Illinois buck scores 254

  • illiniwalli
    WC Illinois
    Posts: 878
    March 5, 2009 at 7:11 pm #200221

    The buck found dead after shotgun deer season by quail hunters in Menard County in Illinois officially was measured at 254 1/8 inches at last weekend’s Deer & Turkey Classic. The monstrous drop-tine buck grossed 263 4/8 inches.

    The rest of the story …

    Petersburg hunter Mark Beck took 89 pictures and even video of the deer. Beck had been hunting the buck for 20 consecutive days at one stretch of the season. Ironically, one day Beck did not hunt he attended a wedding with his wife. That’s when his trail camera clicked a picture of the buck one hour before dark just 25 yards from one of Beck’s stands.

    Beck has pictures of the buck one day before gun season when the deer looked “healthy as a horse,” he said. “He didn’t have any broken bones or look to be limping at all.”


    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    March 5, 2009 at 7:19 pm #48260

    Holy mother of God!

    WOW, that thing is unbelievable.

    Thanks for sharing!

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    March 5, 2009 at 7:25 pm #48262

    I wonder if Mark is still married?? OUCH! That had to make him almost as sick as hearing the deer was dead.

    Amazing deer!

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22456
    March 5, 2009 at 7:51 pm #48264

    OMG Should have skipped the wedding, they’ll have another I am sure….

    big G

    tony_p
    Waterloo, IA
    Posts: 1792
    March 5, 2009 at 8:29 pm #48265

    Wow what a stud and thanks for sharing

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    March 6, 2009 at 2:05 am #48275

    What a Buck!!!!
    Too bad no one was able to take him but hopefully he left his genes in the woods.

    Brad Juaire
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 6101
    March 6, 2009 at 4:18 am #48281

    This buck has everything! Mass, tall tines, stickers, drop tines, spread…. Truly an unbelievable buck!

    sipple31
    West Central Sconni
    Posts: 415
    March 9, 2009 at 3:47 am #48376

    that is unreal. Thanks for sharing!!!

    ahaas77
    Posts: 29
    March 18, 2009 at 12:50 pm #48774

    That’s the third monster buck I’ve seen that wasn’t harvested by a hunter. I guess they get that big by being real smart.

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