Buckmasters scorer Doug Walden arrowed his biggest buck to date last October in an 80-acre coal reserve.
The 5x5 stud from Kansas is Cherokee County’s largest compound-felled whitetail in BTR’s perfect category, besting the previous county record from 1995, also held by Doug, by 6 inches.
Doug had little history with this 10-pointer but knew the strip-mine pit was a sanctuary for deer because it held water, even throughout last year’s Midwestern dry spell.
“He slipped through our cracks, I only had two trail cam photos of this deer. This old coal mining strip pit is really rugged and there’s certain acres we don’t go into except to shed hunt. He stayed in that pit,” Doug told Buckmasters.
Doug measured his personal best buck himself, which scored 170 2/8 inches for Buckmasters Trophy Records. The rack featured matching 5 4/8-inch bases and a 19 4/8 inside spread.
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