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Old 12-08-2005, 01:25 AM
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Anyone know the story of this famous buck...
All I could find was a picture and a score.
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Old 12-08-2005, 06:18 AM
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I don't know the story but that looks like a leaf rake stuck on the head of a deer! What a nice rack!!
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Old 12-08-2005, 03:18 PM
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Hate to tell you but that's not the Illinois roadkill deer. Here's a picture of it and I thing it net scored down in the 170's because of the right forked G2. I also have the story of it but it's in a book at home.




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Old 12-08-2005, 03:31 PM
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I wasnt totally sure....but on the whitetails.com site....it did list this deer as being killed by an automobile in Illinois.....however...on a later page on whitetails.com.......i found one listed with the nickname of Illinois Roadkill Buck......here is a pic of that one.....any info on either would be great.



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Old 12-08-2005, 07:26 PM
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I don't care WHICH one was hit by a vehicle, how would you like to see THAT thing coming through your windshield?! YIKES!
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Old 12-09-2005, 12:15 PM
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That would be bad coming throgh your winshield but picutre a moose coming throught your winshield Not fun.
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Old 12-22-2005, 08:22 AM
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Makes no difference which one it is, if they were both road kill they dont get put in the books.
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Old 12-22-2005, 11:49 AM
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It does't matter how it died to get in the boon & crocket, planes,trains or auto.
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Old 12-22-2005, 11:54 AM
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they do get put into the books a guy last yr outside of boston found a dead deer he taged it and its in the books as the mass buck
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ORIGINAL: Vogt_51

I wasnt totally sure....but on the whitetails.com site....it did list this deer as being killed by an automobile in Illinois.....however...on a later page on whitetails.com.......i found one listed with the nickname of Illinois Roadkill Buck......here is a pic of that one.....any info on either would be great.





TheSecond pictureposted is a live picture and the third oneis the mounted one!!
Same deer!
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