There have been numerous postings on nearly every forum about this whitetail and most "experts" agree that the 217" number is seriously inflated. In fact, several official scores have evaluated the photos and just don't come up with a score that would threaten ANY top record buck. Also, note that in no articles on the buck has it mentioned anyone actually scoring the rack???
I guess only time will tell and you can be sure many are waiting this bucks official scoring session after the mandatory 60 day drying period.