Improving Indiana Deer Herd, Habitat Produce Rare Trophy

An Indiana sportsman has recorded the second- largest whitetail deer ever taken by a hunter, according to Boone and Crockett, which compiles such records for conservation, management and historical purposes. The buck’s antlers are the largest non-typical antlers recorded in more than a decade and only the fifth ever…

to break the 300-inch mark, with a final score of 305-7/8. The hunter, Tim Beck, bagged the buck on Nov. 17, 2012, in Huntington County, Ind. Following the required drying period and due diligence by the Club’s records department, Boone and Crockett officially entered the buck into its records, which date back to 1830.