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50 years ago

Boarhead

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Mike sent this to me yesterday and thought i thought it was worth posting.Hard to believe with all the hunters ,better equiptment and trail cams that this record has lasted this long. uploadfromtaptalk1446250812404.jpguploadfromtaptalk1446250821915.jpg
 

Boarhead

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When it was first measured it was 194-4/8 but the scorer missed a 10 inch measurement.Not sure how you miss that.lol
After being panel scored it became the world record at 204-4/8.
And if ever broken it probably wont be with a recurve.
 

Kaiser878

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Brad jermans buck from the Wayne is tied with it ......
Hard to believe withe all the big buck on a bag every is so fond if there hasn't been another one bigger. Kinda crazy
 

giles

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Old school is right! No advertisements or anything. Back when you hunted for you and you were proud to be called a hunter. Not this pansy ass selfy, look at me bullshit! Oh, and can't forget the shout out to this brand and that brand...and this mineral/food plot/high fence/plastic fucking tree/ozone machine/whatever else that's on the market these days! Back when a mother fugger had to go scouting and shit. You know, boots on the ground and time in the field. I hope this record is never broken. Not to mention, what was the herd like 50 years ago?! This dude and this deer are held to a much higher respect in my book.

Thanks for posting this. It might sound like a rant, but it was more of a moral grounding for me as I go out hunting with my high tech crossbow and scope...I find myself every year going backwards in time with my hunting ethics.
 

hickslawns

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You been drinking again Giles? lmao

I agree with you though Giles. Pretty humbling to think about the smaller herd, basic bows, and less knowledge/studies known about whitetails. This is quite an impressive buck for these reasons let alone the sheer size of the antlers on his head.
 

Boarhead

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Brad jermans buck from the Wayne is tied with it ......
Hard to believe withe all the big buck on a bag every is so fond if there hasn't been another one bigger. Kinda crazy

Jermans buck is actually tied for the state of Ohio record typical at 201-1/8 which was taken by Bill Kontras with a recurve back in 1986.
Mel Johnsons buck is the world record typical at 204-4/8 shot with a 72#Howatt recurve.
 

giles

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(I can't believe I'm about to say this...) I'm too tired to drink. Thanks for finding that word I was looking for "humbling". Yup, that's the one word to explain this.