and never come back. You are totally ignorant. You don't even know what you are talking about. The hunter was just hunting. He was not "trying to kill everything he sees" or any of the insane things you said. He was just hunting. I am VERY upset that you are too stupid and sheltered to understand that. Just leave.
Hey Margaret Shaw, gat the hell off this website and never come back. You are totally ignorant. You don't even know what you are talking about. The hunter was just hunting. He was not "trying to kill everything he sees" or any of the insane things you said. He was just hunting. I am VERY upset that you are too stupid and sheltered to understand that. Just leave.
I am not a fan of killing just for the sake of killing (whether it's deer or fish or fowl or retired "trophy" zoo animals). But that's not what this family was doing. They were hunting meat for the winter, something mankind has been doing forever. And with a bow, not automatic weapons. Would you rather this magnificent beast die of starvation? Or be poisoned? Or torn apart by a pack of hungry wolves or wild dogs? It appears that the DNR is doing a great job of managing herd numbers so deer can get so big and healthy. The bigger question is: What's an anti-hunting fanatic doing on the "Field & Stream" site anyway???
what a monster buck.....i hope we all see something with this nice of a rack....GOOD LUCK too all of the hunter this year and be safe!
Nice whitetail !
i agree fully with hjohn429, just get off of this site! thats a nice buck no matter what people like that say! congrats!
that is a deer that you will only see in a pic. hell of a buck!!!
that is a deer that you will only see in a pic. hell of a buck!!!
margret shaw, you have some issues. Why are you on this site
That thing is amazingly huge!!
holy cow that's a bigen.
holy cow that's a bigen.
This is the kind of deer that is a dream deer! congrats
Awesome buck!!!!Get used to getting your picture took with your trophy i think there are alot more to follow!!!
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What a Monster!!! Congratulations on an excellent whitetail.
Awsome buck!!! what else can you say its one of those deer that leaves you jaw dropped and speechless.
Congratulations Scott! Awesome buck!! Ive hunted Camp Ripley many times and it is not an easy hunt. The 1992 Minnesota State Record archery non-typical was actually broken last year by Ben Spanjers. Ben's buck was harvested in October of 2008 in Houston County. Ben's buck scored 226 3/8".
drive by there every time I go up to my cabin, never thought their would be that big of a deer on public land.
What a great trophy, its nice to see more and more trophy bucks being taken off public land and not always private and ranch properties. Great job!
We saw this beauty at the check in station as we were heading out for lunch and to warm up on the first day at Ripley and were blown away. Anyone that hunted the first slot knows that it was a tough weekend because of the weather. Deer were skittish and not moving like most years. Makes it even that much more impressive. Nice job Scott!
huge
Great buck.
Fantastic Trophy!!
Awesome buck! Great shot, those brow-tines are CRAZY!!
Awesome buck. Great brow tines to.
thats got a ton of points! great dear... hope you have a record
Man! the brow tines alone beat the 6pt I saw this morning on the way to work!
Congrats! That thing is a monster! I hunt about 10 miles west of Camp Ripley, so it is nice to see that there are some crazy genetics in the area.
I can't wait to read the story behind this guy
My friend checked this deer in at the station.
tirty point buck!!
Amazing the deer Minnesota can grow if the herd was managed a little better
Did deer all around the country call up Balco since Bonds retired? That is amazing!
Way to go Cuzz! Uncle Dan and Grandpa are no doubt whooping it up up there right about now! Big deer run in the family. I'll have to practice up and join you next time just to take the ones you pass up! Congrats buddy!
Freak'n awesome!!!!
Marvelous buck, better put that on the wall!
There are plenty of big bucks at camp ripley but this one would be hard to beat. Also, just to clear things up, I'm not sure I would necessarily call camp ripley "public land" since it is closed to the public all year with the exception of these two archery hunts and possibly a youth shotgun hunt I believe (all of which need to be applied for of course)? I think that is what makes it possible to shoot this big of a buck on this track of land. It is only hunted a half dozen times a year.
what a great buck. congradulations! how far was the shot?
Makes my 151 look like a baby!! Congrats, and I hope to get a chance at the one I saw last week. He looks to be about a 170.
What a monster - this seems like a good year for trophy animals, there sure have been a lot of them in the news!
