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[Paula]

Not sure if it was posted yet.

 

 

Recently discovered record-breaking deer sat in hunter's garage for decades

 

https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/record-breaking-deer-found-hunters-garage-decades

[grampy]

I like stories like this. Pretty cool how a record rack like that was just kept in his garage for decades.

[squirrelwhisperer]

oh

my

god

the fact that he didn't seek some kind of recognition speaks volumes about his character.

[Lucky118]

43 minutes ago, squirrelwhisperer said:

oh

my

god

the fact that he didn't seek some kind of recognition speaks volumes about his character.

Yeah just think about all the money he missed out on. Probably died poor with a record rack in his garage. Lol

[NYBowhunter]

3 minutes ago, Lucky118 said:

Yeah just think about all the money he missed out on. Probably died poor with a record rack in his garage. Lol

I dont think the recognition  or sponsorship back in the 60s was as lucrative as it is today. Don't think he would have gotten rich off that rack.

[BizCT]

probably poached or found dead

[Lucky118]

8 minutes ago, NYBowhunter said:

I dont think the recognition  or sponsorship back in the 60s was as lucrative as it is today. Don't think he would have gotten rich off that rack.

 

[G-Man]

1 hour ago, grampy said:

I like stories like this. Pretty cool how a record rack like that was just kept in his garage for decades.

I'm sure there are many more ,my neighbor has an  impressive collection in his house basement , never scored any of them just kept some of the big ones .. most are easily over 140 in..   who knows  what he has in baskets elsewhere..  wasn't popular to show off a big buck back then as deer were scarce and hunting spots kept a secret

[G-Man]

201 after how many years of drying..  Jordan buck was only 206..  .. top five for how many years if it was scored and entered... sure there are more monsters in grandpa's garage , attic , ect

[Lucky118]

Messed up thing is someone got paid for it. A other story said it was given to a rack collector and then to basspro. So someone made money and im sure it wasnt the widow.  How much does a record rack go for today.

[DoubleDose]

Love the stories of these old timers.  They did not hunt for sport or recognition but for subsistence. They were interested in big bodied deer, the antlers were incidental and only kept as a memento.