RE: 400lb buck shot in MN?
I seem to recall that one of the Leonard Lee Rue Whitetail Deer books I had as a youngin stated that the heaviest Whitetail ever recorded was in the 400 & teens range, IIRC. Had a picture of the beast too...shot in the 50' s I believe. Thing looked like a cow.
So I guess 404 is not out of the question.