WOW! THIS is the biggest deer i have ever seen!!!!! I wish that was me.
very nice buck!
Now that we have a Tirty point buck all we need is a space ship. Oh, we had that last week! If you are confused watch the move Moonlight in Escanaba. Sorry I wasn't able to underline the movie title.
nice buck man hope you got a new record any more big ones were you got that one
Nice buck man! Very impressive, I bet you were at a loss of words when that monster walked infront of you! Way to keep your cool and get a good shot!
Dam fine buck!! Just does not get better than that man. GOOD FOR YOU!!
That is one nice buck. I participated in the same hunt and saw a total of 4 deer (all does). 2 of them ran by when I was putting up my stand on the 1st morning so I decided not to put up a stand on the 2nd morning and I got busted on the ground trying to pull my bow up when 2 more were approaching. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Congrats on the buck!
Congrats nice Deer!
Awesome deer, congrats on setting the new record.
that is right by my cabin.
I am not a fan of killing just for the sake of killing (whether it's deer or fish or fowl or retired "trophy" zoo animals). But that's not what this family was doing. They were hunting meat for the winter, something mankind has been doing forever. And with a bow, not automatic weapons. Would you rather this magnificent beast die of starvation? Or be poisoned? Or torn apart by a pack of hungry wolves or wild dogs? It appears that the DNR is doing a great job of managing herd numbers so deer can get so big and healthy. The bigger question is: What's an anti-hunting fanatic doing on the "Field & Stream" site anyway???
Please update us on how this scores out and let us see the mount! Thanks! Awesome Deer! Congrats!
What a great deer, not just very big but what a great rack. I'v been bow hunting for about 18 years now but have never seen a this big ever. Hope you put on display for about 1 year so may people can enjoy your Big Buck. How far were you from it when it came out? Thanks for the great photo. RANRID.
a true monster buck, definitly a once in a lifetime trophy, congradulations to you
What a great looking buck. I have spent time up at Ripley with the Army usually I get woodticks, Congratulations
Hey- what a great buck, maybe i should head on up to camp ripley
nice buck obviously a buck of a lifetime!!!!!!!!!
Hey Margaret Shaw, gat the hell off this website and never come back. You are totally ignorant. You don't even know what you are talking about. The hunter was just hunting. He was not "trying to kill everything he sees" or any of the insane things you said. He was just hunting. I am VERY upset that you are too stupid and sheltered to understand that. Just leave.
what a monster buck.....i hope we all see something with this nice of a rack....GOOD LUCK too all of the hunter this year and be safe!
Nice whitetail !
Note regarding the text on photo #13. I e-mailed my buddy: "Where were the girls like these when I was dating???" Congrats on your other (dear), as well!
nice buck obviously a buck of a lifetime!!!!!!!!!
opps did that two times
Hey Margaret Shaw, gat the hell off this website and never come back. You are totally ignorant. You don't even know what you are talking about. The hunter was just hunting. He was not "trying to kill everything he sees" or any of the insane things you said. He was just hunting. I am VERY upset that you are too stupid and sheltered to understand that. Just leave.
i agree fully with hjohn429, just get off of this site! thats a nice buck no matter what people like that say! congrats!
that is a deer that you will only see in a pic. hell of a buck!!!
that is a deer that you will only see in a pic. hell of a buck!!!
margret shaw, you have some issues. Why are you on this site
That thing is amazingly huge!!
holy cow that's a bigen.
holy cow that's a bigen.
This is the kind of deer that is a dream deer! congrats
Awesome buck!!!!Get used to getting your picture took with your trophy i think there are alot more to follow!!!
Unlike the other commenters I find your picture particulary disgusting. Your idiotic troll-like face is particulary nausiating. The obvious glee and satisfaction with which you have killed this creature, and the method you used, are despicable.I am sure you frothing at the mouth, that anyone could find you, your photo and your behaviour anything less than amazing, but no, I'm not impressed. I would rather this beautiful animal had been left to live its life out peacefully than be fatally mutilated in this way. To have watched, photographed and left undisturbed would have been impressive. Do not send me a whining response, judging from your behaviour you have lost the ability to reason or use intelligence in any way that I would be able to relate to.
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