What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

I' ve been seeing occassional references on here about Wayne Zaft and the rumors and/or facts surrounding his buck. I' ve never heard what the rumors or facts actually are. What' s the story?

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

From what I can remember, Zaft supposedly shot a large buck and could not find him. Later he heard that a farmer near him had found a huge buck dead on his property. Zaft claimed the deer and said it was the deer he shot. With the deer being a possible world record, things started getting nasty and a lot of guys didn' t believe he really killed it. The official P&Y score did not crown him the new world record and now all the hype is basically over. I hope.

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

Other than notoriety, what benefits do you get by being a world record holder?

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

Seriously? What kind of cash are you talking about? Not that I have a chance any time soon, but I' m very curious about it.

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

Well,.... some people get the " Zaft" and others give the " Zaft" . Just don' t bend over if someone gives it to you. Tis better to give than recieve.:eek:[:o]

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

Wait a minute! I thought some guy named Mitch shot the new World Record Whitetail.[&:]

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

Watch it Joe!! The " M" words stirs up some might mean emotions on this board:D

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

Who gives a Rampolla?

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

If I ever do shoot a near-record size whitetail, I promise you I wouldn' t even consider making it public. It' s pretty much guaranteed that some bored, unlucky S.O.B will find a fuzzy spot in my story and turn me into public enemy number one in the whitetail world. Which is exactly what happened to Mitch Rompola and Wayne Zaft.

Tyler

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

I read in a mag. that people who record setting bucks can have their income jump into the 6 figure range easily.

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

Wow, a Zaft post and no White Raven? Anyway, one of the recent bowhunting magizines had an article about just such a topic. None of the current world record holders got rich. Some got some free merchandise and a couple endorsements worth a few thousand dollars but not what most guys think. They interviewed Zaft and he said if he had it to do all over again, he' d just mount it and not tell anyone. Several other record holders agreed. Not worth the bullschmidt.[:o]

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

i read in a magazine that one of the pts was ruled nontypical so he scored 170-some. still big. i wouldnt mind shooting one big but i wouldnt make it a big show to the whole world.[&o] that would be the wise thing to do.

RE: What' s the deal with Zaft?
 

You are kidding, right? Zaft is not included here, just the jerk that fabricated a buck.

No way you really believe that BS.