Here you go boys and girls. A little inside scoop. This deer was scored last night by a very tenured Boone and Crockett Scorer. The deer NETS 309 7/8". This may not be the offical book score if he gets panel scored but should be close. He was shot in Huntington County with a shotgun. Don't know much more other than this is legit from what I know! Don't know the hunters name but I can assure you his life is about to change.

I did see a pic a couple of times for a big non typical shot around the huntington area........ill see if i can get it and post it!

That thing is Ginormous

Joe this deer going to be at Indy next week???

i'm from huntington county and this is the cell pic that was floating around about that buck

my buddy said he heard it had 19 scoreable points and was around 200" fyi.........let the games begin

Actually 37 scoreable points.

I am not aware of this deer being at the show. I'm sure we would make room for it if the owner offered to bring it.

Heck of a buck, Zolton Dobsa's non typical of 254 1/8 has held the number one spot since 1977!

Long time coming to break the record........

If that score holds won't that be the biggest hunter killed whitetail ever? Isn't Tony Lovestuen the biggest now at 307+?

Panel Score.........here we come........

Good Gracious what a buck...... Brings back memories. Huntington County was the County I had my first archery kill in. Saw some monsters back in the day also in that county....but I didn't have a clue what to do about it......

From what I have been told, you are right Fullrut!

A deer from little old IN being the biggest ever!

My hope is someone pulled the jaw and gets an age estimate on the deer.

Indiana has always had the potential for this type of deer all it/they need is "time". We are making progress in Indiana slowly but surely.

If the score holds up we will be seeing this deer on several magazine covers. I hope he took a boat load of photographs at the scene as well as later photo ops.

Again if anyone is fortunate to kill a deer of this size(typical or non typical) in todays world it is imperative that it is well documented. That way no "stories" begin to muddy the waters.

One more year he would have been a monster!!!lol

Here is a link that currently has the largest hunter harvested bucks on record.......

Largest bucks ever link

If this hunter does it right this buck will be his new job.

Potentially the largest non-typical buck killed by a hunter anywhere, anytime....killed...in Indiana.

Not Iowa, Not Ohio, Not Illinois....but Indiana.....

Congrats to the hunter and looking forward to reading his story.

Good one... ....+1 for the Youth

Here is a county map of Indiana... "Huntington County" is in North East


And the Zolton Dobsa's non typical of 254 1/8 has held the number one spot since 1977 and never scored by B&C!!!

I am a truck driver and I drive all over Indiana with the exception of the southeast.I have seen alot of big bucks.I had to do some hardcore manuvering to miss hitting the biggest buck I have ever seen on the southside of Muskatatuck 2 years ago.But I would have never guessed a monster like that from Huntington county.

Another view. Also appears to be somewhat of a frontal/lower neck/high chest shot...

No deer in Huntington Co, everybody knows that! h.h.

+1 im happy when i see a track!

Good grief what a buck...

No kidding...

Yep, and not good news for the guys who don't like leasing. Ground next to the last Ohio, "Highland county monster" record caliber deer tripled in price and what wasn't leased became leased.

Hopefully guys in the area have good relationships established with property and landowners.

Things in Huntington County (and Indiana) will be very different from here on out.....

Word on the street is that this deer ran off the Salamonie Reservoir property then was shot!!!!

WoW a would be "PUBLIC LAND" Deer....Yikes

All the locals i have spoke with about this deer said it was shot around the Rousch lake area!

Let the games begin.... :rolleyes:

On "another site" that I frequent, one of the regulars there (who writes for a major deer hunting magazine), said he knows who scored it and that the 309 7/8 score is legit.

Unbelievable, any wagers on the illegal stories brewing? All over North America. Does this mean everyone will be flocking here now bothering us trespassing?

I know the scorer as well and I consider it legit. I wouldn't have posted if I didn't.

I have to say this site has been very professional with this story. I posted this on ODMA as well and man did the disbelievers come out of the woodwork.

It is still hard to believe he scores that high but the info I have received is 30" beams, 24" inside and mass measurements all above 5" makes the rack alone score over 100" without any points! 13 point mainframe is very clean side to side with only 10" of deductions meaning 24 points just add to the madness on this big fella!

And another view......

And it gets stranger!

http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1895048&highlight=Indiana+Buck

Good Ol' Archery Talk.........Poster Child on how to make "good news" something "evil or twisted" within minutes.......

I hear you on that!

To All:

It would appear that the successful hunter does not want pictures posted at this time, I would ask that we all respect his wishes. I'm not going to delete this post but let's respect his wishes continuing on.

