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I dont know about some of you, but I would be realy surprised if that deer didnt make atleast 200".

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That thing is so big that it looks out of proportion with everything else. What an absolute giant.

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x2

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It's been here all day already germ!

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My thread was way better:D

MI = SLOW

I think you posted in the wrong thread GR8[8D] So get off me:D

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haha yours got locked down..now thats funny!

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Yeah I know, I am going to sock that PA guy in his good eye

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Um that is an absolute GIANT... I would let it walk for another year then go back at him..... Riiiiiittteeee

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Unbelievable Buck!

Possible new state recordandhaving it lying on theback of a four wheeler is the best theycould do for a pic?

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HE'S RIGHT!!!!

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Uhhh......one word.......Illinois Hillbilly ol buddy!! What a freaknasty!!

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Yeah that guys seems to be an idiot.

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I'm sure we'll see a full spread of that bad boy in North American Whitetail Magazine!

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His name is Joel from Southern Illlinois(dont want to put last name). Dont really know the exact story on the buck but it is the talk of this small town.

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and what you have to pose pretty with a big buck! They just took this picture with a cell phone!! He prolly didnt have time to go get dressed in his sunday best and comb his hair. DAMN!!!!

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Bucky~~~ What everyone means is, well just take a look at the "Take Quality Pictures" thread on top of the bowhunting page!!!;)

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If something like that walked past me i would be in such awwww i probably wouldnt even shoot. i would be looking at his rack....

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Regardless of score that is a great buck.

Now206 is quite a bit of horn for a 10 pointer to be carrying around.I can't really see it breaking Mel Johnson's state record, which if I'm not mistaken is at 204 inches.

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That is one helluva a deer...congrats to the hunter! If in fact it did score 206" net that would make it a new archery world record.

However, I cannot honestly see it scoring 206" NET because to me it looks as if the right G3 & G4 are common base. Anybody remember the Wayne Zaft buck? Would have been an archery world record but had common base tines and this deer shows (to me) more common base between those two tines than the Zaft deer did. Anyways, I'm not knocking this guy's accomplishment at all...please don't take it that way...just trying to put the score into perspective.

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I am afraid that if he had walked by me.Me and him would have went to hand to hand combat cause I would have fell out of my deer stand:D

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You can't tease us, where's the pictures?

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My first thought was, "that's so huge, it doesn't look real!" It's shockingly huge. What an awesome buck.

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You got that right... I would probably spend 200 dollars on film developing, beside the memory cards I'd fill up and the mini dv tapes I'd use. Why on God's green earth would someone with a buck like that take and post this crappy pic? Maybe just too excited to realize it. Besides I would guess he'll be staring at his wall at it from now on.

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My guess is the guy didnt post this picture. He probably has some real good pictures and didnt put them out yet. This picture was probably from some friend, or a friend of a friend that stopped by and took it and couldnt wait to get it out to all you to drool over................

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This iswhat I thought when i first saw this buck, but after doing some research, i believe this buck will not suffer the same fate. If you look at pictures of the Zaft buck, you will see that there is webbing both beneath and above (between)the point in question and the one next to it, where on this buck there is only webbing above (between) the point in question and the one next to it. Because of this, i think Pope and Young decided the "offending" point was actually growing out of the other and not growing besideit (sharing a common base)on the Zaft buck. How many of you remember the Curt Van Lith buck from Minnesota from 10 or 12 years ago? It has much more webbing between tines than this buck, and Pope and Young accepted it. Only time will tell if this deer will end up being a new Pope and Young World Record Typical. If anyone wants to see for themselves, just google Wayne Zaft buck and Curt Van Lith buck.

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nice buck

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Damn what a deer

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Kid...I hate to say it but think I'm wrong in my previous post. Talked to a good friend of mine from So. IL earlier tonight about this deer (me and him know deer like none other)...but after our convo. and your post, and some further research...this could be a contender for the IL/World Record Typ. by archery. Examining the photos more closely, the rt. G4 does show great characteristics that it is in fact coming from the main beam and not a common base, which should not be a deduction inscore. Hate to see Mel's record be broken b/c of the nostaglia/story and beauty of that deer, but nonetheless it's from IL...Right? Hopefully the story is as great and nostalgic as the Mel Johnson Buck! I guess we'll see soon enough! Once again, congrats to the IL hunter!!!

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According to other sources, it green scored 198 net. One heck of a buck for sure!

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MK M GOBLis correct. This buck was officially green scored at 198 net, not 206. He is indeed a incredible buck and will easily beone of THE most impressive typicals in the State/World!

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that thing is just A downright monster

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Whats all the stuff on the right flank and loin? Road rash? Coyote scars?

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Wow. I was kinda supprised he scored that high, I was wondering not about the common base for the G3&G4 but at first if the right G4 would be called the 'main' beam. but the pics were low quality, its an amazing deer!!

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the pics don't look quite right to me ........

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Looks like the old style of tag or firearm tag......hard to tell by the picture though.

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what the hell i would cry if i shot that lol

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Sure beats a "BIG DOE".............

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I would have used every 2GB of my digital camara on a deer like this....What are people thinking? That kids camo looks of the night time, spot light variety to me;)

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My guess/hope is that the quality pictures are being held tight waiting for some money, and these are just the only pics that have been leaked out so far. Surely, they took better pictures of such a huge buck!

I agree with a couple other comments though...I have my doubt if the score will hold up. My guess is the main beam goes up and there is are 2 NT tines, not just one. Either way it is an incredible buck! Who cares about net scores anyways!