Strut10 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Got this in an e-mail. Any Ohioans know whether this is fact, fabrication or otherwise???? Boys, you aren't going to believe this one until you see it!!!!!! WOW!!!! > > > Rick Busse sees a lot of deer. As a popular taxidermist located on the > Miami-Shelby county line, Busse has handled some extremely large deer, > including the famous Beatty Buck about this time of year in 2000. > > When Brian Stephens brought in the buck that he shot on opening day of > the deer gun season last week (Nov. 30), Busse figured it would be > just another nice buck to mount. And then he saw it. > > "It's the biggest thing to come through my door since the Beatty Buck, > and that was nine years ago," Busse said. > > The buck that is likely to have the name Stephens Buck is a huge > 18-pointer with one main beam of its rack possibly the largest for any > whitetail ever recorded - 35 inches. And once the antlers are > officially scored, it is likely to be an Ohio record for a nontypical > deer killed by a muzzleloader. > > The rack will be green scored by Boone & Crocket scorer Mike Wendel of > Botkins today, Dec. 9. Once it has dried, 60 days from now, it will be > officially scored. There's a good chance it will measure out with a > net score of about 235 inches. > > "The main beams - as far as my research has been able to come up with > - are the longest main beams ever recorded on any deer in history," > Busse said. > "Seeing a deer with main beams over 30 inches is rare. And I think the > record is 33½. These are both over 34½." > > Stephens, 39, lives in Clayton and works in software development for > CS Stars. Having hunted every year since he was 12, he has become an > experienced hunter and has seen plenty of deer. But he's never seen > another deer like this one and, in fact, it took some time to sink in > once he downed the buck with his 50-cal. muzzleloader. > > Hunting in a group of six family and friends on his family's farm in > Highland County, Stephens climbed into his tree stand just before dawn. > Not > long after first light, he saw a doe followed by a buck with huge > antlers walking toward him. > > "But I could never get a clear shot," Stephens recalled. "They were > walking slowly around in an area covered with trees. They were only > about 50 yards away from my stand, but I never had a clear shot." > > Stephens watched the doe and buck for most of the morning, hoping to > get an opportunity that never came. Finally, they wandered off and > Stephens decided to take a lunch break at their farm house. He ate > quickly and then returned to his stand, hoping to get another glimpse > at the monster buck. After seeing several deer, that chance came > again. > > Just after 4 p.m. he saw the buck again, this time about 250 yards > away and headed straight for him. When it reached a fence row about 80 > yards away, it turned broadside to Stephens and his Thompson/Center > muzzleloader. > Stephens > took his shot. > > "When the smoke cleared, I couldn't see him, so I thought I had missed > him," > Stephens said. "Then I saw it running and fall. I took a drink of > water and collected myself. It was probably a half an hour before I > got to the deer. > When I saw the rack, I couldn't believe it. I knew it was big, but I > never imagined it would be like this." > > The deer, estimated by Busse to be 5 ½ to 6 ½ years old, weighed 215 > pounds after field dressing. It drew a big crowd when Stephens checked > it in at the Rocky Fork Truck Stop. > > "It's amazing how quickly word gets around. We were only there a few > minutes. I even parked toward the back, out of the way, and people > still crowded around it," Stephens said. > > If the Stephens Buck turns out anything like the Beatty Buck, people > will be crowding around for a look at those antlers for many years to > come. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 That bucks legit.....it's pic and a link to the local newspaper in the area was posted in here a week or two ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderhunt4 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Field and Stream online just covered this story...it's for real! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Wow...what a monster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC8point Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 WOW man congrats to him thats a buck of a life time for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodtrails Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 :cool2::cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Whoa..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 The buck was originally from Indiana.:yes::clap: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 yep, i just read the article on that earlier today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Yep, it's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksmith Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 yea the story is true. it was killed in highland county which is a county south of where i live and hunt which is fayette. that is a monster deer. it has been in every newspaper around here and everyone is talking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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