For Troy Wilson of Mt. Sterling, Ky., success in the deer woods has always been measured by the lumps in his freezer, not by a measuring tape. The self-proclaimed "meat hunter" has never cared much about what his bucks' antlers score. As long as he's able to collect fresh venison for family table, he's happy.
Troy's outlook changed, however, on Oct. 27, 2001. When the smoke from his muzzleloader slowly drifted away on the breeze that morning, he was staring at the largest and perhaps strangest set of antlers ever recorded from Kentucky - a rack carrying 48 scoreable points, completely covered in velvet, which surpassed the 300-inch mark. Not only is the Gallatin County bruiser No. 1 among all weapons and antler classes in the Bluegrass State, but it's also a new world record for both the BTR's "blackpowder" and "velvet" categories.
When you're looking at a rack this size, it's easy to lose focus and forget about bulging backstraps, eve...