This 6x7 from November 1991 resurfaced for the first time in 32 years and is the new world record typical in Buckmaster’s shotgun category. The 13-point buck from LaSalle County, Illinois, features 208 6/8 inches of headgear, a 20 4/8-inch inside spread, and officially measured 229 2/8 inches for Buckmasters Trophy Records.
The then 52-year-old hunter had just put his bird dog back in its kennel after a successful pheasant shoot and decided to spend the remaining minutes of daylight in a nearby deer stand overlooking a trail.
Moments later this deer appeared, and he made a lethal shot with a Remington 870 pump shotgun.
The clandestine whitetail was promptly recovered and caped, transported to a local taxidermist and spent the next three decades hiding from scorers and collectors alike.
There’s a lot more to this record buck’s story, which you can read in an upcoming issue of Buckmasters Magazine.
The then 52-year-old hunter had just put his bird dog back in its kennel after a successful pheasant shoot and decided to spend the remaining minutes of daylight in a nearby deer stand overlooking a trail.
Moments later this deer appeared, and he made a lethal shot with a Remington 870 pump shotgun.
The clandestine whitetail was promptly recovered and caped, transported to a local taxidermist and spent the next three decades hiding from scorers and collectors alike.
There’s a lot more to this record buck’s story, which you can read in an upcoming issue of Buckmasters Magazine.