This is a great deer, it is great to see that this site has not started rumors as to the validity of this accomplishment. Good job folks!

I will say I have been told Three(3) bucks from Indiana scoring over 200" will be on display this weekend at the Deer&Turkey Expo. Come out and join us!

Absolutely, excellent kill. Happy for him and will be interesting to see what happens to indiana as far as deer hunting world goes. again beauty!!

Excellent picture of the deer posted by Boone and Crockett on their facebook page.

The scorer that scored it references his kitchen tile squares are 9" to give you a reference for point length etc.

https://www.facebook.com/BooneAndCrockettClub

You was the B&C scorer. I believe I know all of them.

Brew you got your hands full on another site, no need to start another whizzin match here......lol.

True....knew it was coming!!!

I also know who "Bucks n Ducks" is here...just saying, he is not the "scorer"

I will throw this out there if anyone cares, I pheasant hunt at roush lake and when I was checking in on sunday, I heard the property manager on the phone with someone and he told them that pheasant hunters pushed a 26 pointer to a guy hunting on ( he mentioned the name of the farm but I will not) when they started hunting on Saturday morning. So yes a public land deer shot off on private ground. Oh and by the way congrats to the lucky hunter.

DNA Typo, I was not the scorer! Nor does any post i have say that I was...

Good grief, I would be more nervous to score it than to shoot it !

Let's just see how this plays out gents,,,and give the hunter and his deer the respect they deserve.

Amen +1...weedy

There is enough "Debbie doubter's" already...they work like a "CLOCK"...lol

Anybody seen my flashlights?
Im going hunting.......,

Another site.lol.. you have fun with that!

Awesome deer.. congrats

From B&C....


"We've received the video on what we're now calling the "Crab" buck (it will become obvious why once you see the video).

We will be reviewing the scoring procedure and should be posting the video soon (we're waiting on permission). Please check back."

Congrats to the hunter!!

One thing for sure is that this deer proves that the majority of Internet hunters have no clue how to score a deer. Saw on Facebook one guy said "maybe 150's". Lol

This is a top-down view...

I see the "CRAB" Buck

Hunter's Name is Tim Beck and a Statement released from Boone and Crockett..........

Beck Buck Comes in as #2 NT Hunter-taken Whitetail.

"The scoring procedure has been reviewed and after tine classification was verified this deer scores an amazing 305 7/8. Three tines originally scored as normal were deemed abnormal. On t...his particular head it took away 2/8 in deductions but when the H4 circumference measurements were taken with the correct classification the circumferences dropped a few inches resulting in a lower net score than the original posted 308 5/8. The final tally on this deer is 222 4/8 gross typical frame 93 7/8 in abnormals, and the reason that this buck’s final score ranks it as the largest non typical whitetail taken in the last decade and the second largest in hunter taken in history is that it only has 10 4/8 of deductions left to right."

WOW! Congrats to the hunter!

now comes the "panel score"....if he disputes the score!!!!

+1....


Congrats on a NEW #1 NON-TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER for INDIANA!!!!

Another look at Tim Beck's enormous Indiana whitetail. It's currently the #4 all time non-typical and the #2 hunter taken non-typical whitetail at an impressive 305-7/8.

Congratulations Tim!

That smile says it all Congrats. Priceless.

Is this the Tim Beck that runs the Indiana NASP program? One heck of a buck.Congrats

One heck of a buck!!! Nice job. Indiana is gonna be well defined now. Wouldn't surprise me to be a close one killed in Indiana again in next ten years. Congrats again and cherish all the moments ahead!

Interesting read.....

http://broadcaster.winnercomm.com/t?r=45&c=7095&l=473&ctl=1C2EA:C8A08F79B33D30544CCB133A31037A0F4E8B5F87901A15B8&

Seems as though B/C thinks Indiana is doing something right? HMM?

I guess I have a bit of a hard time assessing what Indiana is doing in regard to B/C thinking it's right. Since the implementation of the one buck rule, it seems like Indiana has experienced more and more bucks with higher scores. (you notice I didn't use the word trophy because a score in itself doesn't mean a trophy, to me) I do think hunter attitude change and leasing are the main issues, both of which I don't really think the DNR has had much to do with it. Indiana has always had more nutrition then a deer herd twice this size could eat and the production of high scoring bucks is pretty much a matter of age. I don't believe there really is a need to reduce the herd size or the number of does for an increased production of higher scoring bucks.