47 Point Buck Taken

[Kentucky Colonel]

No, not by me. 

The New York Times ran the article. 
A fella in Tennessee with a muzzleloader...

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/sports/whitetail-deer-world-record.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

"When the full rack was scored, the total was 312 ⅜ inches. That made it the highest-scoring buck ever shot by a hunter."


So, the record is now held by a muzzleloader. I know no details other than the 
[font=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]fact it was a percussion cap. Boone and Crockett will grade it soon.[/font]


[font=georgia, times new roman, times, serif]Found another pic...[/font]

I found a picture with him holding the rifle... 

 

[JLBSparks]

Looks like dropping the total number of bucks allowed to two is finally paying off in TN. Used to be around a dozen per year 'til the early '90s.

     -Joe

 

[Kentucky Colonel]

Joe, I got to hunt Tennessee this year. I only saw a possum and a squirrel there. :tongue:

You are, however, probably correct.