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Rompola Buck Update

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Weldabeast said:
Why exactly don't they just measure and that is the score u get? I never looked into it... The scoring seems complicated
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Yeah, but if they didn't score typical and non-typical racks in different categories, typical racks would score so low compared to some of the non-typical they would be desirable and some of the most beautiful racks in existence would never be appreciated for what they are. They'd be considered subpar.
 
1simplemann said:
Ricky posted the typical buck Missouri "record" MR killed when he was 9. post 225. The "other" Missouri record NT is on post. 234.
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Yeah. That’s 40 year old Mitch standing with 2 deer. Where’s the pictures of 9 year old and 13 year old Mitch with that grand accomplishment.

Must of burned up in a fire…
 
I’m on my way back from vacation out of the country so have had a lot of time to search for proof that Mitch held two state records in Missouri. His name is nowhere to be found. Imagine that.

You can’t go around claiming you have killed state records and the largest typical whitetail of all time without documentation. Verifiable documentation.

He really flip flopped what he did and did not enter:sweatsmile:

Fake fake fake.
 
I saw a picture on social media of a deer that looked identical to the MR buck several years ago, I think it was a 10 point. I commented on the resemblance. The gentleman responded that MR was his uncle and the deer in the picture was killed in the same area as the WR. He also said the WR was real and didn’t burn in a fire. Weird things happen all the time. I’m inclined to think the buck is real. There’s no actual proof of it being fake. I also don’t really care that much lol.
 
Steve O said:
I’m on my way back from vacation out of the country so have had a lot of time to search for proof that Mitch held two state records in Missouri. His name is nowhere to be found. Imagine that.

You can’t go around claiming you have killed state records and the largest typical whitetail of all time without documentation. Verifiable documentation.

He really flip flopped what he did and did not enter:sweatsmile:

Fake fake fake.
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pay attention, he said he later found out it was a record buck when he killed it!
 
Typical racks score smaller because asymmetry is penalized. Asymmetry is penalized because nature prefers symmetry. Studies have suggested that does prefer symmetrical racks over asymmetrical ones in captivity.

205" isn't 205" when comparing net score to gross score to nontypical score.

Florida COULD grow a 205" typical. Anything CAN happen. It'd be very surprising given typical genetics and nutrition for that area. Contrasted to Wisconsin, Kansas, or Iowa, which should and do routinely produce the largest bucks in the country. But if a borealis subspecies or some other genetic anomaly ended up living 6-7 years stress-free in the middle of 10 square miles of soybeans...sure.
 
One other point. When scoring a non typical they measure the greatest outside spread which means if the buck has some long points coming off the rack on both sides at a 90 degree angle to the main beam that could really help the score whereas on a typical those points would be deducted from the over all score.
 
Steve O said:
Yeah. That’s 40 year old Mitch standing with 2 deer. Where’s the pictures of 9 year old and 13 year old Mitch with that grand accomplishment.

Must of burned up in a fire…
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It’s fair to point out WE don’t have pictures of young Mitch and these bucks. Though I wonder, why would WE?
 
Horn said:
True to my not worth $4 comment, here is the article in its entirety

It just goes over the measurements. Nothing new/interesting
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Wasted $4. "It’s unlikely that this scoresheet is the original one that was completed by the panel of scorers. As several members of the Facebook group noted, the sheet has a newer design than the score sheets of the late 90s.

I spoke with the administrator of the Facebook group who said he pulled the image from the depths of the Internet and was never able to trace its original publisher. Gary Berger, one of the three original scorers, eventually responded to my requests for comment on the score sheet.

“All I know is that’s not my handwriting,” he said.

Based on what I had reported on the buck previously, I believe that it’s a replica of the original, reprinted on the modern B&C score sheet template."
 
Horn said:
True to my not worth $4 comment, here is the article in its entirety

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It just goes over the measurements. Nothing new/interesting
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Sounds a little bit like Richard is a little bit of a MR fanboy to me. Yes he is a well respected outdoor author but that has no bearing on the story. It's still just another guys opinion.
 
DroptineKrazy said:
One other point. When scoring a non typical they measure the greatest outside spread which means if the buck has some long points coming off the rack on both sides at a 90 degree angle to the main beam that could really help the score whereas on a typical those points would be deducted from the over all score.
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That's news to me. You have a reference to that?
 
Arrowsquirrel said:
That's news to me. You have a reference to that?
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I just googled Boone & Crockett system for non typical whitetailed deer and it brought up their official website unless I misunderstood. I have to admit it is not the simplest scoring system like some of the others. I could be wrong. It has happened once in the past before :rolleyes:
 
Steve O said:
You can’t go around claiming you have killed state records and the largest typical whitetail of all time without documentation. Verifiable documentation.
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Why not? Lol.

Semantics matter for sure. But, lets look at this another way.

If someone shoots a would be chart toping record class buck but does not officially enter it, is it therefore not larger than the current record?
 
Plebe said:
Why not? Lol.

Semantics matter for sure. But, lets look at this another way.

If someone shoots a would be chart toping record class buck but does not officially enter it, is it therefore not larger than the current record?
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It can be bigger, sure. Would it be the record? I don't think it would be because it didn't get entered into the record books. Like them or not typically only the Official stuff actually counts for records
 
Horn said:
It can be bigger, sure. Would it be the record? I don't think it would be because it didn't get entered into the record books. Like them or not typically only the Official stuff actually counts for records
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Right. if it’s bigger, it’s bigger. Entered or not. So it could be fair to say that person’s buck is bigger than the record.

Someone brought this situation up earlier, but left some context out: https://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/content/articles/deer-news/king-buck-exclusive-story-07

So, we’ve TWO world record typicals. Lol.

Ultimately, it’s really not critical to the heart of the matter. Nobody is saying Rompolas rack didn’t live up to the measurements.
 
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Steve O said:
Yeah. That’s 40 year old Mitch standing with 2 deer. Where’s the pictures of 9 year old and 13 year old Mitch with that grand accomplishment.

Must of burned up in a fire…
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Good point. I didn't catch that little detail. I agree. You would think there would be pics of him as a kid w/ those deer.
 
Plebe said:
Right. if it’s bigger, it’s bigger. Entered or not. So it could be fair to say that person’s buck is bigger than the record.

Someone brought this situation up earlier, but left some context out: https://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/content/articles/deer-news/king-buck-exclusive-story-07

So, we’ve TWO world record typicals. Lol.

Ultimately, it’s really not critical to the heart of the matter. Nobody is saying Rompolas rack didn’t live up to the measurements.
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Very interesting article. This further backs up my belief that the King is true WR or at least is the potential WR. I did not realize to the extent how one man has used his power to keep this outstanding buck from being panel scored. What a shame. What's the harm in having it panel scored.? They might disagree w/ him and he gets egg on his face? The deer should get a fair shake.
 
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