Bagging a world record whitetail deer is like winning the ultimate lottery. Although your chances are probably higher picking all of the Power-Ball numbers, should that monster buck step into your sights, the highest-scoring hunter-taken whitetail may not be enough. That was the case for the “Tucker” buck taken last fall in Tennessee. It was the largest buck taken by a hunter, yet two previously entered racks are larger. This takes some explaining, but the guys from the Realtree.com website are on the case with all of the facts:
As we reported last week, on February 13, the Boone & Crockett Club reviewed for a third time the world-class buck that Stephen Tucker killed last fall. It was officially granted a score of 312 0/8 inches. Prior to that, the largest buck ever taken by a hunter was killed in Monroe County, Iowa, in 2003. That buck scored 307 5/8 inches.
