What we do know is that this 28 pointer was shot in Noble County, Indiana last November. I got an email from a reliable source that said a taxidermist who had seen the buck (maybe the guy who is mounting it, but I don’t know that for sure) said the bases measure a hair over 10 inches.
You would think that we’d know more about this giant by now, but other than a few Facebook posts with this picture and few others, no story that I have seen has come out in magazines, local newspapers or legit websites like BIG DEER.
That has led some doubters to say this is a game farm deer. That may or may not be true—every time somebody shoots a monster like this, some jealous people automatically assume it’s a high-fence buck, and they start spouting off and starting all sorts of rumors.
I love to prove the envious cynics wrong. I hope this is a wild buck, and if so, I hope the hunter who shot it will contact me and let us publish the real story.
Does anybody know more about this big deer?
This buck is definitely legit. As others have said, it was shot in Noble County in an area where you wouldn’t expect. From what I remember it was a bow kill…could be mistaken though.
What I know about it is that it’s massive and incredible!
Hey Mike,
The buck was looked into by one of our officers and determined to be a legal, fair chase kill. Rumors that were being spread about the deer were determined to be false.
Take care,
Cpl. John Deem
Thanks John, good to hear from you!
Mike,
When you get a chance check out some of the pictures and videos of the hunt we had for disabled and terminally ill youth in Steuben county. It was a great year, 7 out of 12 scored, with some great stories. Facebook page is Steuben County Youth Hunt. there is one video that is going to hit 1 million views.
John
Great, thanks Jim!
According to the IDNR facebook page, the kill is legal……..
https://www.facebook.com/icodistrict2/photos/a.713264515423065.1073741828.709989575750559/716347681781415/
Here’s a “blurb” from the newspaper….
http://www.kpcnews.com/news/general/outdoors/article_3ba34cf1-9bab-5d99-8dad-7f2226081391.html