World Record P&Y Buck- Traditional Gear

[frassettor]

Originally posted by Steve O:
The wonderful thing about that buck is it is the archery world record.   PERIOD!. Thru all the horn porn and 100% dedicated whitetail "assassins", "thugs", and ""specialists" with their supplements, 24/7 surveillance, and unlimited time on managed properties, not to mention 100 yard 80% compounds, no one has entered a better typical whitetail.

That is awesome...

Well said!!
       

[vtmtnman]

Originally posted by Steve O:
The wonderful thing about that buck is it is the archery world record.   PERIOD!. Thru all the horn porn and 100% dedicated whitetail "assassins", "thugs", and ""specialists" with their supplements, 24/7 surveillance, and unlimited time on managed properties, not to mention 100 yard 80% compounds, no one has entered a better typical whitetail.

That is awesome...

This.....

[Jayrod]

Originally posted by Steve O:
The wonderful thing about that buck is it is the archery world record.   PERIOD!. Thru all the horn porn and 100% dedicated whitetail "assassins", "thugs", and ""specialists" with their supplements, 24/7 surveillance, and unlimited time on managed properties, not to mention 100 yard 80% compounds, no one has entered a better typical whitetail.

That is awesome...

VERYWELL SAID STEVE O!!!!  

[Keb]

Make shift blind, no camo, gotta love it. You read that and hang around here reading stories and pic, 90 percent of the stuff made for deer hunting since Mel harvested that buck has been a gimmick.

[Ric O'Shay]

Gotta love those corn and soybean fed Illinois bucks. WOW!

[huntnmuleys]

the sad part is, its just a matter of time before one of these tv show guys, with the leased land and every antler supplement we can invent, is going to beat this.  woodsmanship is a dying art, and some of those shows are only speeding up the process.

[KSdan]

Originally posted by Steve O:
The wonderful thing about that buck is it is the archery world record.   PERIOD!. Thru all the horn porn and 100% dedicated whitetail "assassins", "thugs", and ""specialists" with their supplements, 24/7 surveillance, and unlimited time on managed properties, not to mention 100 yard 80% compounds, no one has entered a better typical whitetail.

That is awesome...

I often feel like I am just an old grumpy man. . . truly I am NOT against other equipment, food plots, cameras etc- HOWEVER- I really do think there is a loss occurring.  I already have the chapter written in my head for a book.  There really is something about hunting deer on their natural turf in their world. Trad guys "get it"  more than most.  Almost every year I have young men want to hunt with me to learn how I get into mature deer every year with no managed lands, a tree stand on my back, and the one recurve I have had for 20 years.  Something special about tradition and old school.  A blessing really!  

Congrats to Mel.  Thanks for making us aware of this.  I want to stop and see it!

[Coonbait]

Steve O I was thinking the same thing!
Glenn

[ishoot4thrills]

Originally posted by Keb:
Make shift blind, no camo, gotta love it......

Correct. I have an old magazine from "North American Whitetail Magazine-Classic Edition" that highlights this terrific buck and has the full story of how he was able to arrow it. It's been awhile since I've read it but I remember that he was "stand" hunting from the ground at the edge of a woods. He watched the buck coming towards him from a great distance across a field(soybean?). Much to his surprise the buck kept coming right to him. The buck stopped and stared a hole right through him before turning broadside and then Mel made a perfect double lung shot on him. I would have totally come unglued from having to watch such a magnificent animal for that long before I shot. Simply amazing!

The buck still ranks as the number 4 all-time typical whitetail deer ever taken by a hunter, with any weapon....

[reddogge]

Truly a historic event and buck. I hope Mel's record stands forever. Ironically I only started bowhunting two years after he killed it and never had a clue it existed.

[John146]

Incredible deer and story!!! Steve O you nailed it brother!

[AkDan]

I've had my hands on that bow, one of the arrows and quiver of Mels.   Quite the timepiece!  

I don't get wrapped up in food plots or any of the other mumbo jumbo.  The way I see it, ag land in the country of giants (IL Iowa KS etc), will grow big bucks.  They have the food and genes to become huge, give them time they'll become monster bucks!

[Knawbone]

ID' just like to be able to hunt where there is that kind of potential! Awesome!

[ShadeMt]

I was fortunate to hunt in a neighboring county on 2 occasions and there are some great genetics in that  area.

[far rider]

That IS very cool!

[juneaulongbow]

Originally posted by Steve O:
The wonderful thing about that buck is it is the archery world record.   PERIOD!. Thru all the horn porn and 100% dedicated whitetail "assassins", "thugs", and ""specialists" with their supplements, 24/7 surveillance, and unlimited time on managed properties, not to mention 100 yard 80% compounds, no one has entered a better typical whitetail.

That is awesome...

Amen.

That's cool!

Thanks for posting, Burnsie!

Bisch

[Charlie Lamb]

Yeah, but what has he done lately?    :D

[jonsimoneau]

My buddy from college was actually  granted permission to shed hunt on the land Mel shot the buck.  This was about 13 years or so ago. He didn't find any sheds. He got to meet Mel and said what we already knew. That Mel was an average guy, just like the rest of us.
     If anyone with a Compound bow or even a crossbow (since that is now considered to be archery), ever kills a bigger typical, it won't be the same thing. We know it, and the compound guys know it too. They just won't ever say it.

[woodchucker]

That's a FACT, Jack!!!!!!!!!!

Well said, Jon!!!