Originally posted by 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.
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...