What is the world record 6 point whitetail?
What is the world record 6 point whitetail?
216 1/8 points
The Boone and Crockett Club cleared up a couple of things about the European rack of a trophy buck, nicknamed the “dinosaur” buck recently scored in Oklahoma. The unusual 6-point whitetail scored an amazing 216 1/8 points (nontypical net score), leaving some to believe it may not be the mount of a real deer.
How old is a buck with 8 points?
Nearly all bucks with superior genetics and adequate nutrition have eight or more points when 2 years old. Bucks with inferior antler genetics may never have more than seven points, even when mature.
What is the largest deer ever killed?
From what we can gather, the heaviest whitetail ever shot was killed by a bow-hunter, John Annett of Ontario, in 1977. The deer field dressed 431 pounds on government-certified scales. That would have given it an estimated live weight of more than 540 pounds.
What is a cactus buck?
Cactus bucks are male deer with antlers with abnormal growth patterns that retain the velvet due to alterations in testosterone level usually as a result of testicular trauma, undescended testicles or from the effects of disease affecting the blood supply to the testicles.
What is the world record for a typical 8 Inch Buck?
Two bucks are currently tied for the world-record typical 8 at 180-3/8″. Tim Walmsley said “Everything about this buck is just special; In addition to great beams, he has a 22-3/8″ spread, a 16″ G2, and G3’s that are 12-1/8″ and 11-7/8″. And he has incredible mass; he just keeps getting bigger as you go out the beams.
How big is an 8-point Buck?
For an 8-point to score like this one did is unheard of. His gross score was 192-3/8″, which is tremendous for an 8-point. One of the bucks’ most impressive features was its main beams, which were 30″ and 32”. “That length puts it in the top five for beam length of any buck in the record books.”
Is this the biggest 8-pointer ever killed by a hunter?
So far, the story is that Illinois hunter Jason Sanders shot what appears to be the largest main-frame, typical 8-pointer ever killed by a hunter under fair chase conditions. Preliminary scores say the buck NETS 183-1/8 inches. The current world-record typical 8 is 180-3/8 inches. To view a photo of Sanders with the deer, click on this link.
Is this the largest net-score 8-point ever killed in North America?
As Deer & Deer Hunting reported in early February, this 8-point Illinois buck is believed to be the largest net-score 8-pointer ever killed in North America. Just this week, more photos of the buck began circulating all over the Internet. Here are three of them.
