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Record Bucks of History
Record Bucks of History
Location: Texas
Antlers: Non-Typical
B&C Score: 284 3/8
Okay, follow closely: In 1881 Albert Friedrich opened Albert's Buckhorn Saloon in San Antonio, Texas, and offered to trade a shot of redeye or a beer for any set of whitetail antlers a cowboy or hunter brought in. In 1892 a man, believed to have been named Jeff Benson, brought in two incredible deer racks.
In 1955 Grancel Fitz, who helped formulate the Boone and Crockett Club's trophy scoring system, visited what had then become the Buckhorn Curio Store and measured those two extraordinary sets of antlers. Fitz described them as a "78" and a "72" pointer, scoring the first at 286 B&C points, and the second at 284 3/8, making them the No. 1 and No. 2 record heads in the 1958 edition of the records book.
Shorty after that, it was decided that the 72-point antlers were sheds from the 78-pointer, and the No. 2 deer was dropped from the book. For a quarter century, the 78-pointer reigned as the world's record non-typical buck, until it was surpassed by larger bucks.
In 1996, an official B&C measurer in San Antonio, John Stein, examined both heads, x-raying the 78-point rack and having the 72-pointer remounted. What he found was that the 78-point antlers were actually the sheds, and that the 72-point rack was still attached to the deer's skull plate. So, the wrong antlers were dropped all those years ago, and the real world's record never received the credit it was due. It's almost certain that both antlers came from the same deer, and you can still see them in Old San Antone in the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum Hall of Horns.
Photo by Courtesy of Boone and Crockett
Additional Info
Almost all of the deer in this gallery, and many more, can be found in A Whitetail Retrospective: Vintage Photos and Memorabilia from the Boone and Crockett Club Archives. We would like to thank the Boone and Crockett Club for having generously let us reproduce them here. For those interested in helping the Boone and Crockett Club continue its vital conservation work, there is an associates program you can join for an annual fee of $35. -- T.M.
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Photo Gallery Comments (32)
Mother Nature at her finest ... even though, she can be a freak at times.
These stories are as tall as the Monsters are big.
One can only imagine the heart pounding,blood thumpin', adrenaline shootin' high, that a man gets when he sees one of these beauty's in the wild outdoors!
Awesome!
Impressive specimens.
Uhhh Beatty Buck? Hello?
The sad part about this showing of amazing bucks is that there isn't any shown from this decade. That shows how many trophy's there have yet to be harvested.
i doubt we find any trophies as such as these days because the average green-horn hunter is going to kill the first buck he sees. The deer never get to live long enough to allow such growth now. I have let smaller game pass and 5 minutes later some idiot kills him, and that hunting my own property. No way to keep the un-wanted or poachers off your land unless you got dogs that are mean and lean or either you hunt 24/7 and patrol your property.
There are plenty of big bucks like these taken every year, but those are the ones that are paid for and killed behind a tall fence. Thankfully Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young do not allow such unethically killed animals to be entered into their records. Money can't buy everything.
I am surprised you didn't have any pictures of the Minnesota Monarch.
I have heard rumore of a MONSTER atypical Buck in Leavenworth County KS, I keep looking in the Area I hear the most about, never seen him yet or found a shed, hell I would settle for a shed!!!! :)
What I enjoy the most about these tall tales and big racks is the history of hunting in general, and how things have changed since then... Take a look at the pictures: the old CARS, the simple clothes, the recurve bows and open sight rifles.
It was a simpler time when sportsmen were, obviously, amply successful without expensive optics, high dollar campers, cammie-jammies and ATV's. I would like to see more of the purist attitude among sportsmen and leave much of the (unnecesary) "technology" aside and enjoy the sport in a simpler frame of mind, leaving a great deal of the commercialism behind.
At the same time you also have to understand that not all average green-horns, heck not even all "master hunters", are after the monster bucks, but only after the deer for food purposes. So they tend to go after the deer that would have the best quality of meat. Although, illegally hunting on someone elses property is completely rude.
Hey anyone ever hear what happened with the Mitch Rompola buck? I know there was doubt about it then it just went away.
How could you leave out the world record Missouri Monarch, found dead in St Louis County in 1981? After all, it is the biggest buck ever!
Comatt:
Missouri Monarch = Beckman Buck
I agree, there are too many hunters shooting young deer to find monsters like these. They may be out there but you have to get where no one else can to find em.
They are out there...
beckman buck is ugly
Rompala.....a question for me...if I pursued an outstanding Buck...succeeded...was assaulted by everyone but those that certified it (and are not being assaulted about their credibility)...knowing that all I had to do was sign my name to the certifying paperwork or accept the silence offer of the current record holder?....$$$$ involved?...and bide my time? Honestly...I would feel betrayed by pride, greed, vanity, and disgust of my circumstances...and the next time...let it walk..........I hunt for the places it will take me and the memories that sustain me for the next adventure...this situation is contrary to that desire...F the Trophy Croud and Their Blogging Want To Be's.......
ssi, I agree fully, I would just have a mount done, if I ever got that lucky and put it on the wall and just smile. My son could take it home when the time comes and do the same.
WOW! Can't wait for fall!
There seemed to have been a abundant amount of trophy deer, fish, and other big game in the early 19th century due to not much hunting pressure.
Wow.......This is excellent stuff to know!!!!!!
This Is a really cool article.
Sometime soon the world record buck is coming back home to the state's . Let's bring him in folk's!!!!!!
Great gallery. But what about Tony Loevsuen's 307"+ Iowa non-typical giant. Or the huge 12-point Kansas King?
i like the last one from saskatchewan thats a monster!!!
that, buddyboy is the current world record typical whitetail. Heard its has a bullet lodged in a main beam. the lead must have been flying wild.
