Possible Record Non-Typical Harvested in Indiana

The Boone and Crockett Club received a score sheet on Wednesday for an Indiana whitetail buck taken during the November 2012 firearms deer season. We haven't been giving the hunter's name, but we can say with fair certainty that it was harvested in Huntington County, IN.  If the measurements pan out, the buck will be the largest recorded, hunter taken, non-typical whitetail buck ever harvested.  The measurements add up to be around 309 7/8''.  The current record holder is that of Tony W. Lovstuen in Monroe County, Iowa.  The Lovstuen buck was measured at 307 5/8''.  

We're still waiting for to hear the official ruling by Boone & Crockett officials.  They're currently not commenting until everything is finalized. The video events of the measuring, along with the official ruling, is expected to be released in the coming days. 

As well as harvested deer, Boone & Crockett records "found" animals that have died naturally.  This is why the Indiana buck is the Non-Typical, "Hunter Harvested" record buck, and not just the record in general.  The record Found buck measured in at 333 7/8'', and was found dead in Missouri over 30 years ago. 

The Boone & Crockett club was founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887. The organization has done many great things for hunters and hunting since its founding. These things include conservation projects, habitat management and restoration, and ensuring for the future of hunting.  B&C also is the worlds authority on measurement and record book animals. The process to measure a deer is not an easy job, and can take an extensive amount of time and focus.   The shorthand way of explaining the measurement process is that the judges measure each inch of the animals antlers.  Therefore the buck in question has 309 7/8'' of antler on top of his head.   

Check back for the official results, and more info regarding this scoring process.  It'll be interesting to see what this does for Indiana hunting, and it's growing popularity as a big buck state. Check out what other Hoosier hunters have to say about this deer, and Indiana hunting in general at Hunting-Indiana.com.

Visit the Boone & Crockett website to learn more about record book animals, and the measurement process.