Poached Giant on Display

Some of our members new of this deer. Sad ending for it.

The rack of a record-setting white-tailed buck taken by poachers will be on display at the Minnesota State Fair near the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) building on Tuesday, Aug. 31, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Death of the record eight-point buck garnered national attention late last year when it was discovered that the animal was poached near White Rock in southeastern Minnesota. Troy Reinke, 32, Cannon Falls, is currently serving jail time after pleading guilty to a variety of charges earlier this year in connection with the incident. Other poached wildlife also will be displayed throughout the State Fair in the DNR’s “Wall of Shame.” This is a traveling display of poached trophy heads that state conservation officers take to sports shows each year.

Truely a sad deal especially for us that live in the area. The good news is that the buck was estimated at 7.5 or 8.5 years old so he had lots of time to spread his genetics around. In fact the guy that knew him the best thought he had maybe shot the buck the same weekend, turned out to be one of his offspring, a mainframe 8 that scored I think around 155-160″.

I would suggest any going to the fair to stop and take a look at this deer, its unbelievable!

Here is the rack….