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Title:The Hunting Notesfile
Notice:Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270
Moderator:SALEM::PAPPALARDO
Created:Wed Sep 02 1987
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1561
Total number of notes:17784

1182.0. "World record rack!!" by JUPITR::BUTCH (No Shortcut Too Short) Wed Aug 12 1992 10:34

    	I was reading the North American Whitetail magazine and they
    featured a Buck shot in Alberta that scored 207 3/8 typical!!
    That beats the Jordan Buck by over an inch! The big boy won't go
    in front of the scoring panel until 1995. What an incredible 
    rack. 
    
    						Butch
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1182.1May 1992 Outdoor LifeSALEM::MACGREGORWed Aug 12 1992 11:528
    There is an article on this particular deer and the hunter in the May
    1992 issue of Outdoor Life. It also has an article about the Jordan
    Buck also. There is a story in itself there, Jordan didn't know if his
    buck became the record as he died before they could tell him, the panel
    recognized it in December 1978. James Jordan died at age 86 in October
    1978. 
    							
    						Bret
1182.2HEFTY::CHARBONNDbe your soul driverWed Aug 12 1992 12:574
    If you read closely, you'll see that the guy who scored it says that
    the scoring of the rack is subject to a lot of interpretation, and
    when officially scored by a panel, it could score anywhere from 
    188 to 211 points. (Which is a _lot_ of variation.)
1182.3ConfidenceJUPITR::BUTCHNo Shortcut Too ShortWed Aug 12 1992 14:175
    The problem is in the g4-5 pts looks like a fork but by looking at
    the grain of the antler, the scorer confidently concluded that they
    separate points that grew together. 
    
    				Butch
1182.4WAHOO::LEVESQUEthe dangerous typeThu Aug 13 1992 09:012
 Why won't it get scored officially until 1995? They have that much of a
backlog? :-)
1182.5Every 3 YearsJUPITR::BUTCHNo Shortcut Too ShortThu Aug 13 1992 09:3114
    When the guy shot the buck, he had to wait a mandatory 60 day
    drying period to be scored officially to allow for possible 
    shrinkage. The Boone and Crocket club only has 1 panel every 3
    years. They had one in January this year and the hunter shot
    the deer on I think Nov. 16. And after the 60 day wait, he missed
    the last induction ceremony by about a week. Bummer. So if someone
    shoots a bigger deer before the next panel comes around, it will 
    never be officially recognized as a world record. Chances are pretty
    good that it will hold up until '95. But you never know the way the big
    bucks are going down lately. Especially in Alberta, where this giant
    was taken. Hope this is clear enough.
    
    
    						Butch