Largest Whitetail Shot on

[Lee Borgersen]

            Video: Is This the Largest Whitetail Shot on Camera?

 Nov 4 2014



On October 12, hunter Joe Franz harvested a massive whitetail buck with a muzzleloader on his property in Iowa. Fortune has awarded this hunter the deer of a lifetime, but it was the foresight of the Trophy Pursuit team that put this incredible shot on camera. With a reported preliminary score of 258 and 7/8, this buck could very well be the largest ever taken while being filmed.


“We are very excited to announce that Trophy Pursuit has filmed the harvest of what we think could be the largest wild, 100% fair chase whitetail to ever be captured on professional video!” announced the Trophy Pursuit website. “To say that we are humbled and more than appreciative would be an understatement.”

The video was taken by Iowa native Derek Wilkerson, who could only stand by in awe as Franz retrieved the deer the next day.

“It’s like a moose!” one of the hunters commented.



Boone and Crockett Club scorer Glen Salow eventually came down to measure the animal, which gave even world records a challenge. For comparison, the largest typical whitetail of all time measured 213 and 5/8, whereas the largest non-typical measured 333 and 7/8. If the Franz buck’s green score stands up to scrutiny after the traditional 60-day drying period, it is certainly one of the largest deer ever taken from Iowa.

“Total mass was 36 6/8 on the right side and 27 5/8 on the left side for a total of 64 3/8. Congrats again to the hunter and the TP crew,” Salow wrote on Facebook.







Image screenshot of video by Trophy Pursuit on YouTube



Joe Franz (left) poses with his gigantic whitetail buck.

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[MTCOMMER]

Hard to think that's a free range buck!  AMAZING looking animal!!

 

[deadeye]

I hope it's true but most of these turn out to have a back story.  This buck has all the characteristics of a pen raised deer.  My guess is it may well have been free ranging now, but may well have originated (think escaped) from a deer farm.   

[beeker]

i agree deadeye... wait a few weeks and someone will release "the rest of the story"...

[wile e coyote]

I really hope you all get the chance to shoot a massive deer like this and are successful at harvesting it. Then the whole world of jealous hunters out there can totally rip apart you, your animal and your story behind it. A guy can't shoot a trophy animal without someone doubting the hunt. Someday, people will realize they are better off not showing the world their accomplishments in hunting and just keep quiet and enjoy it all for themselves.

I'm Wile E Coyote... I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and gosh darn it, people hate me!

[deadeye]

wile e coyote, like I said "I hope it's true..."  However, I've been around long enough to see many of these stories proved to be less than advertised.  Then again, as I saw on TV, "It's on the internet so it has to be true"     

[Cody Gruchow]

like deadeye said I hope its true. but it also looks like a gamefarm deer. if one state can produce them free ranging its definatly iowa. that being said you never really have anything positive to say.