Used to be big whitetails in my hunting area but an outfitter/poacher tresspasses all over the two hills county and has killed most of them. not sure how you can still guied with several convictions. I did see a nice WT and Muly last weekend. cant wait for hunting season. good luck to all.
Dang you dont see those kind of bucks where i live. But anyways those are some nice bucks.
It would be nice to also see the Boone & Crockett Records for Typical and Non-Typical Mule Deer Bucks!
Amazing!
personally i think only bow records should be allowed inn the record books beacuse using a gun you can shoot deer and 250 to 300 yards and with a bow you shoot up to 40 yards thats up close and personal
I notice that Jack O'Connor left out the circumference of the main beam on his scoring sheet for that lion-killed Arizona Whitetail. Also, the sheet has no space for a total score. But that was before 1950 when the current scoring system was adopted. Still, records were made to be broken, and the best may be yet to come.
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Mother Nature at her finest ... even though, she can be a freak at times.
These stories are as tall as the Monsters are big.
One can only imagine the heart pounding,blood thumpin', adrenaline shootin' high, that a man gets when he sees one of these beauty's in the wild outdoors!
i doubt we find any trophies as such as these days because the average green-horn hunter is going to kill the first buck he sees. The deer never get to live long enough to allow such growth now. I have let smaller game pass and 5 minutes later some idiot kills him, and that hunting my own property. No way to keep the un-wanted or poachers off your land unless you got dogs that are mean and lean or either you hunt 24/7 and patrol your property.
I am surprised you didn't have any pictures of the Minnesota Monarch.
What I enjoy the most about these tall tales and big racks is the history of hunting in general, and how things have changed since then... Take a look at the pictures: the old CARS, the simple clothes, the recurve bows and open sight rifles.
It was a simpler time when sportsmen were, obviously, amply successful without expensive optics, high dollar campers, cammie-jammies and ATV's. I would like to see more of the purist attitude among sportsmen and leave much of the (unnecesary) "technology" aside and enjoy the sport in a simpler frame of mind, leaving a great deal of the commercialism behind.
Hey anyone ever hear what happened with the Mitch Rompola buck? I know there was doubt about it then it just went away.
Awesome!
Impressive specimens.
The sad part about this showing of amazing bucks is that there isn't any shown from this decade. That shows how many trophy's there have yet to be harvested.
There are plenty of big bucks like these taken every year, but those are the ones that are paid for and killed behind a tall fence. Thankfully Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young do not allow such unethically killed animals to be entered into their records. Money can't buy everything.
How could you leave out the world record Missouri Monarch, found dead in St Louis County in 1981? After all, it is the biggest buck ever!
Comatt:
Missouri Monarch = Beckman Buck
Uhhh Beatty Buck? Hello?
I have heard rumore of a MONSTER atypical Buck in Leavenworth County KS, I keep looking in the Area I hear the most about, never seen him yet or found a shed, hell I would settle for a shed!!!! :)
At the same time you also have to understand that not all average green-horns, heck not even all "master hunters", are after the monster bucks, but only after the deer for food purposes. So they tend to go after the deer that would have the best quality of meat. Although, illegally hunting on someone elses property is completely rude.
I agree, there are too many hunters shooting young deer to find monsters like these. They may be out there but you have to get where no one else can to find em.
They are out there...
Rompala.....a question for me...if I pursued an outstanding Buck...succeeded...was assaulted by everyone but those that certified it (and are not being assaulted about their credibility)...knowing that all I had to do was sign my name to the certifying paperwork or accept the silence offer of the current record holder?....$$$$ involved?...and bide my time? Honestly...I would feel betrayed by pride, greed, vanity, and disgust of my circumstances...and the next time...let it walk..........I hunt for the places it will take me and the memories that sustain me for the next adventure...this situation is contrary to that desire...F the Trophy Croud and Their Blogging Want To Be's.......
beckman buck is ugly
ssi, I agree fully, I would just have a mount done, if I ever got that lucky and put it on the wall and just smile. My son could take it home when the time comes and do the same.
WOW! Can't wait for fall!
There seemed to have been a abundant amount of trophy deer, fish, and other big game in the early 19th century due to not much hunting pressure.
Wow.......This is excellent stuff to know!!!!!!
This Is a really cool article.
Sometime soon the world record buck is coming back home to the state's . Let's bring him in folk's!!!!!!
Great gallery. But what about Tony Loevsuen's 307"+ Iowa non-typical giant. Or the huge 12-point Kansas King?
i like the last one from saskatchewan thats a monster!!!
that, buddyboy is the current world record typical whitetail. Heard its has a bullet lodged in a main beam. the lead must have been flying wild.
Used to be big whitetails in my hunting area but an outfitter/poacher tresspasses all over the two hills county and has killed most of them. not sure how you can still guied with several convictions. I did see a nice WT and Muly last weekend. cant wait for hunting season. good luck to all.
Dang you dont see those kind of bucks where i live. But anyways those are some nice bucks.
It would be nice to also see the Boone & Crockett Records for Typical and Non-Typical Mule Deer Bucks!
Amazing!
personally i think only bow records should be allowed inn the record books beacuse using a gun you can shoot deer and 250 to 300 yards and with a bow you shoot up to 40 yards thats up close and personal
I notice that Jack O'Connor left out the circumference of the main beam on his scoring sheet for that lion-killed Arizona Whitetail. Also, the sheet has no space for a total score. But that was before 1950 when the current scoring system was adopted. Still, records were made to be broken, and the best may be yet to come.
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