I can't say if the buck is real or not but if he faked it he did it in a hurry. The buck in the video has not been gutted and shows no signs of rigor mortis because he lifts the head and the neck bends its not stiff. Every deer I have killed,after a few hours is stiff as a board. Seems like a pretty good trick to have done such a good job so quickly and be as dumb as people make him out to be. It has to make you wonder a little bit?