1968 Alberta world record whitetail!
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Maybe he didn't care or know where to submit stats to. I know lots of people who don't give a s**t about stats and records. More than likely he had a guest who was impressed and wanted to measure it.
Wow, look at the huge length on those tines. Pretty impressive rack even if it doesn't net more than the Hanson buck.
We found an old rack in a junk pile on a farm in central AB some years ago that had a couple broken and missing tips and the skull plate was cracked (think it run over by a tractor actually). Put it together and using middle of the road estimates on the size of the missing/broken tines came up with a rough score of 225. Obviously that's an estimate but a very impressive rack and the tines that were complete were beautifully symetrical. Skull plate was broke so ineligible for "the book". Nobody knew who had actually shot the deer, (or where or when) because it was already there when the landowner bought the property.
We found an old rack in a junk pile on a farm in central AB some years ago that had a couple broken and missing tips and the skull plate was cracked (think it run over by a tractor actually). Put it together and using middle of the road estimates on the size of the missing/broken tines came up with a rough score of 225. Obviously that's an estimate but a very impressive rack and the tines that were complete were beautifully symetrical. Skull plate was broke so ineligible for "the book". Nobody knew who had actually shot the deer, (or where or when) because it was already there when the landowner bought the property.
Gross means nothing, its all about net. Currently, the Alberta record is 206 7/8 inches, but oddly it was never documented as a B&C record. more interestingly, it looks like it was scored by a personal friend, and scoring from an official B&C panel was rejected.
I would love to see this 206 7/8 be properly challenged and recorded as Boon and Crockett scores. Bring it on.
Is there any more info on this? A link?
I would love to see this 206 7/8 be properly challenged and recorded as Boon and Crockett scores. Bring it on.
Is there any more info on this? A link?
FAKE...look at the mount and lighting.In the pics the brow tines have a shadow cast to the left hand side,but above the rack there is no shadow but a blah something or other.In the pic,the lighting is low but there should be a shadow of the g2's on the wall/ceiling behind it.Also look at the right hand side of the rack,every point is split in a v,left side is solid and doesnt v.Total photoshop pic from what I can see...an if it was real,the net on it would be low just from the deductions..just my .02 worth..Edit to add...why is there a shadow on the rack itself...but none from the mount?? There should be a ear shadow,neck..etc..
If it is real it would score way higher than 228. We found a typical 5 point shed that scores 109 and it doesn't comepare to this. If you take the 8" that a whitetails ear is normaly that makes the g2 on this deer close to 24"s and the g3 over 19"s. The shed we have is 17" and 15" for the g2 and g3. It only has a 5" brow tine and an 11" g4. It has better mass than this deer but not by a whole bunch. The scorer that measured the shed said that the 17" g2 is the longest individual tine ever measured on a whitetail, so this deer would beat that by at least 5".
I don't understand how you can possibly ascertain that this buck can score higher without actually measuring it yourself with real measuring devices. I'm sorry , but measuring antlers by increments of "ears" is more fantasy than fact.
The OP has stated that it has already grossed 228 inches. Even if it was added up with the poor use of a measuring tape, length and girth would still be more accurate in inches than "ears". However,if it was measured properly by someone knowledgeable, where are the deductions?
As far as I'm concerned, B&C is the only proper standard to measure a buck. I would be very pleased if this buck made the number one spot in Alberta and turf the ill-measured Zaft buck holding the current first place. But of course, this is the internet. last month we had pictures pop up every where with people holding up giant wolves where their hands are twice as wide as their heads are high and an abundant of other anatomically incorrect features.
Does anyone have any other information on this buck? real information and links, not speculation.
bearkilr
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If this story is true, B&C will want to X-ray the head, as it's a head mount. If the owner doesn't allow it, I'd be very suspicious. I don't give "Rye and Coke garage scores" done by amateurs much credit.
Hopefully it's a true story and real deer.
Hopefully it's a true story and real deer.
LuckyStrike
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Well it looks like some oldtimer from northern alberta just came out of the wood work with a monster buck he shot in 1968.the deer grosses 228" and could net more than the hanson buck!
Where did this photo come from??? A magazine or found it online???
Fantastic buck allright if its the real deal!
I know a fellow who has several B&C wt's that he has taken over years... He has yet to have them officially measured..... Just doesn't care and maybe does not want to bring attention to the area he hunts...
Lucky
B&C measuring is free, and the area hunted is volunteered information. If you say you shot it in Brooks, that is what goes in the book. Most guys don't give very accurate information of where they shoot the big bucks, and why would they?
Plenty of unknown trophies out there as not everyone cares about a number attached to the antlers or skull.
Can't speak for the buck at the start of this thread but my father has a huge Alberta moose and a black bear that have never been scored. Both animals were harvested in 1957 or 58. One antler on the moose had to be cut at one time due to a transport issue so an official score is now impossible, but it's big. The bear skull is often mistaken for a grizzly. It's huge. Never scored either because none of us care about the numbers. I have taken 6 big muleys but never scored any of them, as again the numbers don't mean anything to me.
Maybe the old buck is legit, maybe not.
Can't speak for the buck at the start of this thread but my father has a huge Alberta moose and a black bear that have never been scored. Both animals were harvested in 1957 or 58. One antler on the moose had to be cut at one time due to a transport issue so an official score is now impossible, but it's big. The bear skull is often mistaken for a grizzly. It's huge. Never scored either because none of us care about the numbers. I have taken 6 big muleys but never scored any of them, as again the numbers don't mean anything to me.
Maybe the old buck is legit, maybe not.
Them G2's look about 2 feet long. I can't say that photo looks fake to me.
I have no doubt that there are bucks out there hanging in people homes/barns that would top the current World record typical and Non-typical.
I have no doubt that there are bucks out there hanging in people homes/barns that would top the current World record typical and Non-typical.
If you look across the pic from bottom right to top left you can see the shadow of the loch ness monster..... Also, there i sone of those "orbs" floating over the door on the left hand side.... this picture is proof that nessie and orbs exist.... I think the deer is fake though....
Haha this !!! The pic looks fake to me. If someone is gonna release a pic of a deer like that, one would think the pic would be better quality.
