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?

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.

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

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

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.

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.[]

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

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

Who gives a Rampolla?

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