51-point buck bagged in Illinois may beat out Tennessee hunter's national title

[TexasTowelie]

Over 900,000 white-tailed deer and bucks bound through Tennessee's hunting grounds. The size of its deer herds is complemented by the fact that the state is also home to the record for the largest buck ever bagged nationally.

That may change, though.

Keith Szableswki, a hunter in Illinois, bagged what may be a 51-point buck, and could be a national record.

The current record, held by Stephen Tucker from Tennessee, is a 47-point buck. Tucker shot his buck with a muzzleloader in 2016, and Szableswki bagged his buck during Illinois' shotgun season, in mid-November.

Szablewski's buck will officially be scored by a panel of judges in July, according to FarmWeekNow.com.

Read more: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2018/12/15/hunters-51-point-buck-may-mean-tn-man-loses-record-holder-status/2326106002/

[itsrobert]

1. Doesn't sound like anything to celebrate.

Yes hunt for food; not for records.

[nmgaucho]

4. This

Anyone that enjoys killing for sport and something to brag about or celebrate has something wrong with them. I have no problem with hunting for food but respecting the animal for giving its life for your family to eat shows some humility and a soul.

[safeinOhio]

5. That's me too, can't eat horns.

Bass Pro or one of those big outdoor stores will pay him big bucks for the rights to that rack.

[hlthe2b]

7. Exactly my reaction... It horrifies me that we celebrate killing such a majestic animal

Yes, hunt for food; not for records.

[pangaia]

2. Sickening attitude.. on the part of the hunter(s), not you TT.

"Bagged" a buck.

Proud guy. 51 antlers.. wow.

[TexasProgresive]

3. What about that one in the Buckhorn Museum

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In San Antonio? I seen it with ma own eyes, indeed I did.
"The Buckhorn’s most prized record holder is the famous ‘78 Point Buck’. This impressive rack was sold to the saloon owner himself, Albert Friedrich, for a mere $100 dollars back in 1890."
http://www.buckhornmuseum.com/pages/buckhornmuseum.html

[safeinOhio]

6. I love the Hole in the Antler Deer. Road kill found on the RR tracks

https://community.legendarywhitetails.com/legends/hole-in-the-horn-buck/

[underpants]

8. Damn. Sending this to my hunter friends.