Texas 28-Pt. 253-inch Bow Non-Typical State Record, Shot Sept 2012, Scored Jan. 2013

[BornToHuntAndFish]

Whatta rocking Texas bow beast of a whitetail!

Here's a few quotes but for more details, see web links below:



http://www.basecamptexas.com/2012/10/opening-day-magic-the-story-of-the-east-texas-deer/

Opening Day Magic: The story of the East Texas deer

10/5/2012


"on this 12,000 acre, low-fenced cattle ranch, located between Livingston and Cleveland"

OR see larger photo at the URL below . . .

http://www.basecamptexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/AJ-Downs-Deer.jpg

"The Downs Buck with AJ Downs" (ABOVE)

OR see larger photo at the URL below . . .

http://www.basecamptexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/AJ-Downs-Deer-Family.jpg

"A.J. Downs (center) poses with his huge East Texas buck alongside brother Quentin and 2-year old daughter and future huntress, Karis" (ABOVE)



http://www.basecamptexas.com/2013/01/big-buck-downs-officially-the-best-in-texas/

Downs Buck a Record: Will it last?

1/16/2013


"notified that the score on his 28-point, San Jacinto County buck has been certified by both Pope and Young and Boone and Crockett"

"It beats Thomas Friedkin’s Dimmit County deer from 2010 by nearly 24 inches."

"according to P&Y officials, the deer ranks 9th in the entire nation"

"Downs says of the long wait since the rainy morning of September 29 when the low-fenced buck he and his brother first spotted on game cameras in August made an in-person appearance 15-yards from his ground blind"

http://www.athensreview.com/sports/x2056590911/MATT-WILLIAMS-One-record-buck

MATT WILLIAMS: One record buck

253 3/8 net score crushes P&Y Texas non-typical state record

January 21, 2013


"To get a feel for how huge the 28 pointer is, consider it beats the former state record score by nearly two feet. That's feet, not inches. The Downs buck grosses 263 1/8 and nets 253 3/8."

"Amazingly, the deer grew an incredible 118 4/8 inches of abnormal antler — 53 1/8 inches on the right side and 65 3/8 on the left. All that with no high fences involved."

"Three tines measured better than 9 inches, one better than 10 inches, one longer than 11 inches, and two over 12 inches. The inside spread credit on the rack is 19 3/8 inches."

"estimated to be 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 years old"

"The buck crushes the former P&Y state record non-typical shot in Dec. 2010 in Dimmit County by South Texas hunter Thomas Friedkin. The Friedkin buck, a 19 pointer, nets 229 6/8. Prior to Friedkin, the record belonged to Jeff Duncan of Sanger who shot a 26 pointer scoring 225 7/8 off the Hagerman Wildlife Refuge in Grayson County in 2001."

"it ranks No. 9 of all-time among non-typicals entered in the P&Y registry since the club was founded in 1957"



http://www.texassportscenter.com/news_article/show/184052?referrer_id=459609

28 Point Buck Bagged in San Jacinto County

Muy Grande could be state Pope & Young record

10/10/2012


"The buck is described as a 28 point, non-typical with indeterminate main beams, drop tines, and points going every which way, most of which are at least 6 inches in length. He was taken on open range, in San Jacinto County."



http://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/articles/deer-news/monster-non-typical-texas-whitetail

Monster Non-Typical Texas Whitetail!

October 11, 2012


"Downs arrowed the heavy-racked on the opening day of bow season in Texas, Sept. 29."

"double-lunged the whopper from a ground blind on a rainy morning and found it about 75 yards away"



http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/2013/01/best-deer-stories-2012

The 20 Best Whitetail Bucks of 2012

January 29, 2013

5. Texas Topper


"The chocolate-horned giant arrowed at 15 yards from a ground blind by A.J. Downs of Conroe, Texas, shortly after dawn on opening day was a free-ranging buck. It was taken on a 12,000-acre low-fence cattle ranch in San Jacinto County that Downs and his brother have hunted for several years. "

"well above the current top Texas nontypical archery buck, which netted 229 6/8"



http://www.mikehanback.com/blog/index.cfm/2013/2/14/Texas-New-PY-Record-Buck-253-38

Texas: New P&Y Record Buck, 253 3/8”!

February 14, 2013

 

[Jim Thompson]

good luck measuring that beast! I bet no 2 folks could ever come up with the same score.

fine pig!

 

[yellowfin]

Looks like a brier patch

 

[EAGLE EYE 444]

Dang, I was in Cleveland and Livingston, Texas during the last week of December BUT I never saw anything that looked like this monster for sure. We did see a few larger size cattle ranches along the way up from Houston up to Corrigan. Drove all the way from Houston up to Corrigan on my annual trip to put new flowers on my girlfriend's parents gravesite.

I do remember seeing a huge deer on the back of a northbound pick-up though. He did have large wide spread antlers but still nothing like this new record book buck. The one on the pick-up would have easily gone over 200 pounds and looked to be a old buck with really long ears.

 

[shakey gizzard]

Wow! You could hang all sorts of stuff off that rack!

 

[Throwback]

I clicked on the first link.

And it was making its way to his corn feeder on this 12,000 acre, low-fenced cattle ranch, located between Livingston and Cleveland.

http://www.basecamptexas.com/2012/10/opening-day-magic-the-story-of-the-east-texas-deer/

And here I thought we were told "big old bucks" didnt come to corn.

t

 

[BowanaLee]

Looks like they scored it as an 8 pt with a lot of trash. I don't see how they figured out what was typ and non typ.
Almost looked like the tines were picked to make it score high ? Its a beast none the less !

 

[Son]

Amazing some of the antlers deer grow

 

[Wallhanger]

Reminds me of the wife before her mornin coffee

 

[Jim Thompson]

I clicked on the first link.



http://www.basecamptexas.com/2012/10/opening-day-magic-the-story-of-the-east-texas-deer/

And here I thought we were told "big old bucks" didnt come to corn.

t

heck in TX they dont have anything else to eat

 

[ReleaseHAPPY]

I wonder what the define as a low fence????

Just asking,,,

 

[shadow2]

I wonder what the define as a low fence????

Just asking,,,

One like is found on cattle farms across this state. High enough to keep the cows in ace but low enough for deer to jump.

 

[jiminbogart]

Woulda been a fine buck next year...

 

[Gadget]

good luck measuring that beast! I bet no 2 folks could ever come up with the same score.

fine pig!

That's what I was thinking

 

[dixiecutter]

look like he had his professional photography crew with him.

 

[Throwback]

look like he had his professional photography crew with him.

imagine that.

T

 

[dixiecutter]

he may or may not have been running wild but id bet anything the his parents were chosen for him. when deer get "silver spooned" like that the record book dont mean jack squat to me.

 

[Throwback]

genes deer has bad genes glad hes out of the herd


T

 

[XJfire75]

look like he had his professional photography crew with him.

Or the outfitter had a $200 point and shoot and run of the mill photo editing for their website and obvious publicity. Deer like this get held in a cooler for days for pictures an proof purposes.

 

[dixiecutter]

Or the outfitter had a $200 point and shoot and run of the mill photo editing for their website and obvious publicity. Deer like this get held in a cooler for days for pictures an proof purposes.

yeah i guess i could see that